Patent ID: 6920646

Claim:
A hazard protection suit with provisions for waste relief, the suit having a sealed interior and comprising: a pants section having two pants legs which extend upwardly to a midsection below waist level; an upper section which extends upwardly from the waist level; portions of the midsection which define an outlet from the suit interior, the outlet being positioned at a lower region of the midsection to receive discharged bodily waste and allow the passage of the waste through the outlet; a waste collector fixed to the midsection to receive waste passing through the outlet, the waste collector having an upper segment which is fixed to the suit midsection, an intermediate section which communicates with the upper segment, and a waste receptacle which communicates with the intermediate section; a first closable seal positioned outwardly of the suit outlet and positioned between the outlet and the intermediate section; a second closable seal positioned between the intermediate section and the waste receptacle; and portions of the intermediate segment which define a region of weakened material which encircles the intermediate segment to permit the waste receptacle to be detached from the waste collector upper segment, such that waste is dischargeable through the suit outlet and past the first closable seal and the second closable seal when said seals are in an opened condition, the discharged waste being received within the waste receptacle, and sealed therein by closure of the second seal, and the suit interior being sealed by closure of the first seal, to permit the waste receptacle to be detached from the suit by severing the waste receptacle along the line of weakened material from the upper segment of the waste receptacle.