Patent ID: 8726415

Claim:
For a firefighter or for an emergency rescue worker, a protective garment having a margin, for extension around a part of a worker wearing the protective garment, wherein the protective garment has an outer shell extending over a first area and a liner extending over a second area, the liner providing a moisture barrier or a moisture and chemical barrier inside the outer shell over a substantial portion of the first area to substantially block passage of moisture or chemicals through the first area of the outer shell into contact with a worker wearing the protective garment, and a single continuous layer of elastomeric material forms both the liner and an elastomeric gasket, the elastomeric gasket extending from and unitary with the liner such that there is no multi-layer structure or stitched seam connecting the gasket and the liner, the elastomeric gasket exposed at and extending over a third area on an inside surface of the margin and sized to be snugly stretched around a part around which the margin extends to form a seal, wherein the second area is substantially greater than the third area.