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(11) EP 0 587 361 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.01.1996 Bulletin 1996/01

(43) Date of publication A2:
16.03.1994 Bulletin 1994/11

(21) Application number: 93306840.5

(22) Date of filing: 27.08.1993
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)5: A42B 1/04
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE DK FR GB IT NL

(30) Priority: 04.09.1992 GB 9218726
19.03.1993 GB 9305774

(71) Applicant: HYPROTECT LIMITED
Skegness, Lincolnshire PE25 3SR (GB)

(72) Inventor:
  • Curry, Robert
    Skegness, Lincolnshire PE25 3BH (GB)

(74) Representative: Goodman, Christopher 
Eric Potter & Clarkson 1 St. Mary's Court St Mary's Gate
Nottingham NG1 1LE
Nottingham NG1 1LE (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
   
       


    (54) Protective headwear


    (57) A hair net (40) or similar head wear and method of manufacture thereof for use in manufacturing industries where hygiene and anti-contamination measures are required. The hair net (40) includes a quantity of metallic fibre (34) within the web of material (30) used to manufacture the hair net of sufficient quantity to render the hair net metal detectable by metal detectors commonly installed, for example, in food production lines.






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