Protective garment

Abstract

The invention pertains to an outer garment for protection against chemical and biological exposures. The garment comprises a membrane and absorbent ply and several throughgoing vents, which pass through all plies. The vents are equipped with separate closing devices for each ply and/or combination of plies, the vents are at least arranged in an upper and a lower portion of the outer garment, that the outer garment consists of at least two separate parts. The invention also pertains use of such a garment.

1 . An outer garment for protection against chemical and/or biological exposure comprising at least an outer and an inner separate ply, where the plies consist of one or more layers which may have different characteristics, where at least one layer of the outer ply is in the form of a membrane material and at least one layer of the inner ply is in the form of an absorbent material and that the outer garment comprises sealing devices against extremities, 
 characterised in that the garment has several vents which pass through all the plies, where the vents are equipped with separate closing devices for each ply and/or combination of plies, the vents are at least arranged in an upper and a lower portion of the outer garment, that the outer garment consists of at least two separate parts, a jacket element and a trousers element, that the garment's jacket element includes a drawstring at a lower edge and that the jacket's inner ply is provided with its own separate drawstring in the waist region, and that the outer and the inner plies of the garment are releasably secured to each other by fastening devices so that they are perceived as a uniform outer garment.    
   
   
       2 . An outer garment according to one of the above-mentioned claims, characterised in that the inner absorbent ply is replaceable.  
   
   
       3 . An outer garment according to one of the above-mentioned claims, characterised in that the closing devices comprise for each ply a zip fastener, a flap whose length at least corresponds to the length of the zip and whose width is greater than the width of the zip, where the flap is securely connected along one longitudinal side to the ply and that the flap at the opposite side is equipped with a sealing device which cooperates with a corresponding sealing device arranged on the other side of the zip.  
   
   
       4 . An outer garment according to one of the above-mentioned claims, characterised in that the separate plies can be used separately.  
   
   
       5 . An outer garment according to one of the above-mentioned claims, characterised in that the trousers element includes vents in the central front part, from the lower edge and some distance up along the legs and at the side of the hip, and that the jacket element includes vents in the central front part, under the arms and extending from the outer edge and some distance up along the sleeves.  
   
   
       6 . An outer garment according to one of the claims  3  or  5 , 
 characterised in that vent in the central front part of the neck portion of the jacket element is equipped with a flap of greater width.    
   
   
       7 . An outer garment according to  claim 5 , 
 characterised in that the vents extending from the lower edge of the legs extend upwards to a point above the knee portion of the trousers or all the way up to the waistband.    
   
   
       8 . An outer garment according to one of the above-mentioned claims, characterised in that the jacket element includes a hood of at least one outer ply of membrane material and a ply of absorbent material where the outer ply can be folded up and stored in a compartment in the outer ply's neck portion, and the hood is also equipped with sealing devices against a respiratory and/or face protector.  
   
   
       9 . An outer garment according to one of the above-mentioned claims, characterised in that the outer ply in the jacket element is releasably secured to the inner ply by at least zip fasteners at the two sides of the vent in the central front part, and that the length of the zip fasteners is shorter than the length of the vent.  
   
   
       10 . An outer garment according to one of the above-mentioned claims, characterised in that the outer ply of the trousers element is releasably secured to the inner ply by fastening devices in the waist portion.  
   
   
       11 . The use of an outer garment according to one of the claims  1 - 10  as part of a uniform.  
   
   
       12 . The use of an outer garment according to one of the claims  1 - 10  as part of emergency equipment for civilian personnel or private persons.