PROTECTIVE CLOTHING Russian patent published in 1994 - IPC

FIELD: protective clothing. SUBSTANCE: clothing comprises layer of main butt-jointed protective members 1 disposed in textile pockets 2 secured to flexible mounting board 3, and damping pack 4 (5). Said textile pockets are fastened, for example by textile stitch 6, to mounting board 3, at least on one side with a provision for their relative movement on bending. Installed in textile pockets 8 above joining point of members 1 are additional protective members 7. Pockets 8 are fastened by flexible ties to board 3 and/or to back side of pockets 2. Pockets 2 and 8 may be made, fully or partly, of flexible material. Width of members 7 should not exceed that of members 1 but it must larger than the joint between members 1 by the value equal to twice their thickness. EFFECT: improved design. 6 cl, 4 dwg