US3245095A - Buoyant insulating garment - Google Patents
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- US3245095A US3245095A US340084A US34008464A US3245095A US 3245095 A US3245095 A US 3245095A US 340084 A US340084 A US 340084A US 34008464 A US34008464 A US 34008464A US 3245095 A US3245095 A US 3245095A
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
- A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
- A41D13/012—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids
- A41D13/0125—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids with buoyancy aids
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- This invention relates to insulating garments and more specifically to an insulating garment of the type which protects almost all the wearers body and which is particularly easy to don and remove by reason of the special outline cut of a section of the garment.
- An insulating garment of this type which may be intended, say, for protecting divers, skiers, airmen or Workers against environmental rigors, is in most cases a perfect fit and closely hugs the wearers body, covering most of it except for the face, the hands and the feet.
- a variety of different models exist, comprising one or more individual sections together with suitable closing means, with a view to finally providing a garment which insulates the wearers body in perfect fashion.
- the perfect fit referred to, the positions of the zippers or other closing means, and the nature of the material used for the garment all contribute to making the garment difiieult to don and remove and may even make outside assistance necessary for these operations.
- an insulating garment of this type comprising according to the invention a mobile portion whose front, middle and rear sections respectively constitute the breast, the hood and a portion of the back of the garment, :with uniting means for providing a permanent partial connection between said mobile portion and the rest of the garment, in conjunction with one or several manually operable complementary connecting means for detachably completing the integral assembly of said mobile portion to the remainder of the garment, enables the wearer, after he has unfastened the connections, to open up the mobile portion from the remainder of the garment, to slip into the latterwithout difiiculty, and to complete the final positioning of the garment by placing the mobile portion flat on his body and then securing it integrally to the rest of the garment with the aid of complementary means, or else to remove the garment by disengaging, at least through the space opened-up by the lifting of the mobile portion, the upper part of his chest, his head and his shoulders.
- the permanent connection between the mobile portion and the remainder of the garment is accomplished in the customary way, for instance by cutting the mobile portion into the garment at the time the same is manufactured, while exercising care not to detach said portion .completely, the latter remaining united to the rest of the garment over a certain length of its perimeter or being attached thereto by sewing, gluing or the like, the important thing being to obtain a permanent and partial connection that enables said mobile portion to be opened up sufiiciently from the remainder of the garment to enable the wearer to slip into the latter, or, conversely, to enable the head and shoulders to be disengaged to a degree sutficient to enable the rest of the garment to be removed.
- the complementary connection means are such as to permit establishing the removable connections referred to precedingly along the edges of a V.
- the breast section of the mobile portion may be shaped like a downwardly pointing V, with the removable connections providedalong the edges of-the V. In this spement being located at the back of the latter.
- the permanent connection between the mobile portion and the remainder of the garment is provided on the rear of the mobile portion i.e. on the back of the garment.
- connections are obtained by known conventional means, preferably zippers.
- the mobile portion of the garment may be formed by a double wall arrangement in the front and/or rear part of the garment, between which walls may be admitted a liq-uidof low density, air, or any other suitable gas whereby to form if need be a swim-bladder.
- FIGURE 1 shows in front elevation a watertight onepiece suit comprising, according to the present invention, .a mobile portion whose front breast section embodies a V-indent in this particular form of embodiment.
- FIGURE 2 shows in side elevation the suit of FIG- URE 1.
- FIGURE 3 shows how the wearer, as seen from the side, can displace the mobile portion of the suit whereby to disengage the suit from the top of his chest, his shoulders, his head and the upper part of his back.
- FIGURE 4 shows in section a possible way of achieving waterti-ghtness of the closing means utilized for the suit of this invention.
- FIGURE 5 shows in front elevation a suit according to the invention which, in this specific form of embodiment, comprises a mobile float-like portion and comprises in addition, according to a further advantageous feature, appendices acting as fins attached to the legs of the suit and intended to facilitate swimming.
- FIGURE 6 is a side view of the suit of FIGURE 5, and
- FIGURE 7 is a section of the unit of FIGURE 5 taken through a plane at chest level.
- like parts are designated by like numerals.
- the suit 1 comprises in accordance with the invention a mobile portion 2 whose front section 2a forms the breast, its middle section 2b the hood and its rear section 2c the back of the suit, the latter not being shown in FIGURE 1.
- the front section 2a of the mobile portion -2 is shaped substantially as a V, the divergence of whose edges extends as far as the back of said mobile portion, the complementary securing means for detachably connecting said portion to the remainder of the garment being disposed along the edges of the V and consisting, for instance, of two zippers 3 and 3 represented by fish bone lines on the figures, the permanent connection between the mobile portion and the remainder of the gar- FIGURE 3 shows how a swimmer wearing the suit of the invention can, by throwing off backwards the mobile portion 2, disengage the suit from the top of his breast, his head, his shoulders and the top of his back and then divest himself with ease of his suit.
