Protective clothing for the lower part of the leg
Lower leg protective apparel, in particular protective socks, against chemical and/or biological noxiants composed of a plurality of plies, comprising an outside leg part ( 1 ) and, disposed in the interior of the outside leg part ( 1 ), a laminate ( 2 ) which comprises a flexible, windproof and water-rejecting membrane ( 7 ) which forms the outer surface of the laminate ( 2 ) and which forms at least a barrier to biological noxiants, a carbon layer ( 8 ) which is disposed underneath the membrane ( 7 ) and which comprises carbon in fibrous or particulate form, and an inner textile ply ( 9 ) which is characterized in that the outside leg part ( 1 ) is fabricated from a plurality of cuts ( 4, 5, 6 ) and in that the seams of the laminate ( 2 ) disposed in the interior of the outer leg part ( 1 ) are sealed off by a waterproof material.
1. A lower leg protective apparel for providing protection from one of chemical and biological noxiants, the lower leg protective apparel comprising:
a sock having a toe section and a heel section, and
the sock having a plurality of plies and comprising:
an outersock ( 1 ),
a laminate ( 2 ), disposed on an inner side of the outersock ( 1 ), consisting of first, second and third layers,
the first layer being a single flexible, windproof, breathable and water-rejecting membrane ( 7 ) which forms the outer surface of the laminate ( 2 ) and which forms at least a barrier to biological noxiants and at least a partial barrier to liquid chemical noxiants,
the second layer being a single carbon layer ( 8 ) which is disposed underneath the membrane ( 7 ) and which comprises carbon in one of a fibrous form and as active spherules of carbon,
the third layer being an inner textile ply ( 9 ), and
an innersock ( 3 ) disposed as a second textile ply on an inner side of the laminate ( 2 ),
wherein at least one of the outersock ( 1 ) and the innersock ( 3 ) is fabricated from a plurality of cuts ( 4 , 5 , 6 ), seams between the cuts ( 4 , 5 , 6 ) being sealed by a seam-sealing tape comprising a waterproof material, and
the outersock ( 1 ), the laminate ( 2 ) and the innersock ( 3 ) are assembled to one another as a single unit by at least one of bonding and stitching.
2. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of plies ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) are sewn together.
3. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of plies ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) are sewn together at their upper ends and in a foot tip region.
4. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane ( 7 ) is microporous.
5. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 4 , wherein the membrane ( 7 ) comprises polytetrafluoroethylene.
6. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of carbon layer ( 8 ) is in a range from 0.2 to 1.0 mm and the innersock ( 3 ) is hydrophilic.
7. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane ( 7 ) is based on cellophane.
8. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the membrane ( 7 ) comprises one of polyvinyl alcohols, polyacrylamides or polyurethane.
9. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the outersock ( 1 ) comprises one of wool, cotton, silk, polyester, polypropylene, polyamide, polyacrylic and mixtures thereof.
10. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the inner textile ply ( 9 ) in the laminate ( 2 ) is one of a woven and a loop-formingly knit fabric.
11. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the innersock ( 3 ) is hydrophilic, and
the innersock ( 3 ) comprises one of polypropylene, polyamide, polyester and mixtures thereof.
12. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the innersock ( 3 ) is made of manufactured fibers.
13. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the innersock ( 3 ) is stitched with a fleecy spun yarn to at least one of the other plies ( 1 , 2 ).
14. The lower leg protective apparel according to claim 1 , wherein the inner textile ply ( 9 ) of the laminate ( 2 ) is hydrophilic.
15. A lower leg protective apparel for providing protection from at least one of chemical and biological noxiants, the lower leg protective apparel being a sock garment comprising:
a toe section and a heel section, and
the sock garment having a plurality of plies and comprising:
an outersock ( 1 ), and
a laminate ( 2 ), disposed on an inner side of the outersock ( 1 ), comprising:
a single flexible, windproof and water-rejecting membrane ( 7 ), comprising a polytetrafluoroethylene membrane, which forms the outer surface of the laminate ( 2 ) and pores of the membrane ( 7 ) have a size such that the pores are pervious to water vapor but the pores are resistant to permeation of biological and chemical noxiants through the pores,
a single carbon layer ( 8 ) which is disposed underneath the membrane ( 7 ) and which comprises carbon in a fibrous form, and
an inner textile ply ( 9 ),
wherein at least the laminate is produced by a cut for a shaft ( 4 ), a cut for an upper part of a foot ( 5 ) and a cut for a sole ( 6 ), and seams between the cuts ( 4 , 5 , 6 ) are sealed by a waterproof material;
a thickness of carbon layer ( 8 ) is in a range from 0.2 to 1.0 mm; and
an innersock ( 3 ) is hydrophilic.
