Shirt with reinforced front

Abstract

A fire resistant shirt is described that is constructed from two or more layers of fire resistant fabric strategically located across the front portion of the shirt to protect the torso of the wearer.

1 . A fire resistant shirt having a front portion comprising two or more plies of fire resistant fabric and a back portion constructed of one ply of fire resistant fabric. 
     
     
         2 . The shirt of  claim 1 , further comprising sleeves constructed of fire resistant fabric. 
     
     
         3 . The shirt of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a neck opening at the top of the front portion;   a bottom edge along the bottom of the front portion, and   stitching around the neck opening which holds together the two or more plies of fire resistant fabric.   
     
     
         4 . The shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion further comprises:
 a left front panel and a right front panel joined together by an overlapping button panel and button hole panel, and   stitching along the button panel and button hole panel which holds together the two or more plies of fire resistant fabric.   
     
     
         5 . The shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the bottom edge comprises a stitched hem. 
     
     
         6 . The shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the two or more plies are continuously unbonded about a surface area of opposing faces of the plies. 
     
     
         7 . The shirt of  claim 2 , wherein the sleeves comprise a single ply of fire resistant fabric. 
     
     
         8 . The shirt of  claim 3 , wherein the two or more plies are continuously unbonded about a surface area of opposing faces of the plies. 
     
     
         9 . The shirt of  claim 4 , wherein the two or more plies are continuously unbonded about a surface area of opposing faces of the plies. 
     
     
         10 . A fire resistant shirt having a front portion comprising two or more plies of fire resistant fabric, wherein the front portion further comprises:
 a bottom edge;   shoulder seams;   two arm holes having a bottom;   a first ply with a length extending from the shoulder seams to the bottom edge of the shirt, and   a second ply with a length extending from the shoulder seams to a terminus between the bottom edge of the shirt and the bottom of the two arm holes.   
     
     
         11 . The shirt of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 a back portion constructed of one ply of fire resistant fabric.   
     
     
         12 . The shirt of  claim 10 , wherein the terminus of the second ply is located approximately at or between two-thirds and one-third of a distance measured from the bottom edge to the bottom of the two arm holes. 
     
     
         13 . The shirt of  claim 10 , wherein the terminus of the second ply is located approximately at or between three-quarters and one-quarter of a distance measured from the bottom edge to the bottom of the two arm holes. 
     
     
         14 . The shirt of  claim 10 , wherein the terminus of the second ply is located at approximately one-half of a distance measured from the bottom edge to the bottom of the two arm holes. 
     
     
         15 . The shirt of  claim 10 , wherein the terminus of the second ply is located approximately at or between two-thirds and one-half of a distance measured from the bottom edge to the bottom of the two arm holes. 
     
     
         16 . The shirt of  claim 10 , wherein the terminus of the second ply is located approximately at or between one-half and one-third of a distance measured from the bottom edge to the bottom of the two arm holes. 
     
     
         17 . The shirt of  claim 10 , wherein the first ply and the second ply are continuously unbonded about a surface area of opposing faces of the first and second plies. 
     
     
         18 . The shirt of  claim 11 , wherein the first ply and the second ply are continuously unbonded about a surface area of opposing faces of the first and second plies. 
     
     
         19 . The shirt of  claim 2 , wherein the sleeves comprise a first ply and a second ply of fire resistant fabric, and wherein said first ply and second ply have different lengths relative to each other. 
     
     
         20 . A torso-covering garment having a front portion comprising:
 at least two plies of fire resistant fabric, each fire resistant fabric ply having an arc thermal performance value (ATPV) equal to or greater than 4.2 calories per square centimeter;   a neck opening at the top of the front portion;   a hem along the bottom of the front portion;   stitching around the neck opening and along the hem which holds together the two or more plies of fire resistant fabric, wherein the front portion further comprises a left front panel and a right front panel which are joined together by and overlapping button hole panel and button panel, and   stitching along the button hole panel and button panel which holds together the two or more plies of fire resistant fabric.