CA2285030C - Lightweight firefighter garment with durable collar and wristlet material - Google Patents

Lightweight firefighter garment with durable collar and wristlet material Download PDF

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Publication number: CA2285030C
Authority: CA; Canada
Prior art keywords: aramid; body portion; outer shell; garment; thermal liner
Prior art date: 1998-01-29
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

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CA002285030A

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French (fr)

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CA2285030A1 (en

Inventor

Donald Aldridge

Nicholas J. Curtis

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Lion Group Inc

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Lion Apparel Inc

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1998-01-29

Filing date

1998-10-08

Publication date

2007-03-27

1998-01-29 Priority claimed from US09/015,184 external-priority patent/US5996122A/en

1998-10-08 Application filed by Lion Apparel Inc filed Critical Lion Apparel Inc

1998-10-08 Priority to CA002570821A priority Critical patent/CA2570821C/en

1999-08-05 Publication of CA2285030A1 publication Critical patent/CA2285030A1/en

2007-03-27 Application granted granted Critical

2007-03-27 Publication of CA2285030C publication Critical patent/CA2285030C/en

2018-10-08 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D27/00—Details of garments or of their making
- A41D27/10—Sleeves; Armholes
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A41—WEARING APPAREL
- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A62—LIFE-SAVING; FIRE-FIGHTING
- A62B—DEVICES, APPARATUS OR METHODS FOR LIFE-SAVING
- A62B17/00—Protective clothing affording protection against heat or harmful chemical agents or for use at high altitudes
- A62B17/003—Fire-resistant or fire-fighters' clothes
- D—TEXTILES; PAPER
- D10—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- D10B—INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBLASSES OF SECTION D, RELATING TO TEXTILES
- D10B2331/00—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products
- D10B2331/02—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products polyamides
- D10B2331/021—Fibres made from polymers obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds, e.g. polycondensation products polyamides aromatic polyamides, e.g. aramides

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Emergency Management (AREA)
Professional, Industrial, Or Sporting Protective Garments (AREA)
Details Of Garments (AREA)
Treatments For Attaching Organic Compounds To Fibrous Goods (AREA)
Woven Fabrics (AREA)

CA002285030A 1998-01-29 1998-10-08 Lightweight firefighter garment with durable collar and wristlet material Expired - Lifetime CA2285030C (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA002570821A CA2570821C (en)	1998-01-29	1998-10-08	Firefighting hood treated with a water repellant finish

Applications Claiming Priority (5)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US09/015,184		1998-01-29
US09/015,184 US5996122A (en)	1998-01-29	1998-01-29	Lightweight firefighter garment
US09/165,836		1998-10-02
US09/165,836 US6038700A (en)	1998-01-29	1998-10-02	Lightweight firefighter garment with durable collar and wristlet material
PCT/US1998/021262 WO1999038399A1 (en)	1998-01-29	1998-10-08	Lightweight firefighter garment with durable collar and wristlet material

Related Child Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA002570821A Division CA2570821C (en)	1998-01-29	1998-10-08	Firefighting hood treated with a water repellant finish

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
CA2285030A1 CA2285030A1 (en)	1999-08-05
CA2285030C true CA2285030C (en)	2007-03-27

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Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
CA002285030A Expired - Lifetime CA2285030C (en)	1998-01-29	1998-10-08	Lightweight firefighter garment with durable collar and wristlet material

Country Status (7)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0979044B1 (de)
JP (1)	JP2001519862A (de)
AT (1)	ATE313972T1 (de)
CA (1)	CA2285030C (de)
DE (1)	DE69832973T2 (de)
ES (1)	ES2255187T3 (de)
WO (1)	WO1999038399A1 (de)

Families Citing this family (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US6790795B2 (en)	2001-03-21	2004-09-14	Tex Tech Industries, Inc.	Fire blocking fabric
FR2911764B1 (fr) *	2007-01-26	2009-07-10	Promiles Snc	Article d'habillement apte a diminuer la sensation dite de frisson a l'arret
EP2800491A4 (de) *	2012-01-06	2016-01-20	Amer Sports Canada Inc	Thermische isolationsstruktur und daraus hergestellte produkte

