US 12,263,360 B2
Protective headwear, garment assembly and method of donning
Lauretta Welch, Baltimore, MD (US); Stephanie Broce, Salem, VA (US); and Lynn Anderson, Chelmsford, MA (US)
Assigned to US Army, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD (US)
Filed by US Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD (US)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/494,589.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/419,076, filed on Oct. 25, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0131371 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
Prior Publication US 2024/0226614 A9, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A62B 17/04 (2006.01); A42B 1/041 (2021.01); A42B 1/046 (2021.01); A62B 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC A62B 17/006 (2013.01) [A42B 1/041 (2013.01); A42B 1/046 (2013.01); A62B 17/04 (2013.01); A41D 2200/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A garment for protection of a user from environmental hazards, comprising:
a hood for covering a user's head, the hood having a top portion and at least one side portion extending from the top portion;
a seal coupled to the hood wherein the seal has at least a first aperture a majority of which is in a first half of the seal, and a second aperture a majority of which is in a second half of the seal;
a tensioner adapted to move at least one portion of the hood towards the user's head, the tensioner configured to extend across the user's nose between the first aperture and the second aperture, the tensioner further comprising at least one securing cord coupled to the tensioner and adapted to move the tensioner to a desired position.