Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
  • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
  • A62B17/00—Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes
  • A62B17/006—Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes against contamination from chemicals, toxic or hostile environments; ABC suits
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
  • A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
  • A62B17/00—Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes
  • A62B17/04—Hoods

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a garment, in particular for protective and / or military purposes, such as ABC protective suit or the like, according to the preamble of claim 1 and according to the preamble of claim 34. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for improving the sealing of a transition between a hood and a respiratory mask according to the preamble of claim 32.
• the prior art uses conventional protective suits, such as ABC or chemical protective suits, with a separate respirator.
• a separate respirator Depending on the type of respirator and softness of the material of the suit, it can be very complicated and difficult to ensure a secure seal between the suit and the respirator, especially during extreme head movements.
• An object of the present invention is now to provide a garment, preferably for protective or military purposes, such as ABC protective suit or the like, which mitigates the disadvantages described above or at least largely avoids.
• a garment which in particular has a hood for receiving a respirator, the transition region between garment on the one hand and respirator on the other hand in such a way that this transition, at least largely sealed even under adverse conditions or strong mechanical stress is.
• the above-described object is achieved by a piece of clothing according to claim 1 or by a piece of clothing according to claim 34.
• advantageous developments and refinements are the subject of the dependent claims.
• the above-described object is achieved by a method according to claim 32. Further, advantageous developments and refinements are the subject of the dependent claims.
• the present invention is thus an item of clothing, in particular for protective and / or military purposes, such as ABC protective suit or the like, wherein the item of clothing has a hood and a respirator, and wherein the hood has a hood edge for forming a visual field opening wherein the respirator is received by the field of view opening and wherein it is provided that the respirator is permanently connected to the hood.
• a basic idea of the present invention is therefore to provide a permanent connection between the respirator on the one hand and hood on the other hand, in order to ensure in this way a permanently sealing transition between respirator on the one hand and hood on the other hand, especially in the (edge) area of the visual field opening.
• the hood is permanently connected to the hood at a hood edge, wherein it is particularly preferred according to the invention that the hood edge is connected to an outer edge of the respiratory mask.
• the hood edge forms, so to speak, the limitation or delimitation of the visual field opening of the hood.
• the connection between hood and respirator can thus be made such conditions that the hood and the respirator are each connected at the edges.
• connection between the hood and the respiratory mask in particular between a hood edge of the hood and an outer edge of the respiratory mask, is formed circumferentially or at least substantially continuously along the visual field opening.
• circumferential or “continuous”, as used according to the invention in relation to the connection between hood and respirator, is understood in the sense of the present invention such that the aforementioned term denotes a state in which the permanent compound forms a closed ring or circle, so to speak, along the field of view opening, in which respect it is crucial that the circumferential connection is at least substantially continuous, d. H. is not provided with channels and openings, so that a sealing connection between the respirator on the one hand and the hood on the other hand results.
• the term “permanent” is also to be understood such that the tightness, especially against toxic substances such as chemical or biological poison or warfare agents, during the intended service life of the garment according to the invention is at least substantially not affected or not degraded, with the useful life may extend over a variety of uses, such as military missions. It is crucial that the secure connection over the entire period of use of the garment according to the invention is ensured.
• the garment according to the invention can - as described below - for example in the form of a protective suit, in particular a ABC protective suit.
• a protective suit in particular a ABC protective suit.
• It may be a one-piece protective suit in which the item of clothing according to the invention is, so to speak, an integral part of the protective suit or is firmly connected to the other parts of the protective suit.
• the protective suit, in particular ABC protective suit may be a so-called coverall in a non-restrictive manner.
• the present invention also relates to such embodiments in which the protective clothing is in the manner of a protective jacket, a protective shirt or the like, in particular with a protective function against chemical or biological toxicants or warfare agents.
• the garment according to the invention is detachably connectable to a protective suit, which will be discussed in more detail below.
• the item of clothing according to the invention may also be in the form of a particular separate poncho, wherein the item of clothing according to the invention can to a certain extent be worn over a protective suit or the like and covers it at least partially, in particular in the upper body region.
• the protective clothing can be both an undergarment (undergarment or underwear), which is worn directly on the skin in particular, and an overgarment (outerwear).
• the essential advantages of the present invention reside in the fact that according to the invention with regard to the hood and respirator so to speak a one-piece garment is provided such that the hood and respirator are permanently interconnected. This leads to the great advantage that when using a quick and easy placement of the garment according to the invention is guaranteed, since so to speak, hood and respirator can be placed in one step, which represents a huge increase in security potential.
