EP1778032B1 - Belüftetes schutzkleidungsstück - Google Patents

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EP1778032B1
EP1778032B1 EP04778838A EP04778838A EP1778032B1 EP 1778032 B1 EP1778032 B1 EP 1778032B1 EP 04778838 A EP04778838 A EP 04778838A EP 04778838 A EP04778838 A EP 04778838A EP 1778032 B1 EP1778032 B1 EP 1778032B1
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Donald Aldridge
Nicholas J. Curtis
Harold Oakley
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D27/00Details of garments or of their making
    • A41D27/28Means for ventilation
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41DOUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41WEARING APPAREL
    • A41BSHIRTS; UNDERWEAR; BABY LINEN; HANDKERCHIEFS
    • A41B2400/00Functions or special features of shirts, underwear, baby linen or handkerchiefs not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • A41B2400/22Breathability, i.e. being vapour permeable and waterproof

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  • the present invention relates to garments and, more particularly, to protective garments having a vent such as a vented moisture barrier.
  • Each protective garment may include an outer shell layer, a thermal barrier or thermal liner located inside the outer shell, and a moisture barrier located inside the outer shell.
  • the moisture barrier may be semi-permeable such that the moisture barrier is generally liquid impermeable and generally moisture vapor permeable.
  • the moisture barrier may be located inside the outer shell to block moisture from the ambient environment from passing through the garment, while allowing moisture vapor inside the garment to pass through the moisture barrier.
  • the moisture barrier may be generally permeable to moisture vapor to allow moisture vapor to pass therethrough, moisture vapor may still remain trapped inside the garment, hi particular, under heavy work conditions the moisture vapor generated by the wearer (for example, by perspiration) may be generated at a rate greater than that which the moisture barrier can pass therethrough. Accordingly, there is a need for a protective garment with an improved system for enabling the escape of moisture vapor.
  • U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0033656 discloses a ventilation system for clothing wherein fabric layers 14, 16 form a shingle-like overlap 18 with a spacer material 26 positioned therebetween.
  • the invention provides a protective garment as set out in the accompanying claims.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates a protective or hazardous duty garment in the form of a firefighter turnout coat, generally designated 10.
  • the coat 10 may have a back panel 12, a left 14 and a right 16 front panel coupled to the back panel 12, and a pair of sleeves 18, 20 coupled to and extending generally outwardly from the back panel 12 and front panels 14, 16.
  • the front panels 14, 16 may be permanently attached to the back panel 12 and sleeves 18, 20.
  • the panels 14, 16 may be releasably attachable together by a fastening component, generally designated 22.
  • the fastening component 22 includes hooks 24 on the panel 16 which can cooperate with clasps 26 on the panel 14 to selectively close the coat 10.
  • the fastening component 22 may include nearly any other fastener or fastening system, including but not limited to slide fastener components, snaps, zippers, buttons, hook and loop fastening systems, and the like.
  • the coat 10 may include a pair of knit wristlets 30 which may be made of an aramid material and located at the distal end of each sleeve 18, 20.
  • the coat 10 may also include a collar 32 of an aramid material attached to the back panel 12 and front panels 14, 16.
  • the coat 10 may include various layers through the thickness of the garment, such as an outer shell 40, a moisture barrier 42 located inside of and adjacent to the outer shell 40, a thermal liner or barrier 44 located inside of and adjacent to the moisture barrier 42, and an inner liner or face cloth 46 located inside of and adjacent to the thermal liner 44.
  • the outer shell 40 may be constructed of a variety of materials, including a flame, heat and abrasion resistant material such as a compact weave of aramid fibers and/or polybenzamidazole fibers. Commercially available aramid materials include NOMEX and KEVLAR fibers (both trademarks of E.I.
  • the outer shell 14 may be an aramid material, a blend of aramid materials, a polybenzamidazole material, a blend of aramid and polybenzamidazole materials, or other appropriate materials, and may have a weight of, for example, between about 203.4 - 339 g/m 2 (6-10 oz/yd 2 ).
  • the moisture barrier 42 and thermal liner 44 may be generally coextensive with the outer shell 40, or spaced slightly inwardly from the outer edges (i.e., the ends of the sleeves, the collar and the bottom edge) of the outer shell 40, to provide moisture and thermal protection throughout the coat 10.
  • the moisture barrier 42 may include a semi-permeable membrane layer 50, which may be generally moisture vapor permeable but generally impermeable to liquid moisture.
