EP3970543A1 - Sicherheitskleidungssystem - Google Patents

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EP3970543A1
EP3970543A1 EP20208326.7A EP20208326A EP3970543A1 EP 3970543 A1 EP3970543 A1 EP 3970543A1 EP 20208326 A EP20208326 A EP 20208326A EP 3970543 A1 EP3970543 A1 EP 3970543A1
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Michael Rutten
Kristofer Mcleod
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/0007—Garments with built-in harnesses

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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of safety garments and more specifically relates to coveralls.
  • Oil and gas well drilling and oil and gas well servicing involve many different types of equipment and materials. Workers in the oil and gas industries face the risk of fire and explosion due to ignition of flammable vapors or gases, along with other risks. Flammable gases, such as well gases, vapors, and hydrogen sulfide, can be released from wells, trucks, production equipment or surface equipment. When an injured person is down, another person willing to save his life will be putting substantially more risk on their own life. Current methods are unsafe for both parties involved. For example, in an emergency situation a rescuer may have to pull on any loose article of clothing of victim in an effort to move from an unsafe situation However, the article of clothing may tear slowing evacuation from the dangerous situation. For a victim it is imperative to get to a fresh air environment as quickly as possible. A suitable and more efficient means for rescuing is desired.
  • Flammable gases such as well gases, vapors, and hydrogen sulfide
  • the present invention is adapted to provide a wearable safety garment system that appears as a typical work uniform, while having an integrated harness system.
  • the harness system is positioned on an interior side of the garment and operably connected to a first handle and a second handle each disposed on a respective shoulder portions of the garment.
  • the harness system includes a shoulder harness, a front torso harness, and a groin harness. These harnesses cooperatively allow a rescuer to pull the wearer at the handles without risk of the garment tearing or otherwise being ineffective in dragging the wearer from a dangerous situation.
  • the present invention provides a wearable safety garment system that appears as a typical work uniform, while having an integrated harness system.
  • the safety garment system includes a garment having an interior side, an exterior side, a harness, a first handle, and a second handle.
  • the garment is defined by a body having the interior side and the exterior side.
  • the harness system is positioned on an interior side of the garment and operably connected to a first handle and a second handle each disposed on a respective shoulder portion of the garment.
  • the harness system allows a rescuer to pull the wearer at the handles without risk of the garment tearing or otherwise being ineffective in dragging the wearer from a dangerous situation.
  • a pair of patches are removably secured to the first handle and the second handle such that each patch conceals the first handle and the second handle, respectively.
  • the shoulder harness is distinct and independent from the front torso harness, such that a size adjustment of either the shoulder harness or the front torso harness does not affect a size adjustment of the other. In this way, pulling of the handle does not cause movement of the harness that is affixed to the garment.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a garment safety system with a harness system having a shoulder harness, a front torso harness, and a groin harness.
  • the harness system provides secure attachment to the garment, such that pulling of the handles by a rescuer applies a distributed force to the harness system. Thereby, effectively pulling the wearer from a dangerous situation and not causing injury to the wearer during the rescuing act.
  • the pair of patches comprise a patch fastener configured to mate with a garment fastener located on the garment and the pair of patches are completely removeable from the garment for use of the first handle and the second handle.
  • references to "one embodiment,” “at least one embodiment,” “an embodiment,” “one example,” “an example,” “for example,” and so on indicate that the embodiment(s) or example(s) may include a feature, structure, characteristic, property, element, or limitation but that not every embodiment or example necessarily includes that feature, structure, characteristic, property, element, or limitation. Further, repeated use of the phrase “in an embodiment”, “first embodiment”, “second embodiment”, or “third embodiment” does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment.