• the invention ensures that slippage or wrinkling in the transition between the hood and respirator is effectively prevented, so that the compound has a high protective function against toxic substances, especially chemical poison or Warfare agents ensures, even under strong chemical and physical stress, for example in the form of head movements during heavy physical activity.
• the invention eliminates a precise and (time) consuming alignment or adjustment of the hood with respect to the respirator.
• FIG. 1 shows a side view of the article of clothing according to the invention in the state of use
• FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along the line II shown in FIG. 1;
• Fig. 3 is a schematic representation of the garment according to the invention in a front view according to a preferred embodiment, according to which the garment according to the invention additionally comprises a chest or a back element;
• 5A to 5C is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line V shown in Figure 4 according to various embodiments of the invention, the connection between the hood and the respirator.
• 6A, 6B is an enlarged cross-sectional view along the line V shown in Figure 4 according to an embodiment of the invention, according to which the edge region of the respirator is formed doppellippig.
• Fig. 7 is a front view of a clothing unit comprising the garment according to the invention according to an embodiment of the invention
• Figure 8 is a rear view of a clothing unit, wherein the garment according to the invention is firmly connected to the clothing unit.
• FIG. 9 shows a back or rear view of a clothing unit in which the item of clothing according to the invention is detachably fixed or connected.
• FIGs 1, 2, 3 and 4 show a garment 1 according to the invention, preferably for protective and / or military purposes, such as ABC protective suit or the like.
• the item of clothing 1 according to the invention has a hood 2 and a respiratory mask 3, wherein the hood 2 has a hood edge 4 for forming a field of view opening 5, the respiratory mask 3 being received by the visual field opening 5.
• the garment 1 according to the invention is characterized in that - as can be seen in particular from the enlarged illustration according to FIG. 4 - the respirator mask 3 is permanently connected to the hood 2. In this case, the fixation between hood 2 and respirator 3 or the attachment of the respiratory mask 3 to the hood 2 can be ensured by a compound 13 which is specified in more detail below.
• FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 further show that the hood 2 is permanently connected to the hood 3 on a hood edge 4 of the hood 2. It can be inventively provided that the hood edge 4 - as shown in particular in FIG. 4 - is connected to an outer edge 6 of the respirator 3. According to the invention, it is thus preferable for the hood 2 and the respiratory mask 3 to be connected to each other on the edge side.
• connection 13 between the hood 2 and the respirator 3, in particular between a hood edge 4 of the hood 2 and an outer edge 6 of the respirator 3, circumferentially or at least substantially continuously is formed along the visual field opening 5.
• the hood edge 4 is designed in the form of a seam in order to prevent fraying of the hood 2 in the edge region 4. countries. Due to the circumferential or at least substantially continuous connection 13 between respirator 3 on the one hand and hood 2 on the other hand, an overall effective protection against chemical Gift, etc.
• Warfare agents guaranteed because the entire area of contact or contact between hood 2 and respirator 3 is permanently or permanently connected to each other and thus the hood 2 completely surrounds the respirator 3 with respect to its outer edge 6 and adjoins this. This ensures in a particularly effective manner that chemicals or chemical poison or warfare agents can not penetrate between the hood 2 and the respirator 3 in the direction of the head of the wearer, so that overall a very high protection results.
• FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C show, according to the invention, preferred arrangements or configurations of the connection 13 between the hood 2 on the one hand and the respirator mask 3 on the other hand.
• the hood edge 4 the respirator 3 in particular an outer edge 6 of the respirator 3 overlaps such that in the wearing state a hood edge 4 of the hood 2 on the wearer of the item of clothing 1 facing away from the garment 1 is arranged.
• the hood 2 in the transition region to the respirator mask or ABC protective mask 3, so to speak, the outer layer, so that the outer edge 6 of the respirator 3 to a certain extent applied directly to the head or field of view of the wearer and thus seals the respirator 3 to the wearer.
• FIG. 5A shows an embodiment according to the invention, according to which the hood edge 4 overlaps the outer edge 6 of the respirator mask 3 such that the inside of the hood 2-ie the side facing the wearer of the item of clothing 1 according to the invention-on the outside of the outer edge 6 the respirator 3 rests or is connected thereto, wherein the outside of the outer edge 6 of the respirator 3 refers to the wearer in the state of wear of the item of clothing 1 of the invention side facing away.
• the hood edge 4 and the outer edge 6 of the respiratory mask 3 are to a certain extent flat on one another.
• FIG. 5B shows an alternative embodiment of the invention, according to which the hood edge 4 is connected to the edge region of the respirator 3, that the hood edge 4 is folded, so to speak, so that a final or cutting edge of the hood 2 outwardly covered by the hood 2 is.
