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EP 1270045 B1 20040324 - Protective Garment Augmented with patches of Closed-Cell Foam Material

Title (en)

Protective Garment Augmented with patches of Closed-Cell Foam Material

Title (de)

Schutzbekleidung mit Streifen aus geschlossenzelligem Schaumstoff

Title (fr)

Vêtement de protection avec de feuilles en matériau de mousse à cellules fermées

Publication

EP 1270045 B1 20040324 (EN)

Application

EP 02020638 A 19940913

Priority

EP 02020638 A 19940913
EP 00201104 A 19940913
EP 94928577 A 19940913

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP1270045A2] A protective garment 10 including an outer shell 26 of woven, abrasion resistant fibrous material, an inner layer of a thermal insulating material, and a moisture barrier portion, includes a portion of closed cell foam material 37 located on selected portions of said protective garment to provide additional areas of thermal protection or compression resistance. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A62B 17/00

IPC 8 full level

A62B 17/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A62B 17/003 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1270045 A2 20030102; EP 1270045 A3 20030115; EP 1270045 B1 20040324

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 02020638 A 19940913