  • the membrane layer 50 may be made of or include expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (“PTFE”) such as GORE-TEX or CROSSTECH (both of which are trademarks of W.L.
  • the membrane layer 50 may have microscopic openings that permit moisture vapor to pass therethrough, but block liquids from passing therethrough.
  • the membrane layer 50 may be made of a microporous material that is either hydrophilic, hydrophobic, or somewhere in between.
  • the membrane layer 50 may also be monolithic and may allow moisture vapor transmission therethrough by molecular diffusion.
  • the membrane layer 50 may also be a combination of microporous and monolithic materials (known as a bicomponent moisture barrier), in which the microporous or monolithic material can be layered or intertwined.
  • the membrane layer 50 may be bonded or adhered to a substrate 52 ( Fig. 2 ) of a flame and heat resistant material.
  • the substrate 52 may be aramid fibers similar to the aramid fibers of the outer shell 40, but may be thinner and lighter in weight
  • the substrate 52 may be woven, non-woven, spunlace or other materials.
  • the moisture barrier 42 may prevent moisture from the ambient environment from entering the inner cavity 54 of the coat 10 to keep the wearer dry and to prevent the thermal barrier 44 from absorbing moisture from the ambient environment
  • the membrane layer 50 may face the inner portion of the coat 10 (i.e., face the thermal liner 44 or inner cavity 54), and the substrate 52 of the moisture barrier may face the outer portion of the coat 10 (i.e., face the outer shell 40).
  • the thermal liner 44 may be made of any suitable material which provides sufficient thermal insulation.
  • the thermal liner 44 may include a relatively thick (i.e. typically from 1.59 - 4.77 mm (1/16"-3/16") thick) batting, felt or needled non-woven material 54 which can include aramid fiber batting (such as NOMEX batting), aramid needlepunch material, an aramid non-woven material, an aramid blend needlepunch material, an aramid blend batting material, an aramid blend non-woven material, or foam (either open or closed cell) materials.
  • the batting 54 preferably traps air and possesses sufficient loft to provide thermal resistance to the garment 10.
  • the batting 54 is typically quilted to the face cloth 46, and the thermal liner face cloth 46 may be a weave of a lightweight aramid material. Thus, either the batting 54 alone, or the batting 54 in combination with the face cloth 46, may be considered to be the thermal liner 44.
  • the thermal liner 44 may have a thermal protection performance ("TPP") of at least about 20, or of at least about 35.
  • TPP thermal protection performance
  • the thermal liner 44 may be treated with a water-resistant material.
  • the face cloth 46 may be designed to be the innermost layer of the garment 10, 12, and can provide a comfortable surface for the wearer and protect the batting 54 from abrasion by the wearer.
  • Each layer of the coat 10, and the coat 10 as a whole, may be designed to meets the National Fire Protection Association ("N.F.P.A.") 1971 standards for protective firefighting garments ("Protective Clothing for Structural Firefighting").
  • N.F.P.A. National Fire Protection Association
  • the NFPA standards specify various minimum requirements for heat and flame resistance and tear strength.
  • an outer shell 40 of a firefighter garment must be able to resist igniting, burning, melting, dripping and/or separation at a temperature of 500° F for at least five minutes.
  • all combined layers of the garment 10 must provide a thermal protection performance rating of at least 35.
  • the moisture barrier 42 and thermal liner 44 may be permanently attached to each other about their peripheries (or about their peripheries and interior), such as by stitching, so that the moisture barrier 42 and thermal liner 44 function as a unitary component of the garment 10.
  • the moisture barrier 42 and thermal liner 44 may be referred to together as the inner liner 60 of the garment 10.
  • the moisture barrier 42 and thermal liner 44 can be combined into a removable inner liner 60.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the inner liner 60 removed from the outer shell 40
  • Fig. 5 illustrates a rear perspective view of the inner liner 60.
  • Figs. 4 and 5 are included primarily for illustrative purposes, and the inner liner 60 need not necessarily be removable from the outer shell 40, and the moisture barrier 42 and thermal liner 44 need not necessarily be coupled together to form an inner liner 60.
  • the moisture barrier 42 includes a generally laterally-extending vent 70 extending around the periphery of the moisture barrier 42.
  • the moisture barrier 42 is formed by overlapping portions of the moisture barrier 42.