• the hood edge 4 is connected to the edge region of the respirator 3, that the hood edge 4 is folded, so to speak, so that a final or cutting edge of the hood 2 outwardly covered by the hood 2 is.
• FIG. 5C shows an alternative embodiment according to the invention, according to which the respiratory mask 3 is fastened to the hood 2 in such a way that the hood edge 4 is folded over - comparable to FIG. 5B - but the connection 13 is deflected both by the folded-over edge region 4 the hood 2 as well as through the opposite portion of the edge region 4 extends.
• the durability or durability of the compound 13 overall can be further increased.
• the respirator mask 3 has a double-lip shape and in this respect comprises an inner lip T and an outer lip 7 ", in which case the outer lip 7" may preferably be circumferential on the outer edge 6 may be attached to the respiratory mask 3, and the outer lip 7 "may be spaced from the inner lip T.
• the respirator 3 is double-walled in its edge region 6 according to this embodiment and has an additional connecting element with the outer lip 7" , which is primarily intended for receiving the hood edge 4 and the hood 2.
• the inner lip T in the wearing state of the garment 1 according to the invention acts as a sealing lip against the head, in particular the field of view, the wearer.
• the outer lip 7 "according to this embodiment thus serves - as described above - thus preferably for receiving the hood edge 4, preferably by means of a connection 13.
• the edge of the hood 4 is overlappingly connected to the outer lip 7 '', in which respect all the embodiments shown in FIGS. 5A to 5C are shown.
• fastening types between outer lip 7 "and hood edge 4 For example, it may be provided that the edge region 4 of the hood 2 is folded over.
• FIG. 6A thus shows an embodiment according to the invention, according to which the hood edge 4 in the wearing state is arranged on the side of the outer lip 7 "facing away from the wearer of the item of clothing 1, while FIG. 6B shows a preferred embodiment according to the invention, according to which the hood edge 4 between the outer lip 7 "and the inner lip T arranged and fixed to the outer lip 7" so to speak from the inside - ie on the wearer in the state of the side facing the outer lip 7 ".
• the hood edge 4 of both lips T and 7 "is enclosed on both sides, which results in a particularly high protective function, in particular because the end edge of the hood edge 4 is additionally protected improved seal can be ensured in particular between the respirator 3 to the head of the wearer, especially since the inner lip T is free of connections and thus any break-through points are avoided.
• connection 13 between the hood 2 on the one hand and the respirator mask 3 on the other hand it may be provided according to the invention that the hood 2 is connected to the respirator mask 3 by means of sewing, weaving, gluing, deepening, welding or the like.
• sewing for example, and in a non-limiting manner, those skilled in the art known per se, such as cross-stitch, zigzag stitch, overlock, flatlock, security stitch or stitch, chain stitch, double chain stitch and combinations thereof come into question.
• the types of connections are concerned, they are well known to the person skilled in the art, so that no further explanation is required in this respect.
• those skilled in the sewing thread or yarn types are well known.
• connection 13 in the form of a combination of the aforementioned types of connection - li ⁇
• connection 13 for example, and in a non-limiting manner by a combination of sewing and welding or sewing and gluing to ensure. In this way it is possible to produce particularly dense connections 13. Similarly, it is within the scope of the present invention, when the compound 13 has, for example, double or multiple seams, with combinations of the aforementioned Vernähart are possible.
• the hood 2 has at least one adjusting device 8 for adapting the hood 2 or respiratory mask 3 to the head or face of the wearer of the item of clothing 1 according to the invention
• the adjusting device 8 in the form of a preferably adjustable band or in the form of an elastic band, in particular a rubber band is formed.
• the adjusting device 8 can be applied in particular to the hood 2 or integrated into the hood 2.
• the adjusting device 8 extends from the respirator 3 over the hood 2 and is fixed to the hood 2 and / or again to the respirator 3 in the manner of an adjustment device 8 running around the head.
• the adjusting device 8 is attached to a plurality of positions or points along the garment piece 1 according to the invention, for example in the region of the side head, in particular the ears, the forehead, but also the back of the head.
• the garment 1 according to the invention in particular the hood 2 and / or the respirator 3, can be adapted or worn sealingly against the head.
• the hood 2 and the respiratory mask 3 are made of different materials.
• this may be a textile material in particular.
• the hood 2 may thus comprise a textile sheet material.
• the hood 2 is completely or partially lined on its inside with an inner material wherein the inner material comprises an adsorptive material, in particular activated carbon, preferably in the form of activated carbon grains and / or activated carbon fibers.