- FIGURE 4 shows in section a method of perfecting the tightness of the connection, in accordance with a; specific feature of the invention, by using for each of the closures 3 and 3', duplex closure means such as 4 and 5 (shown in section in FIG- URE 4), in conjunction with an insulating strip 6 interposed there-between.
- closures shown at 4 and 5 are of the zipper type, being constituted by the cooperation of two elements 4m and 421, on the one hand, and 5m and Sit on the other, the elements designated by reference numerals followed by the subscript in being inte gral with the mobile portion 2, while the numerals followed by the subscript n denote elements integral with the remainder of the garment 1.
- the sealing strip 6 may be made of a foam or cellular material possessing the necessary sealing qualities, or may consist of a pneumatic seal filled with liquid or gas.
- FIG. 5 and 6 show, in front and side views, the mobile portion of the garment of this invention, in accordance with which said mobile portion 7 comprises a double wall into which an inflating fluid can be introduced through a tube 9, the inflation being carried out by the swimmer, either by blowing directly into the tube 9, or by means of a mechanical pumping system or air bottles.
- the air reserve constituted thus may, in case of need, prove a valuable life supporting factor for the wearer of such a garment.
- said double wall involves both the front section 7a and the rear section 7c of mobile portion 7, the two bladders being interconnected through ducts (not shown) running over the shoulders and enabling the pressure to be equalized therein.
- An adjustable pressure relief valve (not shown), together with calibrated valves '10 secured, say, one in front and the other at the back, to the base of the mobile portion, provide a high degree of reliability for the system.
- Said pressure relief valve (not shown), which is calibrated and adjustable, enables the pressure of the air in the pouches to be balanced against the underwater pressure, and also enables compensation to be made for the weight of the skin diver, both for normal swimming and deep diving, without any need for the wearer to make such compensations by means of the weights attached to his ballast belt.
- This system further permits preventing the skin diver from descending to dangerous depths by the additional provision of suitable means, well known per se, for automatically inflating the bladders.
- FIG- UR-E 7 The front and rear bladders, 7a and 7c respectively, are shown in horizontal section at breast level on FIG- UR-E 7, which figure also shows, by way of indication, the double zippers 4 and 5, and 4 and 5, which are of the type shown on FIGURE 4 and enable the mobile portion to be detachably and tightly joined to the rest of the garment.
- valves Hand 8 in FIGURE 6' it may be advantageous to provide one or several valves such as the valves Hand 8 in FIGURE 6', positioned respectively at the back of the hood and on the back section of the mobile portion, in the middle of the wearers back, in order to permit automatic evacuation of any air bubbles that may form between the wearers skin and the garment as a result of the underwater pressure.
- Sealing strips 12 may also be positioned around the ends of the sleeves and legs of the garment in order to improve watertightness.
- fins 13 integral with the legs of the garment whereby to constitute auxiliary propulsion means for increasing the skin divers mobility in the water.
- closure means and to the seals may be fitted detachably or nonde'tachably, while the air bladders may be constituted by hollow or partitioned coils or by removable pouches, either to suit specific requirements or for convenience considerations. It is, therefore, to be understood that the description hereinbefore set forth is not to be considered a limitation of the inveniton, but that changes may be made within the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.
- An insulating garment protecting at least the torso of the wearers body comprising, in combination, a mobile portion whose front, middle and back sections respective'ly form the breast section, the shoulder and neck opening section, and a fraction of the back section of the garment, the said front breast section of said mobile portion extending downwardly and including a portion of the stomach of the wearer and said middle shoulder section of said mobile portion extending outwardly to include substantially all the top of the shoulders, means for permanently providing a partial connection on the back of the garment between said mobile portion and the remainder of the suit, and manually operable complementary connecting means disposed substantially along the free edges of the said mobile portion and along the edges of the remainder of the garment adjacent to the said free edges in order to detachably and integrally join said mobile portion to the remainder of the garment.
- a garment as claimed in claim 1 wherein said manually operable complementary connecting means are of the zipper type.
- a watertight suit protecting at least the torso of the Wearers body comprising, in combination, a mobile portion whose front, middle and back sections respectively form the breast section, the shoulder and neck opening section, and a fraction of the back section of the suit, the said front breast section of said mobile portion extending downwardly and including a portion of the stomach of the wearer and said middle shoulder section of said mobile portion extending outwardly to include substantially all the top of the shoulders, means for permanently providing a partial connection on the back of the suit between said mobile portion and the remainder of the suit, at least one manually operable complementary connecting means disposed substantially along the free edges of the said mobile portion and along the edges of the remainder of the suit adjacent to said free edges in order to detachably and integrally join said mobile portion to the remainder of said suit, and means in cooperation with said manually operable complementary connecting means to effect a complete and watertight assembly oi said mobile portion with the remainder of said suit.
