In one aspect, a knitted loop for a mask or garment is formed by a process including providing a yarn, knitting the yarn to form an individual loop, cutting the individual loop to form two ends, and attaching at least one end of the two ends to a garment. In another aspect, a knitted loop for a mask or garment is formed by a process including providing a yarn, knitting the yarn to form a fabric tube, cutting the fabric tube into at least one individual loop, and attaching the at least one individual loop to a garment.

A protective apparel support (100) system is disclosed comprising a support frame configured to rest on the shoulders of a wearer, the support having a first shoulder member (104a), a second shoulder member (104b) and a shield (202) engagement portion. A shield (202) is selectively coupleable to the support and protective apparel (302) is coupled to the shield.

Implementations described herein include surgical helmet assemblies that have a helmet enclosure shaped to encircle a head of a user. The helmet enclosure retains a fan and includes a brow bar portion at a front of the helmet enclosure that is shaped to extend along a brow or a forehead of the user and having a light positioned therein. The helmet enclosure also includes a stabilizer extending downward from the helmet enclosure in front of the ears of a user, a face shield that is transparent and coupleable to at least the brow bar portion, a headband shaped to extend across an occiput region of the user's head, and a surgical garment for covering at least the head and shoulders of a user in use. The brow bar portion includes vents disposed therein to direct airflow pushed through the helmet enclosure from the fan onto the user. The face shield is coupleable to the helmet enclosure by one or more of a hook and loop fastener on the helmet enclosure or the stabilizer and a post protruding from the brow bar portion.

A surgical garment for use with a helmet, wherein the garment comprises a shell, a transparent face shield, and an attachment element coupled to the transparent face shield. The garment may be configured to define a barrier between the wearer and the environment. The attachment element configured to removably couple with a coupling member of the helmet, wherein the attachment element and coupling member comprise complementary coupling surfaces. The attachment element comprises a head having a distal surface and a proximal surface, and defining a coupling recess, the coupling recess is defined in the proximal surface of the head. The garment may comprise a first and second attachment element, with the first attachment element being coupled to upper portion of the transparent face shield and the second attachment element being coupled to lower portion of the transparent face shield.

A personal protection system (30,178,290) including a helmet (32,180) to which a garment (102,236) is mounted. The helmet (32,180) includes an electrically powered assembly such as a fan (92,266,268,272). At least one button (120,134,262,264) for regulating operation of the electrically powered assembly (92,266,268,272) is mounted to the face shield (110,240) of the garment (102,236). The helmet (32,180) includes a detector (85) that is connected to and monitors the state of the button (120,134,262,264). When the button (120,134,262,264) is depressed, the detector (85) sends a signal to a controller (88) that regulates the actuation of the electrically powered assembly. The controller (88) then sets the operating state of the assembly (92,266,268,272) so that the assembly (92,266,268,272) operates in the state desired by the individual wearing the personal protection system (30,178,290) based on the depression of the control button (120,134,262,264).

The disclosed subject matter relates to chemical and biological protective hood and garments including the hood. The hood includes a hood body having a face opening in the hood body, at least one section of a non-stretch protective composite fabric, at least one section of a stretch protective composite fabric and a face opening liner including a non-stretch fabric cover layer and an aerosol protective layer and does not include a vapor protective layer, the face opening liner being attached to the hood body and positioned around the perimeter of the face opening.

A face frame including features for coupling the surgical garment to a surgical helmet. The face frame (524) comprises a lower beam (528) connected by a pair of posts (526, 527). The posts of the face frame comprise a face frame coupler (552, 554) configured to removably couple the face frame to a surgical helmet.

A personal protection system including a surgical garment that may be mounted to a helmet including an electrically powered assembly, such as a fan. The garment includes a shell adapted for being disposed over the helmet of the personal protection system. The garment also includes a transparent face shield coupled to the shell and positioned so that, when the garment is disposed over the helmet, the face shield is located in front of the face of the individual. The garment may includes two fastening features spaced apart from one another for releasably securing the shell to the helmet and a conductor that extends between the two fastening features.

Medical protective clothing, including a protective clothing body. The protective clothing body includes a hood part, a neck part, a top, pants, shoe cover parts, and sleeves, and is formed by sewing the hood part, the neck part, the top, the pants, the shoe cover parts and the sleeves in sequence. The hood part includes an air exchange assembly. The sidewall of the top is separated from the back of the medical personnel by means of airbag ribs, thus preventing the sweaty back from being in contact with the sidewall of the top to make the people feel uncomfortable when the protective clothing is worn for a long time in summer.

A surgical helmet assembly can be securable to a mixed reality device and can include an inner frame, an outer frame, and a surgical hood. The inner frame can be securable to the mixed reality device. The outer frame can be releasably securable to the inner frame, where at least a portion of a lens of the mixed reality device exposed through the inner frame and the outer frame. The surgical hood can be connected to the outer frame and can be configured to cover at least a portion of a head of a user.