Patent ID: 8316844
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
1. A protective hood comprising: a bag made of air-tight, heat-resistant film, wherein said film is at least partly transparent; a non-rigid sorptive filtering element disposed outside of said film and having at least an anti-aerosol layer and a base, wherein said base is hermetically connected to said film and contains at least one opening; a canister filled with a solid sorbent, the canister being coupled to the non-rigid sorptive filtering element and operatively disposed proximate the base; and an operational mode shaping component comprising a compressible and expandable resilient element, the operational mode shaping component being provided within the non-rigid sorptive filtering element and in contact therewith, wherein the operational mode shaping component, when transitioning from a compressed state to an uncompressed state, unfolds a material of the non-rigid sorptive filtering element.