• an adsorptive material in particular activated carbon, preferably in the form of activated carbon grains and / or activated carbon fibers.
• the inner material comprises a water vapor permeable, at least substantially gas and / or air impermeable barrier layer which prevents or at least delays the passage of harmful gases or liquids, in particular chemical warfare agents . Due to the presence of a barrier layer or due to the use of adsorptive materials in particular, a passage of toxic substances in the region of the connection 13 between the hood 2 on the one hand and respirator 3 can be effectively prevented.
• the Applicant has - completely surprisingly - found that even a compound 13 in the form of a simple seam is sufficient to achieve an effective seal between the hood 2 and respirator 3 with respect to toxic substances.
• the interior materials usable according to the invention which are designed with an adsorption layer and / or a barrier layer, these are known as such from the prior art.
• the hood 2 may be wholly or partly equipped with such an inner material.
• a breast element (breast flap, breast overhang) 9 adjoins the hood 2, in particular wherein the breast element 9 in the wearing state of the item of clothing 1 covers the breast region and / or or at least partially covering the shoulder area of the wearer.
• the breast member 9 is arranged on the breast side, so to speak.
• the breast flap 9 with the hood 2, in particular in the neck region with the hood 2 is preferably permanently connected.
• the type of connection known per se to the person skilled in the art, in particular also of the aforementioned type, can be used.
• the breast member 9 can be connected to a clothing unit 10, in particular by means of a fastening device 14, preferably in the form of zippers, snaps, hook-and-loop fasteners and the like.
• the clothing unit 10 may be, for example, a protective jacket or a protective suit, in particular with a protective function against chemical toxins and warfare agents. Due to the fastening device 14 between the breast member 9 on the one hand and the clothing unit 10 on the other hand, it is possible to attach the garment 1 according to the invention detachably to the clothing unit 10, so that it can be easily removed, for example, after a (military) use - for example, for decontamination purposes can.
• the fastening device 14 against chemical poisoning or warfare agents, since penetration of the toxic substances, in particular between the article of clothing 1 according to the invention and the clothing unit 10, is prevented. Due to the fastening device 14 Thus, a safe and aerosol-tight connection is guaranteed.
• the item of clothing 1 can be integrated into a clothing unit 10, in particular wherein the clothing unit 10 adjoins the hood 2.
• the item of clothing 1 according to the invention can be directly and permanently connected to a clothing unit 10, for example a protective suit, in particular as defined above, in which connection the abovementioned types of connection can be used.
• the item of clothing 1 according to the invention can be connected in the aforementioned manner with a protective suit, so to speak on the back or in the neck region, wherein the garment 1 according to the invention is provided in the front or chest region with a breast member 9 of the previously defined type.
• the garment 1 according to the invention is beaten behind the head when not in use, so to speak with the hood 2 and the respirator 3.
• a quick access to the garment 1 according to the invention is possible in the application, and the garment 1 according to the invention can be placed quickly and easily in such a case.
• the design of the breast element the design of the breast element
• the breast member 9 should be configured such that it extends the hood 2, so to speak chest side, so that the breast member 9 at least the lower neck area and the upper chest part of the wearer or one located under the garment 1 of the invention clothing unit
• An additional advantage of such a system is the fact that 9 through the breast member located in the chest area or that below the breast member 9 leads in the form of cables, such.
• cables such as for laryngeal microphones or headphones, and / or hoses, z. B. for drinkers, gastight to the wearer of the item of clothing 1 according to the invention and / or can be removed, so as to allow communication or supply of the carrier, for example with liquid.
• the above-described clothing unit 10 may be in the form of a so-called undergarment or undergarment.
• Under an undermentment is to be understood in a broader sense an underwear or underwear, so that the garment 1 according to the invention can be combined both with clothing units or elements in the form of underwear and in the form of outerwear.
• a combination of the item of clothing 1 according to the invention is possible, for example, with a coverall overalls.
• training in the form of protective jackets or complete protective suits is possible in this regard.
• the hood 2 is followed by a back element 11, in particular wherein the back element 11 in the wearing state of the item of clothing 1 is the upper back region and / or the back Shoulder area of the carrier at least substantially covers.
• the back element 1 1 is positioned in the wearing state to a certain extent on the back.
• the back element 11, like the breast element 9, preferably has the same material as the hood 2.
• the back element 11 can be permanently connected to the hood 2, in particular in the neck area with the hood 2, wherein the connection can be designed in the aforementioned manner.
