Protective hood
View Patent ↗A protective hood for use by a firefighter or other emergency worker. The hood includes a crown portion to cover the top of a wearer's head, the crown portion being made from a material having a primary stretch direction oriented to extend in a transverse, ear-to-ear, direction across the top of a wearer's head; and a lower portion that extends downward from the crown portion, the lower portion being made from a material having a primary stretch direction oriented to extend in a circumferential direction around a wearer's head.
1. A protective hood, the hood comprising:
a crown portion to cover the top of a wearer's head, the crown portion being made from a material having a primary stretch direction oriented to extend in a transverse direction across the top of a wearer's head, the material's ability to stretch in the primary stretch direction being superior to the material's ability to stretch in a direction orthogonal to the primary stretch direction; and
a lower portion that extends downward from the crown portion, the lower portion being made from a material having a primary stretch direction oriented to extend in a circumferential direction around a wearer's head, the material's ability to stretch in the primary stretch direction being superior to the material's ability to stretch in a direction orthogonal to the primary stretch direction.
2. The hood of claim 1 wherein an opening is provided in the lower portion for at least the eyes of a wearer.
3. The hood of claim 2 wherein the opening is defined by a peripheral seam that can elastically expand to conform to the shape of a wearer's face and a desired opening size.
4. The protective hood of claim 1 wherein the material of the crown portion is a knit material and the material of the lower portion is a knit material.
5. The protective hood of claim 1 wherein a circumferential seam connects a perimeter of the crown portion to the lower portion.
6. A protective hood, the hood comprising:
a crown portion to cover the top of a wearer's head, the crown portion being made from a knit material having a primary stretch direction oriented to extend in an transverse direction across the top of a wearer's head, the material's ability to stretch in the primary stretch direction being superior to the material's ability to stretch in a direction orthogonal to the primary stretch direction;
a lower portion that extends downward from the crown portion, the lower portion being made from a knit material having a primary stretch direction oriented to extend in a circumferential direction around a wearer's head, the material's ability to stretch in the primary stretch direction being superior to the material's ability to stretch in a direction orthogonal to the primary stretch direction; and
an opening provided in the lower portion for at least the eyes of a wearer.
7. The protective hood of claim 6 wherein the opening is defined by a peripheral seam that can elastically expand to conform to the shape of a wearer's face and a desired opening size.
8. The protective hood of claim 6 wherein a circumferential seam connects a perimeter of the crown portion to the lower portion.
9. A protective hood, the hood comprising:
a crown portion to cover the top of a wearer's head, the crown portion being made from a material having a primary stretch direction oriented to extend in an transverse direction across the top of a wearer's head, the material's ability to stretch in the primary stretch direction being superior to the material's ability to stretch in a direction orthogonal to the primary stretch direction;
a lower portion that extends downward from the crown portion, the lower portion being made from a material having a primary stretch direction oriented to extend in a circumferential direction around a wearer's head, the material's ability to stretch in the primary stretch direction being superior to the material's ability to stretch in a direction orthogonal to the primary stretch direction, a circumferential seam connecting a perimeter of the crown portion to the lower portion; and
an opening provided in the lower portion for at least the eyes of a wearer.
10. The protective hood of claim 9 wherein the opening is defined by a peripheral seam that can elastically expand to conform to the shape of a wearer's face and a desired opening size.
11. The protective hood of claim 9 wherein the material of the crown portion is a knit material and the material of the lower portion is a knit material.