Organizer for a firefighter's protective emergency-response clothing

Abstract

An organizer is disclosed for organizing the protective emergency-response clothing of a firefighter such as boots, trousers, jacket and helmet. The organizer of this invention eliminates the practice of placing the firefighter's jacket and helmet on the floor of the fire station during the time the firefighter is not wearing the same, thereby preventing the firefighter's jacket and helmet from coming into contact with dirt, water on the floor of the fire station.

1 . An organizer for the protective emergency-response clothing of a firefighter such as boots, trousers, jacket and helmet, comprising:
 a horizontally disposed based portion;   a first support, having upper and lower ends, extending upwardly from said base portion;   a grab bar assembly secured to said first support below said upper end thereof which extends generally horizontally therefrom to enable a firefighter to grasp the same;   and a jacket support member secured to said first support above said grab bar;   said jacket support member being spaced below said upper end of said first support so that a helmet may be supported on the upper end of said first support.   
     
     
         2 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said base portion is generally U-shaped to provide a space for a pair of boots having trousers compressed therearound. 
     
     
         3 . The organizer of  claim 2  wherein said base portion includes a pair of horizontally spaced-apart support legs which extend laterally with respect to said first support. 
     
     
         4 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said first support is selectively detachably secured to said base portion. 
     
     
         5 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said grab bar is selectively vertically adjustably secured to said first support. 
     
     
         6 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said grab bar is generally U-shaped. 
     
     
         7 . The organizer of  claim 6  wherein said grab bar includes a pair of horizontally spaced-apart grab bar members which extend generally horizontally from said first support. 
     
     
         8 . The organizer of  claim 7  wherein said base portion includes a pair of horizontally spaced-apart support legs which extend laterally with respect to said first support below said grab bar members. 
     
     
         9 . The organizer of  claim 2  wherein said base portion includes a plurality of spaced-apart support members extending laterally therefrom. 
     
     
         10 . The organizer of  claim 2  wherein said base portion includes a plurality of spaced-apart leveling members. 
     
     
         11 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said base portion includes an elongated central base member having first and second ends, an elongated first base member extending from said first end of said central base member at an angle with respect thereto, a second base member extending from said second end of said central base member at an angle with respect thereto, a third base member extending from said first base member at an angle with respect thereto, and a fourth base member extending from said second base member at an angle with respect thereto. 
     
     
         12 . The organizer of  claim 11  wherein said base members have leveling legs secured thereto. 
     
     
         13 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said jacket support member has a central portion and opposite end portions which extend downwardly from said central portion. 
     
     
         14 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said jacket support is positioned laterally of said first support. 
     
     
         15 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said grab bar assembly is selectively vertically slidably mounted on said first support. 
     
     
         16 . The organizer of  claim 1  wherein said base portion and said first support are comprised of metal square tubing.