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Article: Canadian Inventors Develop Protective Garment
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- May 17, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 17 -- Melanie Turcotte of Anjou, Canada, and Josee Lalonde of St-Louis de Gonzague, Canada, have developed a garment with rescue device.
According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a protective garment that comprises a torso portion for being positioned around a wearer's torso, a collar portion extending from the torso portion, and a security device. The collar portion includes an opening through which the security device extends. The security device comprises a harness portion located on a first side of the opening, and a manual activation portion located on a second side of the opening for enabling a wearer of the garment to be ...