Protective one-piece suit

Abstract

A one-piece suit for protecting a wearer from at least one of paint, dirt, debris and moisture is described. The one-piece suit enables the entire body of a wearer to be protected. The one-piece suit offers a combination of features which make it useful for protecting the wearer from paint, dirt, debris and/or moisture, etc. The one-piece suit includes and upper body portion and a lower body portion integrally formed with the upper body portion. Leg portions have a forward side defining a protective outer surface and a rearward side formed of a material which provides more breathability than the forward side. A foot covering portion is also integrally formed with each of the leg portions and extends forwardly outward from the lower ends thereof to substantially cover the wearer's foot.

1 . A one-piece suit for protecting a wearer from at least one of paint, dirt, debris and moisture, the one-piece suit comprising:
 an upper body portion for covering the upper body of the wearer, the upper portion comprising at least a trunk covering portion covering a wearer's chest and back and arm portions connected to and extending from the trunk covering portion to cover at least a portion of the wearer's arms;   a lower body portion integrally formed with the upper body portion and connected to a lower end of the trunk covering portion thereof, the lower body portion forming trousers for covering the lower body of the wearer and comprising a pelvis covering portion covering the wearer's pelvis region and leg portions connected to and extending from the pelvis covering portion, the leg portions being substantially tubular and having an upper end and a lower end, the tubular leg portions having an enclosed circumference along their complete length between the upper and lower ends;   at least the leg portions of the one-piece suit comprising a forward side entirely composed of a first material and a rearward side entirely composed of a second material different from the first material, the second material being more breathable than the first material, and the first material of the forward side defining a protective outer surface which provides greater protection than the second material, wherein the rearward side of said at least the leg portions providing greater breathability but less protection than said forward side thereof; and   a foot covering portion which is integrally formed with each of the leg portions and extends only forwardly outward from the lower end thereof to cover the entirety of an upper surface of the wearer's foot, the foot covering portion being self-supporting and having a rigidity that is greater than that of the leg portions, the foot covering portion being free from fastening straps such that the foot covering portion rests on top of the wearer's foot without being fastened thereto.   
     
     
         2 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the foot covering portion provides greater protection than does the protective outer surface of the leg portions. 
     
     
         3 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 2 , wherein the foot covering portion is padded. 
     
     
         4 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 2 , wherein the foot covering portion extends from a wearer's ankle to wearer's toes and also covers part of a front and lateral surface of the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         5 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 1 , wherein the foot covering portion comprises a reinforcing member disposed therein, the reinforcing member having a form adapted to cover at least the majority of the upper surface of the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         6 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 5 , wherein the reinforcing member includes a plate having a rigidity greater than that of a remainder of the foot covering portion. 
     
     
         7 . A one-piece suit for protecting a wearer from at least one of paint, dirt, debris and moisture, the one-piece suit comprising:
 an upper body portion for covering the upper body of the wearer; and   a lower body portion integrally formed with the upper body portion and connected thereto for covering the lower body of the wearer, the lower body portion including leg portions having an enclosed circumference along their complete length between upper and lower ends thereof, the leg portions having a forward side and a rearward side extending between the upper and lower ends, the forward side defining a protective outer surface and the rearward side being formed of a material which provides more breathability than the forward side of the leg portions, and wherein a foot covering portion is integrally formed with each of the leg portions and extends forwardly outward from the lower end thereof to substantially cover the wearer's foot, the foot covering portion being free from fastening straps such that the foot covering portion rests on top of the wearer's foot without being fastened thereto.   
     
     
         8 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the foot covering portion being self-supporting and having a rigidity that is greater than that of the leg portions. 
     
     
         9 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the forward sides of the leg portions are entirely composed of a first material and the rearward sides thereof are entirely composed of a second material that is different from the first material, the second material being more breathable than the first material. 
     
     
         10 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the first material of the forward side provides a protective outer surface which provides greater protection than the second material. 
     
     
         11 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 10 , wherein the foot covering portion provides greater protection than does the protective outer surface of the leg portions. 
     
     
         12 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 11 , wherein the foot covering portion is padded. 
     
     
         13 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the foot covering portion extends from the lower end of the leg portion a distance sufficient to substantially cover the entirety of an upper surface of the wearer's foot, and also covers part of a front and lateral surface of the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         14 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 7 , wherein the foot covering portion comprises a reinforcing member disposed therein, the reinforcing member having a form adapted to substantially cover the entirety of the upper surface of the wearer's foot. 
     
     
         15 . The one-piece suit as defined in  claim 14 , wherein the reinforcing member includes a plate having a rigidity greater than that of a remainder of the foot covering portion.