# US 2021/0329986 A1 · Garment comprising an inflatable protection device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0329986 A1 - Document ID: US20210329986A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/311,090 - Filed: 2019-12-04 - Published: 2021-10-28 - Earliest claimed: 2018-12-05 - Assignees: Alpinestars Research SRL - Applicants: Alpinestars Research S.P.A. - Inventors: Giovanni Mazzarolo; Lorenzo Nardo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210329986A1 ## CPC - A41D 13/018: inflatable automatically - A41D 13/0587: {Integral with the garment} - A41D 13/0593: {in a sealed pocket} - A41D 31/145: {using layered materials} - A41D 31/185: {using layered materials} - A41D 2600/102: Motorcycling - A41D: OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES ## Abstract A garment (1) comprising an inflatable protection device (10) and a housing (2), the inflatable protection device (10) comprising at least one inflatable bag (12) housed in the housing (2) and designed to move between a rest condition, where it is in a deflated status and an operating condition, where it is in an inflated status and inflation means (14) connected with the inflatable bag (12) and designed, once triggered, for selectively inflating the inflatable bag (12). The at least one inflatable bag (12) is manufactured with an elastic material and, in said rest condition, occupies a limited portion of said housing (2). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A garment comprising an inflatable protection device and a housing; said inflatable device comprising: at least one inflatable bag housed in said housing and designed to move between a rest condition in a deflated status, and an operating condition in an inflated status, inflation means connected with said at least one inflatable bag and designed, once triggered, for selectively inflating said at least one inflatable bag; characterized in that said at least one inflatable bag is manufactured with an elastic material and in that said at least one inflatable bag in said rest condition occupies a limited portion of said housing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The garment according to claim 1, characterized in that said inflatable bag, in said operating condition, occupies a portion of said housing which is bigger than the portion occupied when in the rest condition. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The garment according to claim 2, characterized in that said housing is delimited by a pair of surfaces and has an inner volume, said inflatable bag configured to fill all the volume of said housing in said operating condition. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The garment according to claim 3, characterized in that said inflatable protection device comprises at least one casing designed for housing one or more inflatable bags. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The garment according to claim 3, characterized in that said inflatable bag when in said operating condition has a shape which is complementary to the shape of said housing (2). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The garment according to claim 1, characterized in that said elastic material comprises one or more types of rubber. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The garment according to claim 6, characterized in that said material is natural rubber. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The garment according to claim 6, characterized in that said material has an elongation higher than 10% relative to the size of the bag in the rest condition. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The garment according to claim 1, characterized by comprising a front portion positioned at the chest of the user, and a back portion positioned at the back of the user, said front and back portion having respective housings. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The garment according to claim 9, characterized in that said inflatable bag comprising a front part housed in the housing of the front portion and a back part housed in the housing of the back portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The garment according to claim 1, characterized by comprising at least one tie member positioned in said housing and connected to said surfaces to prevent the expansion thereof once the bag has been inflated. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The garment according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing is delimited by an inner surface and an outer surface which are connected by means of at least one flexible tie member. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The garment according to claim 1, characterized in that the housing is delimited by an inner surface and an outer surface which are sealed along their perimetric edges. ### Claim 14 (depends on 4) The garment according to claim 4, characterized in that the casing is made with a breathable material. ### Claim 15 (depends on 4) The garment according to claim 4, characterized in that the casing coincides with the whole housing (2). ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The garment according to claim 8, characterized in that said material has an elongation comprised between 30% and 1000%. ### Claim 17 (depends on 4) The garment according to claim 4, characterized in that the casing coincides with a portion of the housing.