Turnout coat

Claim 2

A turnout coat having the trunk portion openable at the front, said trunk portion having first and second side panels adapted to meet and overlap at the front of the coat to provide first and second overlapping edges respectively, said coat comprising: an elongate flap fixed to the interior of the first panel and having a free end generally aligned with the first overlapping edge; complementary fastening material mounted on the outer surface of the flap and the inner surface of the second overlapping edge, said fastening material generally coextensive with the length of the flap so that the second overlapping edge can be placed over the flap and the complementary material pressed into engagement to detachably attach the side panels of the coat at the front along the length of the flap; and complementary fastening material mounted on the outer surface of the second overlapping edge and the inner surface of the first overlapping edge, said fastening material extending downwardly from a point in close proximity to the upper end of the associated edge so that the first overlapping edge can be placed over the second overlapping edge after attachment of said flap thereto and the complementary material thereon pressed into engagement to seal the side panels of the coat along the front of the coat, said seal being releasable by separating the fastening material by a stripping action.

Claim 3

A turnout coat is recited in claim 1 wherein said coat has a protective collar, and additionally comprising improved means for fastening the adjacent frontal halves of said collar with said collar in the raised position, said means comprising a tab having one end attached to the underside of one of the frontal halves of said collar, fastening material of a first type mounted on the other end of said tab, and fastening material of a second type complementary to said first type mounted on the underside of the collar on both frontal halves of said collar so that the tab can either be folded and the fastening material on said tab pressed into engagement with the fastening material of the second type on said one half of said collar for storage of the tab, or the tab can be unfolded and placed across the throat area of the wearer and the engagement material on said tab can be pressed into engagement with the engagement material of the second type on the other half of the collar to interconnect the frontal halves of the collar and maintain said collar in the raised position.

Claim 4

A turnout coat as recited in claim 2 wherein the tab extends from the fastened side panels of the trunk portion of the coat front to a position slightly below the mouth of the wearer when said tab is placed over of throat area o the wearer to fully protect said throat area.

Claim 5

A turnout coat as recited in claim 2 wherein the side portions of the protective collar extend from the trunk portion of the coat to a position over the ears of the wearer when said collar is in the raised position, the rear portion of said raised collar is depressed relative to the side portions to conform the upper edge of said collar to the lower edge of protective headgear also worn by the wearer of said coat from the rear of the collar continuously to a position over the ears of the wearer, and the top edge of the front portions of said collar extend to a position slightly below the mouth of the wearer to allow for use of a respirator by said wearer.

Claim 6

A turnout coat having improved means for fastening the overlapping edges of the side panels of the coat front and the adjacent frontal halves of the protective collar when said collar is in the raised position, said means comprising: an elongate flap mounted on the interior of one of the side panels and extending parallel to the interior surface of the overlapping edge associated with said one side panel so that the other overlapping edge is placeable between said elongate flap and said one overlapping edge; complementary fastening material mounted on the confronting surfaces of the elongate flap and the other overlapping edge so that said other overlapping edge can be placed over the flap and pressed into releasable engagement therewith, and complementary fastening material mounted on the confronting surfaces of said other overlapping edge and the one overlapping edge so that the one overlapping edge can be placed over the other overlapping edge and pressed into releasable engagement therewith to fasten and seal the side panels at the front of the coat; a tab having one end fixedly attached to the underside of one of the frontal halves of said collar and another free end extendable to the other frontal half of said collar; and complementary fastening material on the free end of the tab and the underside of said other frontal half of said collar so that said complementary material can be releasably engaged to fasten the tab across the adjacent frontal halves of said collar to protect the throat area of the wearer.