- a watertight suit protecting at least the torso of the wearers body comprising, in combination, a mobile portion whose front, middle and back sections respectively form the breast section, the shoulder and hood section, and a fraction of the back section of the suit, said mobile portion comprising a plurality of interconnecting bladders adapted to be filled with a suitable material, whereby said bladders act as a float means, means for permanently providing a partial connection on the back of the suit between said mobile portion and the remainder of the suit, at least one manually operable complementary connecting means disposed substantially along the free edges of the said mobile portion and along the edges of the remainder of the suit adjacent to said free edges in order to detachably and integrally join said mobile portion to the remainder of said suit, andmeans in cooperation with said manually operable complementary connecting means to effect a complete and watertight assembly of said mobile portion with the remainder of said suit.
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Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| FR7169A FR1345455A (fr) | 1963-01-25 | 1963-01-25 | Habit de plongée |
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| US3245095A true US3245095A (en) | 1966-04-12 |
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| US340084A Expired - Lifetime US3245095A (en) | 1963-01-25 | 1964-01-24 | Buoyant insulating garment |
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| US (1) | US3245095A (fr) |
| DE (1) | DE1435983A1 (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR1345455A (fr) |
| MC (1) | MC441A1 (fr) |
Cited By (3)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0239994A2 (fr) * | 1986-04-02 | 1987-10-07 | Martin Kusche | Combinaison de plongée en deux parties |
| US20040031090A1 (en) * | 2002-08-16 | 2004-02-19 | Duncan Robert R. | Survival suit |
| US20040039832A1 (en) * | 2002-08-22 | 2004-02-26 | Nec Corporation | Frame transfer method and node in Ethernet |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FR1345455A (fr) * | 1963-01-25 | 1963-12-06 | Habit de plongée | |
| DE1278869B (de) * | 1964-03-10 | 1968-09-26 | Ocean Systems | Trockentauchanzug fuer grosse Tauchtiefen |
| DE3218390C2 (de) * | 1982-05-15 | 1984-06-20 | Ballonfabrik See- und Luftausrüstung GmbH & Co KG, 8900 Augsburg | Kälteschutzanzug |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| DE810710C (de) * | 1948-10-02 | 1951-08-13 | Draegerwerk Ag | Verschluss fuer Taucheranzuege |
| US2582811A (en) * | 1947-01-31 | 1952-01-15 | Harvey L Williams | Garment |
| US2851707A (en) * | 1956-06-05 | 1958-09-16 | Samuels Abe | Swimming and diving device |
| FR1206639A (fr) * | 1957-09-17 | 1960-02-10 | Habit de plongée | |
| GB842768A (en) * | 1957-12-23 | 1960-07-27 | E T Skinner & Company Ltd | Improved sealing means for an aperture in an article comprised of flexible sheet material |
| FR1345455A (fr) * | 1963-01-25 | 1963-12-06 | Habit de plongée | |
| US3138155A (en) * | 1959-06-23 | 1964-06-23 | Dunlop Rubber Co | Underwater swimming and diving suits |
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- 1964-01-21 MC MC477A patent/MC441A1/fr unknown
- 1964-01-24 US US340084A patent/US3245095A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US2582811A (en) * | 1947-01-31 | 1952-01-15 | Harvey L Williams | Garment |
| DE810710C (de) * | 1948-10-02 | 1951-08-13 | Draegerwerk Ag | Verschluss fuer Taucheranzuege |
| US2851707A (en) * | 1956-06-05 | 1958-09-16 | Samuels Abe | Swimming and diving device |
| FR1206639A (fr) * | 1957-09-17 | 1960-02-10 | Habit de plongée | |
| GB842768A (en) * | 1957-12-23 | 1960-07-27 | E T Skinner & Company Ltd | Improved sealing means for an aperture in an article comprised of flexible sheet material |
| US3138155A (en) * | 1959-06-23 | 1964-06-23 | Dunlop Rubber Co | Underwater swimming and diving suits |
| FR1345455A (fr) * | 1963-01-25 | 1963-12-06 | Habit de plongée |
Cited By (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP0239994A2 (fr) * | 1986-04-02 | 1987-10-07 | Martin Kusche | Combinaison de plongée en deux parties |
| EP0239994A3 (en) * | 1986-04-02 | 1988-02-03 | Martin Kusche | Two-part diving suit |
| US20040031090A1 (en) * | 2002-08-16 | 2004-02-19 | Duncan Robert R. | Survival suit |
| US6883185B2 (en) | 2002-08-16 | 2005-04-26 | Robert R. Duncan | Survival suit |
| US20040039832A1 (en) * | 2002-08-22 | 2004-02-26 | Nec Corporation | Frame transfer method and node in Ethernet |
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| MC441A1 (fr) | 1964-09-08 |
| DE1435983A1 (de) | 1969-02-06 |
| FR1345455A (fr) | 1963-12-06 |
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