There is provided a process for manufacturing a firefighter protective garment. The process includes providing an outer shell material having an exposed surface; printing one or more reflective features directly on the exposed surface of the outer shell material; cutting the outer shell material to define outer shell panels; and assembling the outer shell panels to form an outer shell of the firefighter protective garment with the reflective features facing outwardly of said garment. There is also provided a firefighter protective garment, including an inner liner and an outer shell made from a flame-resistant material, the outer shell extending over at least a portion of the inner liner. The outer shell has an outermost surface, the outermost surface including reflective features printed directly thereon, the reflective features facing outwardly of said firefighter protective garment. The garment may be a firefighter protective coat and/or firefighter protective pants.

The present disclosure relates to manufacturing an inflatable structure. There is determined one or more contours of at least a portion of an inflatable structure to be manufactured. There is further provided a drop stitch fabric having a first layer and a second layer tethered by drop stitches. Moreover, there is provided along at least a portion of the drop stitch fabric one or more fixation lines comprising coupling means fixating the first layer to the second layer, the one or more fixation lines corresponding to the one or more contours. Furthermore, the drop stitch fabric is coated, wherein one or more coating layers cover at least the one or more fixation lines. The disclosure also relates to an inflatable structure manufactured according to the foregoing, and a control system for controlling said manufacturing.

The present disclosure relates to manufacturing an inflatable structure. There is determined one or more contours of at least a portion of an inflatable structure to be manufactured. There is further provided a drop stitch fabric having a first layer and a second layer tethered by drop stitches. Moreover, there is provided along at least a portion of the drop stitch fabric one or more fixation lines comprising coupling means fixating the first layer to the second layer, the one or more fixation lines corresponding to the one or more contours. Furthermore, the drop stitch fabric is coated, wherein one or more coating layers cover at least the one or more fixation lines. The disclosure also relates to an inflatable structure manufactured according to the foregoing, and a control system for controlling said manufacturing.

A device for measuring and cutting soft materials, wherein the device has a lower section and an upper section, the lower section having a bottom surface and a top surface, and at least one opening extending from the top surface to the lower surface. Bendable means on the upper section, and at least one piercing object carried by the bendable means, wherein the bendable means bends in response to a downward force applied to it, causing the piercing means to move through the opening and engage the soft material, said bendable means being self-retracting so that it returns to a natural resting position when the force ceases to exist, causing the piercing object to disengage from the soft material.

The invention relates to a device for producing an adhesive tape (2), comprising a supply unit (5) for supplying a strip-type textile carrier (3) of the adhesive tape (2), and a coating unit (6) for applying an at least lamellar adhesive coating (4) to at least one side of the carrier (3). The invention also relates to an ultrasound unit (9 and 10) and/or a laser unit for producing perforations and/or cut edges in the carrier (3).

A hand-held cutting tool includes a handle and one or more embedded blade cutters at a distal end portion of the handle, the cutter(s) each having a channel within which a blade with a cutting edge is secured/held, one of the channels including a protrusion shaped to laterally redirect an item to be cut in relation to a side wall of the channel and/or being provided in part by a wing portion of the cutting tool.

A weave thread cutting kit for weave removal includes a cutting apparatus and a stand. The cutting apparatus comprises a handle, a blade, and a cap. The blade is tapered and has a hooked end, a handle end, a sharp side, and a dull side. The handle end is coupled to a top end of the handle and the hooked end is concave relative the sharp side. The cap has an open bottom side that selectively receives the blade and selectively engages with the top end of the handle. The stand comprises a base and a post perpendicularly coupled to the base, a holder coupled to the post, and a dish coupled to the post. The holder is selectively engageable with the handle of the cutting apparatus to secure the cutting apparatus. The dish has an open top side and is configured to receive a plurality of bobby pins.

A weave thread cutting kit for weave removal includes a cutting apparatus and a stand. The cutting apparatus comprises a handle, a blade, and a cap. The blade is tapered and has a hooked end, a handle end, a sharp side, and a dull side. The handle end is coupled to a top end of the handle and the hooked end is concave relative the sharp side. The cap has an open bottom side that selectively receives the blade and selectively engages with the top end of the handle. The stand comprises a base and a post perpendicularly coupled to the base, a holder coupled to the post, and a dish coupled to the post. The holder is selectively engageable with the handle of the cutting apparatus to secure the cutting apparatus. The dish has an open top side and is configured to receive a plurality of bobby pins.

A cutting guide having a seam allowance recess and methods of cutting a piece of material with such cutting guide.

A method for manufacturing a firearm cleaning patch includes: providing a sheet of a material; cutting a plurality of hex shaped patches from the sheet of a material; and perforating or marking at least one slit on at least one hex shaped patch. A firearm cleaning patch and a method for cleaning the barrel of a firearm are also described.