Patent ID: 7921471

Claim:
A resistant barrier coat for protecting against chemical and/or biological hazards, the coat comprising: a flame and abrasion resistant outer shell, the outer shell including a torso portion, two sleeve portions and a collar portion; a resistant inner barrier liner including a torso portion, two sleeve portions, an integral hood, and a collar portion mounted on an inside surface of the resistant barrier liner; and a means for removably connecting the collar portion of the resistant inner barrier liner to the collar portion of the outer shell whereby the integral hood is stored in a space between the outer shell and the resistant inner barrier liner and concealed by the connecting means within the space between the outer shell and the resistant inner barrier liner when the outer shell and resistant inner barrier liner are connected and is accessible for deployment as a hood and retrievable from the space between the outer shell and the inner resistant barrier liner when the means for removably connecting is unconnected.