  • the safety garment system 100 comprises a garment 110 having an interior side 112, an exterior side 116, a harness or harness system 120, a first handle 124, and a second handle 130.
  • the garment 110 is defined by a body having the interior side 112 and the exterior side 116.
  • the harness system 120 is disposed on an interior side 112 thereof and operably connected to a first handle 124 and a second handle 130each disposed on a respective shoulder portion 117 of the garment 110.
  • the first handle 124 and the second handle 130 are configured on the exterior side 116 and are positioned on opposing sides (left and right) at a shoulder portion 117 of the garment 110.
  • the garment 110 is configured to be used to drag a victim to safety using the harness 120, the first handle 124, and the second handle 130. More handles may be used in alternate embodiments.
  • the safety garment system 100 includes the garment 110 which may be used for effectively dragging a victim in a life-threatening environment.
  • the garment 110 is a pair coveralls.
  • the garment 110 may be provided in a summer or winter design for around the year use.
  • the garment 110 further includes a pair of patches 140 configured to be secured on top of both the first handle 124 and the second handle 130 and conceal the first handle 124 and the second handle 130.
  • the pair of patches 140 are each substantially rectangular.
  • the pair of patches 140 comprise a patch fastener 142 (see Fig. 3 ) which is configured to mate with a garment fastener 144 located on the garment 110.
  • the patch fastener 142 and the garment fastener 144 include hook-and-loop fasteners, snap fasteners, or other suitable fastening means.
  • the garment fastener 144 is positioned around a perimeter of the first handle 124 and the second handle 130 and is configured to receive the patch fastener 142.
  • the patch and garment fasteners 142, 144 may have any shape and configuration for semi-permanently securing the patch 140 to the garment 110.
  • the patches maintain the handles in a stored configuration and prevent the handles from being accessed, thereby preventing the handle from becoming caught or ensnared on an object when not in use.
  • the harness system 120 comprises a shoulder harness 121 encircling an arm portion 118 of the garment 110, wherein the shoulder harness 121 is coupled to a lateral end 132 of each the first handle and the second handle 124, 130, respectively.
  • the shoulder harness 121 is adapted to receive the arm of the wearer therethrough.
  • a front torso harness 122 extends between a groin harness 126 and a medial end 134 of each of the first handle and the second handle 124, 130, respectively.
  • the groin harness 126 extends between the front torso harness 122 and a groin portion 115 of the garment, wherein the groin harness 126 encircles a leg portion 119 of the garment to provide strength to the garment 110 allowing a rescuer to drag the wearer.
  • first handle and the second handle 124, 130 are each permanently configured on an exterior side 116 of the garment 110, such that each handle 124, 130 are adapted to provide a gripping portion in operation.
  • the shoulder harness 121 is distinct and independent from the front torso harness 122, such that a size adjustment of either the shoulder harness 121 or the front torso harness 122 does not affect a size adjustment of the other. In this way, as the rescuer pulls the handles 124, 130 so as to drag the wearer of the garment safety system 100, the shoulder harness 121 and/or the front torso harness 122 remains affixed to the garment 110. In this way, the pulling force of the rescuer occurs at the shoulder portions 117 and is evenly distributed throughout the garment 110.
  • the front torso harness 122, the rear torso harness 123, the shoulder harness 121, and the groin harness 126 are permanently affixed to the garment.
  • the harness 110 is stitched to the interior side 112 of the garment.
  • the first handle 124 and the second handle 130 are configured to fold under the patch 140.
  • the first handle 124 and the second handle 130 are substantially flat on top of a shoulder during non-use.
  • the handles 124, 130 comprise a strap having an arc length extending between a lateral end 132 and a medial end 134 of each handle 124, 130.
  • the lateral end 132 of the handles 124, 130 is the outer side or distal side thereof.
  • the medial end 134 of the handles 124, 130 are towards the middle of the garment.
  • the arc length of the handles 124, 130 is greater than a linear length between the lateral end 132 and medial ends 132 (as shown in FIG. 5 ). In this way, for the handle 124, 130 to lay flat on the shoulder portion 117, the handles 124, 130 are folded onto itself. Therefore, when the patch 140 is secured to the garment 110, the handles 124, 130 lay substantially flat thereunder.
