Patent ID: 6976273

Claim:
For a firefighter or for an emergency worker, a protective garment comprising a pocket, which is adapted to hold a first article, and a pouch, which contains the pocket and is adapted to hold a second article, outside the pocket, whether or not the first article is held by the pocket, wherein the pocket has a mouth, wherein the pouch has a first mouth, which is openable and closeable by a person wearing the protective garment and which when opened provides access to the pocket for insertion of the first article into the pocket, through the mouth of the pocket, and for removal of the first article from the pocket, trough the mouth of the pocket, and wherein the pouch has a second mouth, which is openable and closeable by a person wearing the protective garment and which when opened provides access to the pouch, outside the pocket, for insertion of the second article into the pouch and for removal of the second article from the pouch, and wherein the first mouth becomes an upper mouth when the protective garment is being worn by a person standing erectly and wherein the second mouth becomes a lower mouth when the protective garment is being worn by a person standing erectly.