16. A sock garment comprising:
a toe section and a heel section for protecting at least a foot of a wearer from one of chemical and biological noxiants, the sock garment having a plurality of plies and comprising:
an outersock ( 1 ),
a laminate ( 2 ), disposed on an inner side of the outersock ( 1 ), comprising a single flexible, windproof and water-rejecting membrane ( 7 ) with the membrane ( 7 ) being one of a polyester, a polyether and a mixture of a polyester and a polyether and which forms the outer surface of the laminate ( 2 ) and which forms at least a barrier to biological noxiants and at least a partial barrier to liquid chemical noxiants,
a single carbon layer ( 8 ) disposed underneath the membrane ( 7 ) and which comprises a fabric of one of a woven carbon fiber material and a loop-drawingly knit carbon fiber material, and
an inner textile ply ( 9 ),
wherein at least one of the outersock ( 1 ) and an innersock ( 3 ) is fabricated from a plurality of cuts ( 4 , 5 , 6 ), and seams between the cuts ( 4 , 5 , 6 ) are sealed by a waterproof material;
a thickness of carbon layer ( 8 ) is in a range from 0.2 to 1.0 mm;
the innersock ( 3 ), at an upper most portion of the sock garment, folds back over the laminate ( 2 ) and the outersock ( 1 ) and covers a portion of an outer side of the outersock ( 1 ) to expose the innersock ( 3 ) to an exterior of the sock garment and facilitate evaporation of moisture absorbed thereby and
the innersock ( 3 ) is hydrophilic.
17. The sock garment according to claim 16 , wherein an active surface area of a carbon layer ( 8 ) is in a range from 1000 to 1200 m 2 /g.
18. The sock garment according to claim 16 , wherein
the innersock ( 3 ) comprises one of polypropylene, polyamide, polyester and mixtures thereof.
19. A sock garment for providing protection to at least a foot of a wearer from one of chemical and biological noxiants, the sock garment consisting of:
a toe section and a heel section, and
the sock garment having first, second and third plies;
the first ply consisting of an outersock ( 1 ) comprising at least one of one of wool, cotton, silk, polyester, polypropylene, polyamide and polyacrylic;
the second ply being a laminate ( 2 ) consisting of first, second and third layers, with the first layer being adjacent an inner side of the outersock ( 1 ),
the first layer of the laminate ( 2 ) consisting of a single flexible, windproof, breathable and water-rejecting membrane ( 7 ) which forms an outer surface of the laminate ( 2 ) and which forms at least a barrier to biological noxiants and at least a partial barrier to liquid chemical noxiants,
the second layer of the laminate ( 2 ) consisting of a single carbon layer ( 8 ) which is disposed underneath the membrane ( 7 ) and which comprises carbon in a fibrous form from one of a woven and a loop-drawingly knit fabric,
the third layer of the laminate ( 2 ) consisting of an inner hydrophilic textile ply ( 9 ) that is one of a woven and a loop-formingly knit fabric, and
the third ply consisting of an innersock ( 3 ) that is hydrophobic and disposed adjacent the third layer of the laminate ( 2 ) and comprises at least one of polypropylene, polyamide and polyester;
wherein at least one of the outersock ( 1 ) and the innersock ( 3 ) is fabricated from a plurality of cuts ( 4 , 5 , 6 ), seams between the cuts ( 4 , 5 , 6 ) being sealed by a seam-sealing tape comprising a waterproof material,
a thickness of carbon layer ( 8 ) is in a range from 0.2 to 1.0 mm;
the innersock ( 3 ), at an upper most portion of the sock garment, folds back over the laminate ( 2 ) and the outersock ( 1 ) and covers a portion of an outer side of the outersock ( 1 ) to facilitate evaporation of moisture absorbed thereby; and
the outersock ( 1 ), the laminate ( 2 ) and the innersock ( 3 ) are bonded to one another as a single unit.