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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6212690 | Fiber glass particle resistant body garment An upper body garment of stretchable thin material fits matingly over the workman's head including eyes, nose and mouth, yet allowing unobstructed vision for working with fiber glass construction materials from which the body is protected. The garment may... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5285940 | Folding neck-supported food tray A food tray (40) is pivotally attached on one side (42) to a vertical breast portion (24), which in turn is pivotally attached at it's top end by a bolt and wingnut (22) to a neck hook (29), for hanging the unit on the user's neck. A drinking cup ring (50... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5070540 | Protective garment A protective garment 10, such as a glove, arm guard or the like of wire 24 and fiber strands 26, 28, 30 and an elastomeric coating 16. The preferred garment is knitted from yarn 12 having a core 22 of one or more wire strands 24 and a fiber strand 26, and... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5018220 | Firefighter's helmet A firefighter's helmet having improved heat resistance and protective qualities while being also relatively light in weight having a protective outer shell composed of at least one layer of a fabric of a mixture of polybenzimidazole and high modulus arami... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5014353 | Face shield A face protecting device comprising a generally concave shield having an inwardly projecting peripheral border portion and provided with an observation opening therein, said shield being further provided with two spaced angularly disposed hand grips in th... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4872220 | Protective composite materials, their production and articles of protective clothing made therefrom Protective composite material suitable for the making of protective garments to afford protection against noxious and toxic chemicals in the form of vapors, aerosols and particulates. The material comprises a water permeable and essentially pore-free air ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4748996 | Woven multilayered textile fabrics and attendant method of making A woven multilayered textile fabric and attendant method wherein a plurality of layers of the fabric are formed of straight yarns, including at least one layer formed of warp yarns and respective layers formed of filling yarns positioned in superposed rel... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4742581 | Cooling band system A head or wrist sweatband including united sheet sublayers of foraminous heat conductive foraminous and moisture absorbant fabrics, for immersion in tap water at room temperature, functioning to evaporate the water with concurrent cooling of the human bod... | 05/10/1988 |
| 4521831 | Protective helmet with dual adjustment illumination means A pair of lamps are mounted on either side of a protective helmet on indexing tables that permit each lamp to be independently directed at a different target. Each lamp table is slidably received within a base section so that the lamp can be easily remove... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4302851 | High temperature protective mitt This mitt, which is completely free of asbestos fibers, comprises hand and thumb sections, each of which is made from a wood knit liner enclosed in a layer of woven material made from temperature-resistant aromatic polymide fibers which are sold under the... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4288268 | Method of producing a protective helmet In a method of producing a protective helmet the steps include applying a first layer of hardenable synthetic resin and fibrous tissue on a predetermined surface of a positive-type mold, thereafter tensioning the fibrous tissue, and subsequently repeating... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4266301 | Chemical-biological agent protective hood A protective hood for protecting flight crewmembers from chemical-biological agents having a nonpermeable covering which fits over the helmet and extends over the shoulders of the flight suit. A rigid transparent lens is sealed to the helmet covering and ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4184212 | Lift-front firefighter's hood Disclosed is a lift-front type hood adapted for use by firefighters which has an improved latching means. The hood comprises a helmet including a bump cap capable of fitting onto the top of the head of a wearer and a rigid liner attached to the bump cap a... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4008949 | Protective reflective helmet A protective helmet having an internal integral layer of reflective material and the method of constructing the same is disclosed. A first layer of catalyzed clear gel coat is sprayed under pressure into a helmet mold and allowed to dry. A second fog laye... | 02/22/1977 |
| 3968793 | Clamping ring for the window frame of a breathing mask The viewing window at the front of a breathing mask is held in a groove in a flexible frame that is clamped in a ring formed from two channel-shape half rings engaging each other at their ends and having on the outside of their end portions pairs of later... | 07/13/1976 |
| 3956447 | Method of making deep drawn, laminated articles A method of making a deep drawn, laminated, non-metallic article having h ballistic resistance and having a smooth edge which comprises, preparing a preform comprising a plurality of superimposed patterns of aromatic polyamide fabric impregnated with a t... | 05/11/1976 |