  • the moisture barrier 42 includes an upper portion 72 having a lower edge 74 and a lower portion 76 having an upper edge 78.
  • the upper portion 72 at least partially overlaps with and is located outside of the overlapping portions of the lower portion 76.
  • the thermal barrier 44 may not necessarily be vented (although it may be if so desired), and in the illustrated embodiment only the moisture barrier 42 is vented.
  • the outer shell 40 is generally continuous such that the outer shell 40 generally is not vented, although the outer shell 40 may additionally be vented if desired.
  • the vent 70 is formed by overlapping the upper 72 and lower 76 portions of the moisture barrier 42.
  • the upper 72 and lower 76 portions of the moisture barrier 42 may then be coupled together in a variety of manners.
  • the upper 72 and lower 76 portions are coupled together at a plurality of spaced locations to form discreet spaced vents 70'.
  • the moisture barrier 42 may include a plurality (i.e. three) of vertically spaced pairs of stitched tacks 80 located on the back of the garment 10 to form four discreet vent openings 70'.
  • the garment 10 may also include a plurality of pairs of stitched tack locations 80 on the front of the garment 10.
  • the garment 10 may include four pairs of stitched tacks 80 on its front with two pairs of stitched tacks 80 being located on either side of the front slit or opening of the moisture barrier 42.
  • Each stitched tack 80 may include a few stitches or a small stitch line that extends through the overlapping portions of both the upper 72 and lower 76 portions of the moisture barrier 42 to coupled the upper 72 and lower 76 portions together.
  • Each pair of stitched tacks 80 may include two generally vertically spaced stitched tacks, with the upper stitched tack 80a ( Figs. 7 and 8 ) being located adjacent to the top edge 78 of the lower portion 76 and each lower stitched tack 80b being located adjacent to the bottom edge 74 of the upper portion 72.
  • the stitched tacks 80 couple the upper 72 and lower 76 portions together to maintain the upper 72 and lower 76 portions in their desired orientation.
  • the overlapping portions of the upper portion 72 are located outside of the overlapping portions of the lower portion 76, and the stitched tacks 80 help to maintain the upper 72 and lower 76 portions in this orientation.
  • Each of the stitched tacks 80 may be covered with a sealant, such as a tape 82.
  • Figs. 5 , 7 and 8 illustrate selected ones of the stitched tacks 80 on the back of the moisture barrier 42 (i.e., the two right-most pairs of tacks 80 as viewed from outside the garment 10) as being covered with the tape 82 and the left-most pair of tacks 80 are not covered with the tape 82 for illustrative purposes.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates the two right-most pairs of tacks 80 as being covered with tape 82, and the two left-most pairs of tacks 80 are not covered with the tape 82.
  • all, none, or various combinations of the stitched tack 80 locations may be covered with the tape 82.
  • the sealant is made of the same materials as the membrane 50 of the moisture barrier 42 with an adhesive applied thereto.
  • the tape 82 may be, for example, a PTFE film, although the sealant can take a variety of other forms, includes sealants applied in a liquid form and cured into a solid. As shown in Figs. 7 and 8 , the tape 82 may be located on both sides of the stitched tack locations 80 (i.e., on both the outer and inner surfaces of the moisture barrier 42) to cover both the inner and outer surfaces of the stitched tacks 80.
  • the sealant 82 helps to seal the stitched tacks 80 to prevent fluids from passing through the stitched tacks 80 and the holes pierced in the moisture barrier 42 due to stitching.
  • the use of stitched tacks 80 to couple the overlapping portions of the moisture barrier 42 provides a relatively low-area connection (as compared to, for example, a stitched line) so that the stitched tacks 80 can be more effectively sealed, and to present a lesser surface area for the infiltration of fluids.
  • the vent 70 formed by the upper 72 and lower 76 portions of the moisture barrier 42 enables relatively large volumes of air to be expelled through the vent 70, thereby enabling moisture vapor-laden air located inside the inner cavity 54 of the garment 10 to be expelled, such as by convection.
  • the air in the inner cavity 54 of the coat can be expelled through the vent 70 by various forces, including by the movement of the wearer. For example, natural movements of the wearer, such as lifting, walking, crawling, etc. will cause billowing and deflation of the garment 10, thereby forcing air through the vent 70.
  • the moisture-laden air may thereby be moved from the inner cavity 54 through the vent 70 and into the space between the outer shell 40 and moisture barrier 42.
