Safety work apparel

Abstract

Safety apparel for traversing a roof surface includes an outer fabric surface over which a readily abradable pattern of raised elastomeric members is applied. The apparel is sized and configured to fit over worn clothing such as blue jeans, permit the easy passing through of worn shoes, and includes cinching members to snug the apparel over the worn clothing. Interior surfaces of the apparel may also include an applied pattern of raised elastomeric members.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . Safety apparel for traversing a roof surface comprising:
 a fabric trouser member, the trouser member comprising:
 a pair of leg portions each leg portion including a top opening and a bottom opening and each leg portion configured to fully surround the leg or thighs of a wearer; 
 a waist portion; 
 a buttocks portion; and 
 wherein each bottom opening is configured for expansion and contraction at a lower end of each leg portion; 
   at least the leg portions and the buttocks portion are covered with a pattern of raised elastomeric members, and, the raised elastomeric members are configured to sacrificially abrade when sliding directly against a composition roof surface.   
     
     
         2 . The safety apparel according to  claim 1  wherein the raised elastomeric members cover at least 75% of an outer surface of the fabric trouser member. 
     
     
         3 . The safety apparel according to  claim 1  wherein the raised elastomeric members include a shore A durometer value of between 0 and 50. 
     
     
         4 . The safety apparel according to  claim 1  wherein the raised elastomeric include a readily abradable silicone. 
     
     
         5 . The safety apparel according to  claim 1  including a lengthwise closure on each leg portion.