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Firefighter garment with low friction liner system including patches
Assignee: Lion Apparel Inc
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Filing: 1996-04-02
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Granted: 1998-03-10
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Expires: 2016-04-02
Abstract
Abstract A firefighter garment having a low friction liner system which includes an outer shell made of an abrasion resistant material, a moisture barrier layer made of a water-resistant material, a thermal barrier layer and a layer of material having high-lubricity positioned within the outer shell. In one embodiment, the high-lubricity layer is composed of a fire resistant filament yarn and is attached to the inside face of the thermal liner; that is, the face positioned next to the clothing of a wearer of the garment. In another embodiment, the layer of high-lubricity material is positioned to form a substrate for the moisture barrier and is located between the moisture barrier and outer shell. A garment having two layers of high-lubricity material, one forming an inside face of the thermal liner and the other forming an interface between the moisture barrier and outer shell, is also preferable. Alternately, the high-lubricity material is in the form of patches positioned at areas of high movement and friction on the garment, such as the shoulders and elbows of a coat, and the knees of a pant. All of the aforementioned embodiments reduced the friction between the layers of the garment, and between the garment and the wearer, thereby reducing the amount of energy expended by wearer of the garment while moving. This reduction of energy reduces the amount of stress imposed by the garment on a wearer.
Inventors
- 👤 Donald Aldridge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:47
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/02; A41D27/04; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/08; A41D31/085; A62; A62B; A62B17/00; A62B17/003; A41B; A41B17/00; A41B17/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A firefighter garment of a type including a firefighter pant comprising: an outer shell layer of fire and abrasion resistant material; a moisture barrier layer positioned within said outer shell; a thermal barrier layer positioned within said outer shell adjacent to said moisture barrier layer and including a face cloth layer; patches having high-lubricity and forming low friction interfaces between selected adjacent ones of said layers of said pant.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A firefighter garment of a type including a firefighter pant comprising: an outer shell layer of fire and abrasion resistant material; a moisture barrier layer positioned within said outer shell; a thermal barrier layer positioned within said outer shell adjacent to said moisture barrier layer and including a face cloth layer; patches having high-lubricity and forming low friction interfaces between selected adjacent ones of said layers of said pant.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said patches are positioned at hip and knee areas of said pant.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said patches are attached to said moisture barrier layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The garment of claim 1 wherein said patches are attached to said face cloth layer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
The garment of claim 4 wherein said patches are applied to an outwardly facing side of said moisture barrier to reduce interlayer friction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
96 words
A firefighter garment having a body portion and a pair of sleeves extending from said body portion, comprising: an outer shell layer of fire and abrasion resistant material; a moisture barrier layer positioned within said outer shell; a thermal barrier layer positioned within said outer shell adjacent to said moisture barrier layer; and at least one patch positioned adjacent to at least one of said outer shell, moisture barrier layer and thermal barrier layer, said patch made of high-lubricity material and forming a low friction interface between selected adjacent ones of said layers of said garment.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
96 words
A firefighter garment having a body portion and a pair of sleeves extending from said body portion, comprising: an outer shell layer of fire and abrasion resistant material; a moisture barrier layer positioned within said outer shell; a thermal barrier layer positioned within said outer shell adjacent to said moisture barrier layer; and at least one patch positioned adjacent to at least one of said outer shell, moisture barrier layer and thermal barrier layer, said patch made of high-lubricity material and forming a low friction interface between selected adjacent ones of said layers of said garment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The garment of claim 6 wherein said patch is positioned at areas of high movement of a wearer relative to the garment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The garment of claim 7 wherein said areas include elbow and shoulder areas of said garment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
26 words
The garment of claim 6 wherein said at least one patch is applied to an outwardly facing side of said moisture barrier to reduce interlayer friction.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The firefighter garment of claim 6, further comprising a layer of facecloth material positioned within said outer shell layer, said moisture barrier layer, and said thermal barrier layer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
95 words
A firefighter garment having a body portion adapted to cover and protect a portion of a wearer's body, said body portion comprising: an outer shell layer of fire and abrasion resistant material; a moisture barrier layer positioned within said outer shell layer; a thermal barrier layer positioned within said outer shell layer adjacent to said moisture barrier layer; and at least one patch positioned within an inner-most layer of said body portion, said patch being made of a high-lubricity material and forming a low friction interface between the garment and a wearer of the garment.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
95 words
A firefighter garment having a body portion adapted to cover and protect a portion of a wearer's body, said body portion comprising: an outer shell layer of fire and abrasion resistant material; a moisture barrier layer positioned within said outer shell layer; a thermal barrier layer positioned within said outer shell layer adjacent to said moisture barrier layer; and at least one patch positioned within an inner-most layer of said body portion, said patch being made of a high-lubricity material and forming a low friction interface between the garment and a wearer of the garment.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The firefighter garment of claim 11, wherein: said inner-most layer is a layer of facecloth material; and said patch is positioned within said layer of facecloth material.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
70 words
A firefighter garment having a body portion adapted to cover and protect a portion of a wearer's body, said body portion comprising: a plurality of layers of protective materials; and at least one patch attached to at least one of said layers and positioned between two of said layers, said patch made of high-lubricity material and forming a low friction interface between said two of said layers of said garment.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
70 words
A firefighter garment having a body portion adapted to cover and protect a portion of a wearer's body, said body portion comprising: a plurality of layers of protective materials; and at least one patch attached to at least one of said layers and positioned between two of said layers, said patch made of high-lubricity material and forming a low friction interface between said two of said layers of said garment.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
66 words
A firefighter garment having a body portion adapted to cover and protect a portion of a wearer's body, said body portion comprising: a plurality of layers of protective materials; and at least one patch positioned within an inner-most layer of said body portion, said patch being made of a high-lubricity material and forming a low friction interface between the garment and a wearer of the garment.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
66 words
A firefighter garment having a body portion adapted to cover and protect a portion of a wearer's body, said body portion comprising: a plurality of layers of protective materials; and at least one patch positioned within an inner-most layer of said body portion, said patch being made of a high-lubricity material and forming a low friction interface between the garment and a wearer of the garment.
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