  • the vent 70 and outer shell 40 may be arranged such that there is generally no direct path from the outside of the garment 10 through the outer shell 40 to the inner cavity 54 or to inside of the moisture barrier 42.
  • the vent 70 need not be continuous.
  • the vent may be or include a plurality of discrete openings, such as those included in a mesh material or the like.
  • the overlapping nature of the moisture barrier 42 may help to keep liquid moisture, such as liquid from the ambient environment, outside the inner cavity 54.
  • the upper 72 and lower 76 portions may overlap by nearly any desired length, such as greater than about 1 ⁇ 2", between about 1 ⁇ 2", and about 6", or about 4".
  • the vent 70 may be located at nearly any desired location along the vertical height of the coat 10, but may be located below the armholes of the garment
  • the stitched tacks 80 couple the upper 72 and lower 76 portions of the moisture barrier 42 together to maintain the upper 72 and lower 76 portions in their desired orientation.
  • the stitched tacks 80 may extend generally horizontally, generally vertically, or in some other direction.
  • the stitched tacks 80 may extend a relatively short distance along the height or width of the coat 10 or along the overlapping portions to ensure that the vent 70 or vents 70' remain open to ensure the free flow of air therethrough.
  • the vent 70 may extend around the entire perimeter or circumference of the moisture barrier 42 and/or garment 10, the entire inner cavity 54 can be effectively vented.
  • the moisture barrier 42 may be located inside of the thermal barrier 44.
  • the moisture barrier 42 can aid in preventing liquid moisture from inside of the garment 10 (such as liquid perspiration) from contacting and being absorbed by the thermal barrier 44.
  • the membrane layer 50 of the moisture barrier 42 may face the outer portion of the coat 10
  • the substrate 62 of the moisture barrier 42 may face the inner portion of the coat 10.
  • the moisture barrier 42 can be vented in a manner similar to the arrangement shown and discussed above, but the overlapping orientation of the upper 72 and lower 76 portions may be reversed.
  • the overlapping part of the upper portion 72 may be located inside of the lower portion 76 to keep perspiration from reaching the thermal barrier 44.
  • the vent 70 again helps to vent moisture-laden air outside of the inner cavity 54 to increase the comfort of the wearer.
  • outer shell 40 and/or the thermal liner 44, as well as any other layers of the garment 10 besides or in addition to the moisture barrier 42, may also be vented.
  • the outer shell 40, thermal liner 44, and other layers can be vented by overlapping the portions of the garment, as outlined above for the moisture barrier 42, or can be vented in various other manners (such as forming slits, openings, etc.).
  • any one of the layers, or each of the layers, or various combinations of the layers may be vented as desired.
  • the garment 10 may include only an outer shell 40 and moisture barrier 42.
  • the garment 10 may also include only an outer shell 40 and a combined moisture barrier/thermal liner.
  • the vented arrangement such as the vented moisture barrier may also be used in a pair of pants or trousers 88.
  • the pants 88 may include an outer shell 40, thermal barrier 44 and moisture barrier 42 or other arrangement in the same manner as discussed above, and Fig. 6 illustrates the moisture barrier 42.
  • the pants 88 may include an upper portion 90 and a pair of legs 92. 94 extending downwardly from the upper portion 90.
  • the vents 70 of the moisture barrier 42 may be located at nearly any location of the pants 88, and in the illustrated embodiment are located in the upper portion of the legs 92, 94.
  • the vented layer or layers of the present invention is not limited to garments in the form of a turnout coat or pants. Although a coat 10 and pants 88 are illustrated herein, it should be readily apparent to one skilled in the art that the arrangement of the various layers of the garments shown and described herein is applicable to various other garments beyond the coat 10 and pants 88 specifically shown herein.
  • the vented arrangement may also be applied to the jumpsuits, parka-style firefighter coats, coat and pant combinations, EMS garments, USAR (Urban Search And Rescue) garments and the like, without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the material for the outer shell 40 is supplied in roll form, and patterns (i.e., in the case of the coat 10, patterns for the back panel 12, panels 14, 16 and sleeves 18, 20) are cut and sewn together to form the outer shell 40.
  • the materials for the thermal liner 44 and moisture barrier 42 may also be provided in roll form, and the desired shapes can be stamped out of the rolls of material and formed into the desired shapes and configurations.
  • the upper 72 and lower 78 portions of the moisture barrier 44 or other vented layers may then be joined, such as by forming the stitch tacks 80 in the desired manner.
