Improvements To Garments For Use In Water And Method Of Manufacture Of The Same
AssigneeCorey John Gordon
InventorCorey John Gordon
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Abstract
A garment for use by a person when in a body of water, such as a sea, river or lake. The garment is of the type known as a wetsuit or drysuit which, when worn, provides protection and warmth for at least the torso, arms and legs of a wearer. A method of forming the garment having seams which allow an effective seal to be achieved between adjacent panels of the garment and, as a result, an effective garment to be formed.
Claims24
A garment for use in a body of water when worn by a person, said garment comprising:
- a series of panels positioned adjacent to each other with each respective edges joined together so as to form the garment of a particular shape and size;
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- wherein a portion of said panels depending inwardly from at least part of the said edge of at least one of the series of panels has a reduced thickness with respect to a thickness of a remainder of the said panel.
A method of manufacture of a panel for use in a garment to be worn in a body of water, said method comprising the steps of:
- forming a series of panels to the required shapes, and wherein along at least part of a peripheral edge of at least some of said panels, a portion of the panel is removed to a depth so as to form a reduced thickness portion depending inwardly from an edge of said panel.
The method according to claim13, wherein an adhesive material is provided at a join interface so as to adhere the panels together.
A series of panels for use when joined together to form a garment, said panels comprising:
- formed of a particular shape from a multi-layered sheet material structure and said panels positioned adjacent to each other with their respective edges joined together so as to form an interface join between said panels;
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- wherein at and depending inwardly from the said edges, the panels have a thickness less than a thickness of a body of the panel so that when the edges are joined together a channel is formed along which the said interface join is located and said channel receives therealong a sealing material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.