Patent ID: 6604248
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: A41D

Abstract:
A personal protective system comprising:a main garment member, said main garment member being adapted for covering and substantially conforming to the legs, torso, and arms of a user, said main garment member having a padding portion and a covering portion, said covering portion enveloping said padding portion such that said padding portion and said covering portion cover the legs, torso, and arms of the user when the user wears the main garment member whereby said main garment member is adapted for providing protection against flying debris; a pair of boot members, each of said boot members being integrally attached to an associated leg portion of said main garment member, said pair of boot members being adapted for covering the feet and ankles of the user when the user wears the main garment member, each of said boot members comprising a padding portion forming an upper section of said boot member for positioning adjacent to an upper surface of the foot of the user and a covering portion forming a lower section of said boot member for positioning adjacent to a lower surface of the foot of the user, said padding portion of said upper section of each of said boot members including a compressible foamed material for protecting an upper surface of the foot of the user, said covering portion of said lower section of each of said boot members being free of said compressible foamed material; a hood member, said hood member having a visor portion and a hood portion, said hood portion being adapted for substantially covering the temporal, occipital, parietal and sagittal portions of the head along with the sides and nape of the neck of the user, said hood portion having a hood padding portion and a hood covering portion, said hood covering portion enveloping said hood padding portion whereby said hood portion is adapted for providing protection against flying debris, said visor portion being adapted for substantially covering the face of the user, said hood member being integrally coupled to said main garment member; a pair of glove members, each of said glove members being adapted for covering and substantially conforming to an associated one of a pair of hands and wrists of the user, each of said glove members having a padding portion forming an upper section of said glove member for positioning adjacent to a back of the hand of the user and a covering portion forming a lower section of said glove member for positioning adjacent to a palm of the hand of the user, said padding portion of said upper section of each of said glove members including a compressible foamed material for protecting an upper surface of the hand of the user, said covering portion of said lower section of each of said glove members being free of said compressible foamed material; wherein the personal protective system includes a light assembly, said light assembly being coupled to a first one of a pair of arm portions of said main garment member, said light assembly being adapted for providing a visual indication of the users location when the user wears said main garment member; said light assembly comprises a light assembly housing, a ON/OFF switch, a lamp, and a battery, said light assembly housing having a transparent portion, said lamp being positioned within said light assembly housing and substantially aligned with said transparent portion of said light assembly housing, said battery being positioned within said light assembly housing, said ON/OFF switch being in electrical communication with said lamp and said battery, said ON/OFF switch having an ON position such that electrical current flows between said lamp and said battery when said ON/OFF switch being in said ON position, said ON/OFF switch having an OFF position such that electrical current does not flow between said lamp and said battery when said ON/OFF switch being in said OFF position.