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Wetsuit

a technology of wetsuits and linings, applied in the field of wetsuits, can solve the problems of wearer discomfort, wearer discomfort, wearer feeling the rough portion of the part,

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-01-13
YOKOYAMA YUICHI
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[0008] The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been developed in view of the above-mentioned and / or other problems in the related art. The preferred embodiments of the present invention can significantly improve upon existing methods and / or apparatuses.
[0009] Among other potential advantages, some embodiments can provide a wetsuit capable of easily joining a wetsuit jacket and wetsuit pants without performing the flat lock joint operation making that portion quintuple and maintaining the highly watertight joint portion.
[0010] According to a first aspect of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a wetsuit includes a wetsuit jacket having a hem, wetsuit pants having an upper sack body, a strap portion of waterproof material provided on an inside circumference of the hem of the wetsuit jacket, a fixed portion at which an upper end of the strap portion is watertightly fixed to the inside circumference of the hem of the wetsuit jacket, and press-on and split-off fastener tapes provided at portions of mutual contact in a state where the upper sack body is sandwiched between the hem and the strap portion for preventing deviation of the mutual contact portions.
[0011] According to a second aspect of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a wetsuit includes a wetsuit jacket having a hem, wetsuit pants having an upper sack body, a first strap portion of waterproof material provided on an inside circumference of the upper sack body of the wetsuit pants, a second strap portion of waterproof material provided on an inside circumference of the hem of the water suit jacket and press-on and split-off fastener tapes provided at portions of mutual contact among the first strap portion, the second strap portion, the upper sack body of the wetsuit pants and the hem of the wetsuit jacket in a quadruple sandwich fashion for preventing deviation of the mutual contact portions.
[0018] According to the present invention, there can be provided a wetsuit capable of easily joining a wetsuit jacket and wetsuit pants without performing the conventional flat lock joint operation making that portion quintuple and maintaining the joint portion highly watertight
[0019] At the separate portion between the jacket and the pants, a variation in elongation of the wearer can be compensated for. In addition, the sandwiched portion is positioned at the lumbar section of the wearer to enhance the heat-retention effect at the lumbar section of the wearer. Furthermore, the effect of fastening the lumbar section of the wearer by the auxiliary belt can expect the prevention of an LBP. Moreover, the auxiliary belt for fastening the upper sack portion of the pants can enhance the watertightness in conjunction with the press-on and split-off fastener tapes and, at the same time, enhance the effect of preventing deviation between the jacket and the pants to prevent the auxiliary belt and the wetsuit from being deviated

Problems solved by technology

Since the zipper has no flexibility unlike the wetsuit material, it is liable to break during the forward bending motion of the wearer and causes a low back pain (LBP).
However, since the flat lock joint operation is cumbersome and requires a technical skill, the wearer has encountered a difficulty in performing the operation by oneself.
Furthermore, since the portion of the flat lock joint comprises quintuple wetsuit materials, the wearer feels the portion rough and, during the wearer's activity, feels uncomfortable.
Moreover, there is a possibility of the quintuple wetsuit material portion being unfolded during the wearer's activity.

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[0035] the wetsuit according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3. In this embodiment, the portion to which the present invention is applied is, as shown in FIG. 1(A), a separate portion B between a wetsuit jacket 3 and wetsuit pants 5 constituting a two-piece wetsuit 1A of waterproof material.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 1(B), in the separate portion B, the hem of the wetsuit jacket 3 is provided on the inside circumference thereof with a strap portion 7 of waterproof material that has a vertical length in the range of about 20 to about 25 cm. The upper edge of the strap portion 7 is fixed by adhesion, fusion or other such means watertightly to the inside circumference of the wetsuit jacket 3 to form a fixed portion 9 over the entire upper edge circumference of the strap portion 7.

[0037] When putting on the wetsuit, the upper sack body 11 of the wetsuit pants 5 is sandwiched between the hem of the wetsuit jacket 3 and the strap portion 7 (FIG. 1...

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[0056] Generally, the wetsuit jacket 3 that has adhered to the back of the wearer due to the invasion of water is difficult to take off. Therefore, anyone will have to assist the wearer off with the wearer's jacket 3. However, the wearer can take off the jacket 3 of the wetsuit 1B with ease in the second embodiment This will be described herein below.

[0057] The Belcro® tapes B15 at respective one ends of the auxiliary belts 19 are fixed in contact with and as sandwiched between the Belcro® tapes B15 of the hem S11 of the jacket 3 and second strap portion B2 at the side of the back of the wearer. The wearer grasps the respective other ends of the auxiliary belts 19 in hand and pulls upward over the wearer's shoulder. As a result, the jacket 3 on the side of the back of the wearer can easily be rolled up. The jacket 3 on the side of the front of the wearer is rolled up with both hands by the wearer. Thus, the wearer can take off the jacket 3 by oneself.

[0058] In this way, the jacket ...

third embodiment

[0068] While the third embodiment is directed to the case where the foot parts 23 are integral with the boots at the parts lower than the ankle parts 26 and the hand parts 24 are integral with the gloves at the parts lower than the wrist parts 29, the hand parts can be integral with the gloves at the parts lower than the elbows or upper arms, and the foot parts can be integral with the boots at the parts lower than the knees or thighs. In addition, it will be all right that the hand and foot parts are not integrated with the gloves and boots, respectively. The strap portions can be provided not only on the main body part 23, but also on the ankle parts 26 of the foot parts and on the wrist parts 29 of the hand parts to thereby form quadruple overlapped joint portions. The surfaces on which Belcro® tapes are provided can be optionally adopted.

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Abstract

A wetsuit includes a wetsuit jacket having a hem, wetsuit pants having an upper sack body, a strap portion of waterproof material provided on an inside circumference of the hem of the wetsuit jacket, a fixed portion at which an upper end of the strap portion is watertightly fixed to the inside circumference of the hem of the wetsuit jacket and press-on and split-off fastener tapes provided at portions of mutual contact in a state where the upper sack body is sandwiched between the hem and the strap portion for preventing deviation of the mutual contact portions.

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[0001] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2003-157576 filed on Jun. 3, 2003 and 2003-391347 filed on Dec. 20, 2003, the entire disclosure of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a wetsuit, and more particularly to a separate type wetsuit including a wetsuit jacket potion and a wetsuit pants portion. [0004] 2. Description of Related Art [0005] Conventional wetsuits are generally formed in a one piece, and a zipper provided on the back thereof is utilized when putting on or taking off a wetsuit. Since the zipper has no flexibility unlike the wetsuit material, it is liable to break during the forward bending motion of the wearer and causes a low back pain (LBP). To solve these problems, Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3,007,334 discloses a two-piece wetsuit having a structure as shown in FIGS. 11(A...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B63C11/04
CPCB63C2011/046B63C11/04
Inventor YOKOYAMA, YUICHI
Owner YOKOYAMA YUICHI
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