  • the stitch tacks 80 may then be sealed with a sealant such as tape 82.
  • the thermal liner 44 and moisture barrier 42 may then be attached together, or each can be separately located inside the outer shell 40.
  • Various methods of attaching the outer shell 40, thermal liner 44 and moisture barrier 42 together, such as the use of snaps, strips of hook and loop fastening material, stitching, adhesives and the like may be used.
  • each portion 72, 76 of the moisture barrier 42 may be made from separate portions that are coupled together.
  • the torso portion of a typical non-vented moisture barrier 42 may be made from three portions that are coupled together by two stitched "side seams" that extend vertically along the moisture barrier 42 downwardly from the armholes.
  • each portion 72, 76 of the moisture barrier 42 may include a similar construction and may include similar side seams (see, e.g. side seams 91, 93 of Figs. 4 and 5 ).
  • the overlapping portions 72, 76 of the moisture barrier 42 may be coupled along their side seams, the resultant connection or side seam may provide an area for moisture infiltration.
  • a connection along the side seams is a relatively long connection which provides an increased area for moisture to pass, and at least partially closes part of the vent 70.
  • the portions 72, 76 of the moisture barrier 42 may each be a unitary portion, and would therefore lack any side seams.

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  1. Schutzkleidungsstück (10), das aufweist:
    eine im Allgemeinen kontinuierliche Außenhülle (40); und
    eine Feuchtigkeitssperre (42), die innerhalb der Außenhülle (40) angeordnet ist, so dass, wenn das Kleidungsstück (10) getragen wird, die Feuchtigkeitssperre (42) zwischen der Außenhülle (40) und einem Träger des Kleidungsstückes (10) angeordnet ist, wobei die Feuchtigkeitssperre (42) mindestens eine Entlüftung (70) umfasst, so dass mindestens ein Teil der im Inneren der Feuchtigkeitssperre (42) befindlichen Luft nach außerhalb der Feuchtigkeitssperre (42) durch die Entlüftung (70) entlüftet werden kann, wobei die Feuchtigkeitssperre (42) einen ersten Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnitt (72) und einen zweiten Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnitt (76) umfasst, die sich mindestens teilweise überdecken, um die mindestens eine Entlüftung (70) zu bilden, wobei der erste Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnitt (72) ein oberer Abschnitt und der zweite Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnitt (76) ein unterer Abschnitt ist, und wobei sich der obere (72) und der untere Abschnitt (76) so überdecken, dass der sich überdeckende Abschnitt des oberen Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnittes (72) außerhalb des sich überdeckenden Abschnittes des unteren Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnittes (76) angeordnet ist,
    dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Außenhülle (40) von einer Seite der Entlüftung (70) zur anderen Seite der Entlüftung (70) kontinuierlich ist, so dass die Außenhülle (40) die Entlüftung (70) vollständig bedeckt.
  2. Kleidungsstück nach Anspruch 1, bei dem der erste Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnitt (72) und der zweite Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnitt (76) an einer Vielzahl von beabstandeten Stellen (80) miteinander verbunden sind.
  3. Kleidungsstück nach Anspruch 2, bei dem der erste Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnitt (72) und der zweite Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnitt (76) mittels einer Vielzahl von Heftstichen (80) miteinander verbunden sind.
  4. Kleidungsstück nach Anspruch 3, bei dem sich ein jeder der Heftstiche (80) über eine Strecke erstreckt, die kleiner ist als die Länge der Überdeckung des ersten (72) und des zweiten Feuchtigkeitssperrabschnittes (76).
  5. Kleidungsstück nach Anspruch 3 oder 4, bei dem ein jeder Heftstich (80) durch ein Dichtungsmaterial (82) auf beiden Seiten des Heftstiches (80) abgedeckt wird.
  6. Schutzkleidungsstück nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 5, bei dem die Feuchtigkeitssperre (42) mit der Außenhülle (40) im Wesentlichen von gleichem Umfang ist.
  7. Schutzkleidungsstück nach einem der Ansprüche 1 bis 6, bei dem die Außenhülle (40) mindestens eine Entlüftung umfasst.
  8. Schutzkleidungsstück nach Anspruch 7, bei dem nur ein indirekter Weg von der Außenseite des Schutzkleidungsstückes (10) durch die Außenhülle (40) zum Träger innerhalb der Feuchtigkeitssperre (42) vorhanden ist.
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