• the item of clothing 1 according to the invention has both a breast member 9 and a back element 11, the item of clothing 1 according to the invention then being able to be worn in a kind of poncho with the hood 2 and the respiratory mask 3 via a clothing unit 10, wherein the breast member 9 covers the front neck and chest region and the front shoulder region, respectively, and the back part 11 covers the neck, the back shoulder region and the upper back region of the wearer.
• the back element 1 1 and the breast member 9 are formed integrally in total, which further simplifies the production of the item of clothing 1 according to the invention.
• the back element 11 may preferably be detachably connected to a clothing unit 10.
• the garment 1 according to the invention either completely removed from the clothing unit 10 or, for example, by loosening the front chest member 9 in the manner described above, can be folded or folded as it were on the back of the wearer, wherein the connection between the back element 11 and the clothing unit 10 at least substantially remains.
• the garment 1 may be formed so that it can be folded away in the wearing state on the back of the wearer.
• connection between the back element 11 and the clothing unit 10 may be effected by means of a fastening device 14 of the type described above, that is to say preferably in the form of zippers, snaps, hook-and-loop fasteners and the like.
• the item of clothing 1 according to the invention is designed as a separate unit independent of a clothing unit 10 or a protective suit, in particular wherein the item of clothing 1 according to the invention also comprises a breast member 9, as defined above, and / or a back element 1 1, in particular as defined above, having.
• the back element 1 1 can be connected to the breast element 9 via at least one connecting device 12, in particular via shoulder straps, the corresponding connecting devices 12 being flexible or should be reversibly stretchable. In this way it is ensured that both the back member 11 and the breast member 9 in the wearing state closely abut the upper body of the wearer or the clothing unit 10 and thus a high degree of protection against chemical toxins or warfare agents is guaranteed.
• the item of clothing 1 can be combined with a clothing unit 10 in the wearing state such that the clothing unit 10 covers the body of the wearer, in particular at the breast, at least up to the neck, in particular at least to the larynx area, and the item of clothing 1 covers the clothing unit 10 covered and / or overlapped in the region of the neck and preferably in the region of the upper thorax.
• the clothing unit 10 covers the body of the wearer, in particular at the breast, at least up to the neck, in particular at least to the larynx area
• the item of clothing 1 covers the clothing unit 10 covered and / or overlapped in the region of the neck and preferably in the region of the upper thorax.
• communication links in particular in the form of cables and / or hoses, for example by the connecting lines between the item of clothing 1 and the clothing unit 10 are guided or laid, so that in this way a supply or communication with the carrier is possible.
• the present invention also relates, according to a further aspect of the present invention, to a method for improving the sealing of a transition between a hood 2 and a respirator 3 in a garment 1, in particular for protective and / or military purposes, such as ABC protective suit or the like, wherein the hood 2 is provided with a hood edge 4 for forming a visual field opening 5, wherein the respirator 3 is received by the visual field opening 5.
• the inventive method is characterized in that the respirator 3 is permanently connected to the hood 2.
• the present invention further relates to a garment, especially for protective and / or military purposes, such as NBC protective suit or the like, comprising a hood and a respirator, the hood having a hood edge Forming a visual field opening, wherein the respirator is received by the visual field opening, wherein the respirator mask is connected to the hood by means of a preferably gas-tight zipper or Velcro.
• the respirator is designed to be removable and can for example be replaced or cleaned separately from the hood.
• the garment of the invention Due to the permanent connection between the hood on the one hand and a respirator on the other hand, the garment of the invention, so to speak, in one step, for example, under conditions of use, in which a quick action is required to be placed. It also eliminates a complex and time-consuming alignment of the hood for sealing connection with respect to a previously patched respirator.
• the permanent connection between the hood and the respirator has a high protective function against toxic substances such as chemical or biological toxins or warfare agents.
• the permanent connection also ensures that even with strong head movements of the wearer no slippage with possibly accompanying entry of toxic substances is present.
• the item of clothing according to the invention can be used in a wide range or can be designed or tailored individually to the respective requirement profile.
• the item of clothing according to the invention can be in the form of a poncho, which can to a certain extent be worn over other protective clothing items.
• the garment according to the invention it is possible to integrate the garment according to the invention in protective suits, which can be ensured by permanent or detachable connections.
• the garment according to the invention can for example be combined with a clothing unit such that the item of clothing according to the invention can be worn or folded behind the head outside an insert.
• the garment according to the invention is, so to speak, always on hand, and a quick and direct access to the garment according to the invention is possible at any time, without this before any storage containers must be removed.
• the fit or the adaptation of the garment according to the invention to the head or to the visual field of the wearer can be further optimized.

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