Claim 7

A turnout coat having improved means for fastening the overlapping edges of the side panels of the coat front and the adjacent frontal halves of the protective collar when said collar is in the raised position, said means comprising: an elongate flap mounted on the interior of one of the side panels and extending parallel to the interior surface of the overlapping edge associated with said one side panel so that the other overlapping edge is placeable between said elongate flap and said one overlapping edge; complementary fastening material mounted on the confronting surfaces of the elongate flap and the other overlapping edge so that said other overlapping edge can be placed over the flap and pressed into releasable engagement therewith, and complementary fastening material mounted on the confronting surfaces of said other overlapping edge and the one overlapping edge so that the one overlapping edge can be placed over the other overlapping edge and pressed into releasable engagement therewith to fasten and seal the side panels at the front of the coat; a tab having one end fixedly attached to the underside of one of the frontal halves of said collar and another free end extendable to the other frontal half of said collar; and complementary fastening material on the free end of the tab and the underside of said other frontal half of said collar so that said complementary material can be releasably engaged to fasten the tab across the adjacent frontal halves of said collar to protect the throat area of the wearer.

Claim 8

A turnout coat as recited in claim 5 wherein the side portions of the protective collar extend from the trunk portion of the coat to a position over the ears of the wearer when said collar is in the raised position and the rear portion of said raised collar is depressed relative to the side portions to conform the upper edge of said collar to the lower edge of protective headgear also worn by the wearer of said coat.

Claim 9

A turnout coat for the protection of firemen and other individuals in emergency situations wherein said individuals are provided with protective headgear, said coat comprising a trunk portion having first and second side panels adapted to meet and overlap at the front of the coat to provide first and second overlapping edges respecTively; means extending along the overlapping edges of the coat front from a first position in close proximity to the top of said edges to a second position below the chest of the wearer for fastening the overlapping edges of the coat front continuously from said first position to said second position; a collar connected to the trunk portion of the coat and adapted to be raised to protect the neck and head areas of the wearer, said collar having side portions extendable from the trunk portion of the coat to a position over the ears of the wearer, a rear portion having a slightly depressed upper edge relative to the upper edges of said side portions to conform the upper edge of the side and rear portions of the raised collar to the lower edge of the protective headgear from the rear of the collar continuously to a position over the ears of the wearer, and front portions extending upwardly from the trunk portion of the coat to a position slightly below the mouth of the wearer to allow for use of a respirator by said wearer.

Claim 10

A turnout coat for the protection of firemen and other individuals in emergency situations wherein said individuals are provided with protective headgear, said coat comprising a trunk portion having first and second side panels adapted to meet and overlap at the front of the coat to provide first and second overlapping edges respecTively; means extending along the overlapping edges of the coat front from a first position in close proximity to the top of said edges to a second position below the chest of the wearer for fastening the overlapping edges of the coat front continuously from said first position to said second position; a collar connected to the trunk portion of the coat and adapted to be raised to protect the neck and head areas of the wearer, said collar having side portions extendable from the trunk portion of the coat to a position over the ears of the wearer, a rear portion having a slightly depressed upper edge relative to the upper edges of said side portions to conform the upper edge of the side and rear portions of the raised collar to the lower edge of the protective headgear from the rear of the collar continuously to a position over the ears of the wearer, and front portions extending upwardly from the trunk portion of the coat to a position slightly below the mouth of the wearer to allow for use of a respirator by said wearer.

Claim 11

A turnout coat as recited in claim 7 wherein said coat has a protective collar, and additionally comprising improved means for fastening the adjacent frontal halves of said collar with said collar in the raised position, said means comprising a tab having one end attached to the underside of one of the frontal halves of said collar, fastening material of a first type mounted on the other end of said tab, and fastening material of a second type complementary to said first type mounted on the underside of the collar on both frontal halves of said collar so that the tab can either be folded and the fastening material on said tab pressed into engagement with the fastening material of the second type on said one half of said collar for storage of the tab, or the tab can be unfolded and placed across the throat area of the wearer and the engagement material on said tab can be pressed into engagement with the engagement material of the second type on the other half of the collar to interconnect the frontal halves of the collar and maintain said collar in the raised position.