Patent ID: 8621669
Filing Date: 2014-01-07
Classification: A41D,A62B,G21F

Abstract:
1. A nonwoven safety garment for protecting against radiological, light splash, or biological hazards, comprising: one or more pieces of material collectively having a plurality of edges; at least one seam connecting at least two of the plurality of edges, together defining a garment that has an inside and an outside and covers substantially all of the wearer; an integrated hood including an edge that defines a face opening; a closure that openably closes at least one of the at least one seams, a first end of the closure being adjacent the hood opening; a neck flap attached to a first side of the face opening, the neck flap bearing one part of a two-part attachment device, the second part of the attachment device being on a second side of the face opening opposite the first side, wherein the neck flap defines the bottom of the face opening and inhibits the closure from opening when the first part and the second part of the attachment device are in contact, the neck flap including an unattached grasping tab portion adjacent the attachment device and positioned on a side of the attachment device opposite the first side of the face opening, the unattached grasping tab portion defining a portion for the user to grasp and open the neck closure; and a plurality of doffing loops positioned and attached to the outside of the garment with sufficient strength that a wearer can pull on one or more of the doffing loops to doff at least a portion of the garment, each doffing loop attached to the outside of the garment at two points creating a portion between the two points that may be grasped by a user, two doffing loops being attached to the integrated hood and two doffing loops being attached to the chest area of the garment adjacent to the first end of the closure; wherein movement of the neck flap away from the second side of the face opening by a user and movement of the doffing loops attached to the integrated hood away from one another by a user opens the closure while permitting the user's hands and fingers to remain away from the neck of the wearer; and wherein movement of the doffing loops attached to the chest area of the garment away from one another further opens the closure.