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Ventilated beekeeper's suit
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-07-02
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Granted: 1994-10-25
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Expires: 2013-07-02
Abstract
Abstract A beekeeper's suit which is used for protection against bee stings and insect bites. The beekeeper's suit provides for the use of a multi-layered material from which substantially the entire suit is uniformly constructed. The material includes an outside net layer, an inside net layer and an intermediate porous cellular plastic layer. The inside and outside layers provide structural integrity to the suit, while the intermediate layer provides protection against the bee stings through its thickness of approximately 0.4-0.6 centimeters. The intermediate layer provides about 90-95% of void space with a high degree of permeability to permit ventilation an cooling of the users skin during activity.
Inventors
- 👤 Philip G. Lemoine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 03:16
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/001; A41D13/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/01
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
104 words
A ventilated suit for protection against insect bites, the suit comprising an integral suit body formed of substantially uniform flexible multi-layered material having more than 50% of void space and being substantially air permeable, wherein said material comprises: a first outside net fabric layer; a second inside net fabric layer; and an intermediate layer of flexible porous open cell cellular plastic material positioned intermediate the first and second layers for defining a thickened protective barrier against insect stings, and wherein the outside, inside and intermediate layers in composite provide a uniformly thick and flexible material allowing air ventilation without impeding movements of a user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
104 words
A ventilated suit for protection against insect bites, the suit comprising an integral suit body formed of substantially uniform flexible multi-layered material having more than 50% of void space and being substantially air permeable, wherein said material comprises: a first outside net fabric layer; a second inside net fabric layer; and an intermediate layer of flexible porous open cell cellular plastic material positioned intermediate the first and second layers for defining a thickened protective barrier against insect stings, and wherein the outside, inside and intermediate layers in composite provide a uniformly thick and flexible material allowing air ventilation without impeding movements of a user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The ventilated suit of claim 1, wherein the first outside net layer is formed from a fine-mesh material having openings in the range of between 0.2-1 centimeters per opening.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
The ventilated suit of claim 1, wherein the second inside net layer is made from a fine-mesh material having openings in the range of between 0.2-1 centimeters per opening.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The ventilated suit of claim 1, wherein the intermediate layer is formed from a flexible porous open cell cellular plastic having a pore count in the range of 7-30 pores per linear inch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The ventilated suit of claim 1, wherein said suit body comprises an upper torso portion, a lower torso portion and a hood portion integrally connected to each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
The ventilated suit of claim 5, wherein said hood portion is provided with a facial mask opening and a mesh screen secured within said opening, and wherein said screen has an outer surface and an inner surface.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
103 words
A ventilated suit for protection against insect bites, the suit comprising an integral suit body formed of substantially uniformly flexible multi-layered material having more than 50% of void space and being substantially air permeable, wherein said material comprises: a first outside fine-mesh net fabric layer; a second inside fine-mesh net fabric layer; and an intermediate layer of flexible open cell plastic material positioned intermediate the first and second layers for defining a thickened protective barrier against insect stings, said outside, inside and intermediate layers providing in composite a uniformly thick flexible material allowing substantially uniform air ventilation without impeding movements of a user.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
103 words
A ventilated suit for protection against insect bites, the suit comprising an integral suit body formed of substantially uniformly flexible multi-layered material having more than 50% of void space and being substantially air permeable, wherein said material comprises: a first outside fine-mesh net fabric layer; a second inside fine-mesh net fabric layer; and an intermediate layer of flexible open cell plastic material positioned intermediate the first and second layers for defining a thickened protective barrier against insect stings, said outside, inside and intermediate layers providing in composite a uniformly thick flexible material allowing substantially uniform air ventilation without impeding movements of a user.
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