Ventilated hood for firefighter

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A - Human Necessities

62

B

2/0.14

A62B 17/04 (2006.01) A41D 27/28 (2006.01) A42B 1/04 (2006.01) A42B 3/10 (2006.01) A42B 3/28 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 2016969

This invention provides a firefighter's hood which protects the firefighter's head, neck, and shoulder regions in a conventional manner, while also providing means by which the firefighter's head is ventilated. The firefighter's hood of this invention includes means which establish an opening in the upper portion of the hood for escape of heat from the upper part of the firefighter's head. Thus, there is ventilation of the head portion of the firefighter. A firefighter's hood of this invention includes a head section having major portion of thermal insulation material. The upper portion of the head section comprises any material or means having lesser thermal insulation qualities than the major portion of the head section. The upper portion of the head section of the hood may be completely open, or the upper portion of the head section may comprise net material having a multiplicity of openings therethrough, or the upper portion may comprise means having several openings therein. The upper portion of the head section may be completely open to expose the upper part of the head of the firefighter. Therefore, heat within the head portion of the firefighter can escape upwardly through the upper portion of the head section of the hood. Thus, the head portion of the firefighter is ventilated and stress upon the firefighter is reduced. However, the firefighter's hood of this invention provides conventional protection to the firefighter.

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