Patent ID: 6691326
Filing Date: 2004-02-17
Classification: A44B,A62D

Abstract:
A garment for protection against at least one of a chemical and a biological substance, the garment comprising a shell (5) with a lining (6) encased by the shell (5), the garment having at least one zip fastener (1) comprising two zip fastener halves (2, 3) which engage with one another during closing of the zip fastener, each zip fastener half (2, 3) having an inner stringer (4a) and an outer stringer (4b), the outer stringer (4a) of each of the two zip fastener halves (2, 3) being joined to the shell (5) and the inner stringer (4b) of each of the two zip fastener halves (2, 3) being joined to the lining (6), at least one of the shell (5) and the lining (6) being impermeable to the at least one of the chemical and the biological substance and at least one of the inner and the outer stringers (4a, 4b) being provided with a protective layer (7) which is impermeable to the at least one of the chemical and the biological substance.