  • the pair of patches 140 comprise a material which is the same or similar to that of the garment 110.
  • the pair of patches 140 are removeable from the garment 110 for use of the first handle 124 and the second handle 130.
  • the patches 140 protect the first handle 124 and the second handle 130 from flash fires and potential snags.
  • the harness system 120 further comprises a rear torso harness 123 comprising a first strap 125 and a second strap 125B.
  • the first strap 125 extends from a waist portion 127 between a first side 128 of a waist portion of the garment 110 and the medial end 134 of the first handle 1124 disposed on a second side 112 of the garment.
  • the second strap 125B extends between a second side 129 of the waist portion of the garment and the medial end 143 of each the second handle 130 disposed on a first side 111 of the garment.
  • the first side 111 of the garment and the second side 112 of the garment are disposed on left and right sides of the garment, respectively.
  • the groin harness terminates at a waist portion of the rear side.
  • a pair of patches 140 are each configured to be removably secured to the first handle 124 and the second handle 130, such that each patch 140 is configured to conceal the first handle and the second handle, respectively.
  • the pair of patches 140 comprise a patch fastener 142 configured to mate with a garment fastener 144 located on the garment 110.
  • the pair of patches 140 are completely removeable from the garment 110 for use of the first handle and the second handle 124, 130.
  • the harness 120 is connected to the first handle 124 and the second handle 130.
  • the first handle 124 and the second handle 130 each comprise the shoulder strap 150 and handle strap 151 include an opening suitable for receiving a hand for dragging the victim to safety using the first handle 124 and the second handle 130.
  • the first handle 124 and the second handle 130 each comprise a length of flexible material.
  • the harness 120 is lightweight and is configured to support a weight of the victim.
  • the safety garment system 100 allows a rescuer to drag another person (wearer) to a fresh air environment in a safe and timely manner.
  • the rescuer is able to drag the wearer while walking forward in an upright position, unlike other current methods.
  • the person will have total control of the victim and be able to easily get the person out of a ditch or up/down a set of stairs, when gripping and using the first handle 124 and the second handle 130.
  • the coveralls will naturally cradle the victim's neck and head.
  • FIG. 6 there is shown a perspective view of an interior side of the shoulder portion of an embodiment of thee safety garments system.
  • the shoulder harness 121 and the front and rear torso harnesses 122, 123 are fixed to a shoulder strap 150.
  • the shoulder strap 150 is sewn directly to the harness 121, 122, 123, such that the shoulder strap 150 remains fixed in position relative to the garment and the harnesses 121, 122, 123.
  • the first and second handle 124, 130 each comprise the shoulder strap 150 and handle strap 151, wherein the shoulder strap 150 is directly affixed to the shoulder harness 121 and the front torso harness 122, wherein the handle strap 151 is directly affixed to the shoulder strap 150.
  • the shoulder strap and handle strap 150, 151 form an opening suitable for receiving a hand for dragging a victim to safety, wherein the handle strap 151 a fixed length.
  • the harness 120 is approximately 1-inch wide.
  • the harness system is adapted to not tension when the pair of patches fastened to the first handle and the second handle, respectively, is uncoupled therefrom. Moreover, when the handles 124, 130 are pulled by a rescuer the harness system is adapted to remain affixed to the garment throughout the entire interior side of the garment. In this way, the handle 124, 130 position is independent of the position of the harness system 120.

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US20080289089A1 (en) * 2007-05-25 2008-11-27 Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C. Drag harness with multiple gripping locations
US20190350278A1 (en) * 2018-05-17 2019-11-21 Michael William Rutten Safety garment system

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US20080289089A1 (en) * 2007-05-25 2008-11-27 Morning Pride Manufacturing, L.L.C. Drag harness with multiple gripping locations
US20190350278A1 (en) * 2018-05-17 2019-11-21 Michael William Rutten Safety garment system

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