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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2009
Thomas H. Stachler, Dayton, OH (US);
William L. Grilliot, West Milton, OH (US);
William L. Grilliot, Jr., Dayton, OH (US);
Thomas H. Stachler, Dayton, OH (US);
William L. Grilliot, West Milton, OH (US);
William L. Grilliot, Jr., Dayton, OH (US);
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A gasket system () is provided for use with a protective boot () and a pant leg () of a protective garment () for a firefighter or other emergency worker. The boot () includes an outer boot () and a moisture/vapor barrier liner (), and the leg () includes an outer shell () and a moisture/vapor barrier liner (). The gasket system () includes a first gasket () fixed to the liner () of the pant leg () and defining a first annular interlock () to encircle a wearer's leg received in the pant leg (), and a second gasket () fixed to at least one of the outer boot () and the boot liner () and defining a second annular interlock () to encircle a wearer's leg received in the boot (). The first and second interlocks () are engageable with each other to form a seal with a leg received in both the boot () and the pant leg ().