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Reinforced full body suit
Assignee: CARLOTA M BOHM CHAPTER 11 TRUSTEE OF BANKRUPTCY ESTATE OF MFPF Inc
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Filing: 1994-07-11
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Granted: 1996-05-07
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Expires: 2014-07-11
Abstract
Abstract A launderable reinforced full body suit is disclosed composed of a launderable environmentally contained, flexible, light weight base garment and launderable, flexible, light weight, heavy duty reinforcements on the base garment to provide a protective knee, seat, and elbow composed of a flexible, light weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance through successive recycle and reuse, and a launderable protective sleeve composed of a flexible, light weight aramid fibers material for providing heavy duty penetration resistance from shot blasting. A decontamination process for laundering the reinforced full body suit includes providing a washer area, a washer and dryer for laundering the contaminated reinforced full body suit in the washer area, a cleaning fluid filtering area for automatically monitoring and controlling cleaning fluid quality discharged from the washer area to the outside environment, a clean area for working on decontaminated clothes received from the washer area, automatically monitoring and controlling air quality in the washer area, in the cleaning fluid filtering area, in the clean area, and for air quality discharged to the outside environment, and recycling and reusing the laundered and decontaminated reinforced full body suit.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary L. Reinert, Sr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:10
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06F; D06F95/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A decontamination process for laundering a reinforced full body suit, comprising: (a) providing a washer area; (b) providing a washer and dryer for laundering a contaminated reinforced full body suit in said washer area; (c) providing a cleaning fluid filtering area having means for automatically monitoring and controlling cleaning fluid quality discharged from said washer area to the outside environment; (d) providing a clean area for working on decontaminated clothes received from said washer area; (e) automatically monitoring and controlling air quality in said washer area, in said cleaning fluid filtering area, and in said clean area and monitoring and controlling air quality of the air discharged to the outside environment; and (f) recycling and reusing the laundered and decontaminated reinforced full body suit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A decontamination process for laundering a reinforced full body suit, comprising: (a) providing a washer area; (b) providing a washer and dryer for laundering a contaminated reinforced full body suit in said washer area; (c) providing a cleaning fluid filtering area having means for automatically monitoring and controlling cleaning fluid quality discharged from said washer area to the outside environment; (d) providing a clean area for working on decontaminated clothes received from said washer area; (e) automatically monitoring and controlling air quality in said washer area, in said cleaning fluid filtering area, and in said clean area and monitoring and controlling air quality of the air discharged to the outside environment; and (f) recycling and reusing the laundered and decontaminated reinforced full body suit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 1, wherein said reinforced full body suit comprises a dust-free full body suit composed of an environmentally contained, flexible, light weight base garment and further comprises flexible, light weight, heavy duty reinforcements on said base garment to resist wear through successive recycle and reuse.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 2, wherein said reinforcements comprise a protective sleeve composed of a flexible, light weight material for providing heavy duty penetration resistance.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 3, wherein said protective sleeve is composed of a material for providing penetration resistance from shot blasting.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 4, wherein said protective sleeve is composed of a material comprising aramid fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 5, wherein said reinforcements comprise a protective knee composed of a flexible, light weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 6, wherein said reinforcements comprise a protective seat composed of a flexible, light weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 7, wherein said reinforcements comprise a protective knee, seat, and elbow composed of a flexible, light weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
65 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 8, wherein said flexible, light weight base garment is composed of a polyester and cotton with a weight of about 3.7 oz. per square yard and a thread count of at least about 110×76 and wherein said flexible, light weight material for providing wear resistance comprises a denim of at least about 12 oz. per square yard.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
124 words
A decontamination process for laundering a reinforced full body suit, comprising: (a) providing a washer area; (b) providing a washer and dryer for laundering a contaminated reinforced full body suit in said washer area, wherein said reinforced full body suit is composed of an environmentally contained, flexible, light-weight base garment and further comprises flexible, light-weight, heavy duty reinforcements on said base garment to resist wear through successive recycle and reuse; (c) providing a cleaning fluid filtering area having means for automatically monitoring and controlling cleaning fluid quality discharged from said washer area to the outside environment; (d) providing a clean area for working on decontaminated clothes received from said washer area; and (e) recycling and reusing the laundered and decontaminated reinforced full body suit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
124 words
A decontamination process for laundering a reinforced full body suit, comprising: (a) providing a washer area; (b) providing a washer and dryer for laundering a contaminated reinforced full body suit in said washer area, wherein said reinforced full body suit is composed of an environmentally contained, flexible, light-weight base garment and further comprises flexible, light-weight, heavy duty reinforcements on said base garment to resist wear through successive recycle and reuse; (c) providing a cleaning fluid filtering area having means for automatically monitoring and controlling cleaning fluid quality discharged from said washer area to the outside environment; (d) providing a clean area for working on decontaminated clothes received from said washer area; and (e) recycling and reusing the laundered and decontaminated reinforced full body suit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
28 words
A decontamination process as set forth mn claim 10, wherein said reinforcements comprise a protective sleeve composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty penetration resistance.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
25 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 11, wherein said protective sleeve is composed of a material for providing penetration resistance from shot blasting.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
21 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 12, wherein said protective sleeve is composed of a material comprising aramid fibers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 13, wherein said reinforcements comprise a protective knee composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
28 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 14, wherein said reinforcements comprise a protective seat composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 15, wherein said reinforcements comprise a protective knee, seat, and elbow composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
63 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 16, wherein said flexible, light-weight base garment is composed of a polyester and cotton with a weight of about 3.7 oz. per square yard and a thread count of at least about 110×76 and wherein said flexible, light-weight material for providing wear resistance comprises a denim of at least about 12 oz. per square yard.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
131 words
A decontamination process for laundering a reinforced full body suit, comprising: (a) providing a washer area; (b) providing a washer and dryer for laundering a contaminated reinforced full body suit in said washer area, wherein said reinforced full body suit is composed of an environmentally contained, flexible, light-weight base garment and further comprises a flexible, light-weight, heavy duty protective sleeve composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty penetration resistance; a protective knee composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance; and a protective seat composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance; (c) providing a clean area for working on decontaminated clothes received from said washer area; and (d) recycling and reusing the laundered and decontaminated reinforced full body suit.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
131 words
A decontamination process for laundering a reinforced full body suit, comprising: (a) providing a washer area; (b) providing a washer and dryer for laundering a contaminated reinforced full body suit in said washer area, wherein said reinforced full body suit is composed of an environmentally contained, flexible, light-weight base garment and further comprises a flexible, light-weight, heavy duty protective sleeve composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty penetration resistance; a protective knee composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance; and a protective seat composed of a flexible, light-weight material for providing heavy duty wear resistance; (c) providing a clean area for working on decontaminated clothes received from said washer area; and (d) recycling and reusing the laundered and decontaminated reinforced full body suit.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 18, wherein said protective sleeve is composed of a material for providing penetration resistance from shot blasting.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
75 words
A decontamination process as set forth in claim 19, wherein said protective sleeve is composed of a material comprising aramid fibers, wherein said flexible, light-weight base garment is composed of a polyester and cotton with a weight of about 3.7 oz. per square yard and a thread count of at least about 110×76, and wherein said flexible, light-weight material for providing wear resistance comprises a denim of at least about 12 oz. per square yard.
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