摘要 |
A firefighter garment having a torso portion with a waste segment covering a lower back area of a wearer and a support member, attached to the torso portion at the waste segment, for supporting a lumbar region of the wearer . The support member preferably includes a plurality of elastic bands extended about the waste segment of the garment and having complimentary closure members positioned adjacent to the frontal area of the garment, and a contact member, attached to the elastic straps, positioned to contact the lumbar region of the wearer. In one embodiment the elastic straps are integral with the garment, preferably a pant, and in another embodiment, the support member comprises a girdle which is attachable to the firefighter pant and includes butt ons for attachment to suspenders thereby performing a component of a pant suspension system.
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