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US1725065A (en) *	1927-10-19	1929-08-20	Joseph J Burke	Glove
US1866892A (en) *	1931-02-20	1932-07-12	Special Clothing Company	Waterproof coat
US2036036A (en) *	1933-08-25	1936-03-31	Bancroft & Sons Co J	Fabric finishing
US4034417A (en) *	1975-06-09	1977-07-12	Can-Gard Protective Wear Ltd.	Protective garments
US4774725A (en) *	1987-08-31	1988-10-04	Globe Manufacturing Company	Fireman's coat with liner indicator
US5189737A (en) *	1989-08-10	1993-03-02	Ramwear, Inc.	Fireman's turnout coat
IT1238868B (it) *	1990-02-21	1993-09-04	Prometeo Spa	Equipaggiamento protettivo ignifugo per l'esecuzione di attivita' che comportano un rischio di ustione.
US5097534A (en) *	1991-04-05	1992-03-24	Chicopee	Protective garment
US5217646A (en) *	1991-10-24	1993-06-08	Mcfarland Steven M	Ultra violet indication for fabric protection
DE69310815T2 (de) *	1992-07-03	1997-08-28	Asahi Glass Co Ltd	Polyfluorkohlenwasserstoffgruppe enthaltende Monomere, ihre Polymere und die Anwendungen dieser Polymere
US5388270A (en) *	1993-03-23	1995-02-14	Globe Manufacturing Company	Firefighter's coat including detachable thermal wrist system
US5539928A (en) *	1993-11-12	1996-07-30	Lion Apparel, Inc.	Firefighter garment with low friction liner system
AU8134194A (en) *	1994-09-13	1996-03-29	Lion Apparel, Inc.	Protective garment with closed-cell foam liner
US5628065A (en) *	1995-12-28	1997-05-13	Tayco	Firefighter hood with label pocket
US5694981A (en) *	1996-08-26	1997-12-09	Southern Mills, Inc.	Stretchable flame resistant garment

1998
- 1998-10-08 AT AT98951012T patent/ATE313972T1/de not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1998-10-08 EP EP98951012A patent/EP0979044B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-10-08 CA CA002285030A patent/CA2285030C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-10-08 ES ES98951012T patent/ES2255187T3/es not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-10-08 JP JP53927699A patent/JP2001519862A/ja active Pending
- 1998-10-08 DE DE69832973T patent/DE69832973T2/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1998-10-08 WO PCT/US1998/021262 patent/WO1999038399A1/en not_active Ceased

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
JP2001519862A (ja)	2001-10-23
EP0979044B1 (de)	2005-12-28
ES2255187T3 (es)	2006-06-16
DE69832973T2 (de)	2006-09-21
EP0979044A1 (de)	2000-02-16
ATE313972T1 (de)	2006-01-15
WO1999038399A1 (en)	1999-08-05
EP0979044A4 (de)	2001-10-04
CA2285030A1 (en)	1999-08-05
DE69832973D1 (de)	2006-02-02

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2003-06-04	EEER	Examination request
2018-12-11	MKEX	Expiry	Effective date: 20181009

Publication	Publication Date	Title
US6038700A (en)	2000-03-21	Lightweight firefighter garment with durable collar and wristlet material
EP1741472B1 (de)	2010-12-22	Feuerwehrbekleidung
US5720045A (en)	1998-02-24	Protective garment with apertured closed-cell foam liner
US5860163A (en)	1999-01-19	Garment thermal liner having insulating beads
AU2001241491A1 (en)	2001-11-29	Firefighting garment
CA2285030C (en)	2007-03-27	Lightweight firefighter garment with durable collar and wristlet material
CA2154182C (en)	2001-01-23	Protective garment with closed-cell foam liner
AU2005200963B2 (en)	2005-10-27	Firefighting garment
CA2570821C (en)	2009-09-22	Firefighting hood treated with a water repellant finish
EP1270045B1 (de)	2004-03-24	Schutzbekleidung mit Streifen aus geschlossenzelligem Schaumstoff
EP1020128A1 (de)	2000-07-19	Schutzbekleidung
HK1099722B (en)	2011-07-29	Firefighting garment
CA2487985C (en)	2009-04-14	Firefighter garment with combination facecloth and moisture barrier