Patent ID: 8631516
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: A62B

Abstract:
1. A hood, in particular for a clothing item for protective and military purposes, such as an NBC protective suit, said hood comprising: a hood body having a peripheral edge defining a face opening, said face opening being constructed and arranged for receiving a respirator; a peripheral elastic hem attached to said peripheral edge, said peripheral elastic hem being constructed and arranged to extend around said face opening, said peripheral elastic hem having an inner face and an outer face; and a plurality of peripheral sealing elements conjoined to the inner face of said peripheral elastic hem, said plurality of peripheral sealing elements comprised of elastofibers and being constructed and arranged for closeout abutment against and around the respirator received by said face opening, wherein the individual sealing elements are in substantially parallel arrangement with each other, wherein the sealing elements abut the respirator linearly, and wherein the sealing elements project or protrude from the hem.