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US 2008/0076309 A1Published application
Life-Saving Clothing
OwnerParice Sandrin, Frederic Osadainventors
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Life-saving clothing, in particular for protecting against drowning persons in danger during travelling in water or any other liquid element. The life-saving clothing (1) includes a part encompassing the trunk of a user's body and is characterized in that the part has inflatable floating elements (3) which is made of a non-extensible material and is arranged in such a way that it takes a folded shape in the uninflated state thereof and forms a float around the user's trunk in the inflated state and the clothing (1) is provided with inflating elements (9) for the floating means. In a preferred embodiment, the volume of floating elements (3) is distributed substantially in front of and behind the user. The life-saving clothing (1) ensures the stable position of the user in such a way that the respiratory tract thereof is free.
A protective garment (1) with one part surrounding the trunk of its user, characterised in that the said part includes inflatable floating resources (3), made of a non-stretch material, and arranged to assume a folded shape in the deflated state and, in the inflated state, to form a float extending around the trunk of the user, and in that the said garment (1) includes resources (9) to inflate the said floating resources (3).
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