Patent ID: 7748060

Claim:
Protective apparel for use in an environment that offers an undesirable agent, the protective apparel comprising: shroud material included in a body portion of the apparel that is configured to cover at least a portion of a person's torso and a person's waist when the person wears the apparel and included in a sleeve configured to receive a portion of an arm of the person, wherein the shroud material includes multiple layers of material that include an inside layer when the person wears the apparel and an outside layer for exposure to the undesirable agent when the person wears the apparel; a transition portal that extends away from an attachment to a portion of the shroud material below the person's waist and includes a flaccid material that defines an aperture, wherein the transition portal is designed or configured to allow the person to fit through the aperture during doffing of the apparel; a hood that includes a viewing window and attaches to the body portion, wherein the viewing window includes a transparent plastic barrier; and a first color on the inside layer of the shroud material and a second color, different from the first color, on the outside layer of the shroud material, wherein the second color visually differentiates the outside layer of the shroud material from the inside layer of the shroud material.