Zipperless wetsuit

A wetsuit, comprising:

• a body portion including an entryway between shoulders of the wetsuit made at least in part of material adapted to stretch to allow a human to enter the wetsuit therethrough;
• a bib formed by an extension of a panel of material comprising a front or rear side of said body portion, said bib adapted to pivot with respect to said body portion, said bib having a region with hook or loop fasteners on one face and a length sufficient for said region to extend from said front or rear side over at least a part of said entryway to the opposite side of said body portion and fasten to complementary hook or loop fasteners attached to the wetsuit to provide a closure for said entryway and prevent water ingress to the wetsuit.

A wetsuit, comprising:

• a body portion including an entryway between shoulders of the wetsuit made at least in part of material adapted to stretch at least twice its relaxed size to allow a human to enter the wetsuit therethrough;
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• a pair of flaps adapted to pivot with respect to said body portion and each including a fastener, a first flap extending over at least a part of said entryway to overlap and adjustably mate with a second flap using said fasteners to form a closure for said entryway.

A wetsuit, comprising:

• a neck portion made at least in part of an insulative material defining a peripheral entryway forming an opening between shoulders of the wetsuit, said entryway adapted to stretch to allow a human to enter the wetsuit therethrough;
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• a sealing mechanism comprising at least one flap extending from the wetsuit to overlie said entryway and form a closure to prevent water ingress to the wetsuit through said entryway.

A wetsuit formed of panels of at least two types of insulative material, one type being substantially more elastic than the other, comprising:

• a body portion including shoulders and a panel of a first insulative material covering at least a portion of an upper torso region of the wetsuit;
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• an entryway between said shoulders made of at least one panel of a second insulative material substantially more elastic than said first insulative material and formed by a peripheral opening adapted to stretch to allow a human to enter the wetsuit therethrough.

A wetsuit comprising:

• a body portion comprised at least in part of a first insulative material, said body portion including shoulders;
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• an entryway between said shoulders comprised at least in part of a second insulative material having at least one nylon laminate with a denier number of less than 70.

A wetsuit comprising:

• a body portion comprised of at least a first insulative material and a second insulative material, said second insulative material being substantially more elastic than said first insulative material, said body portion including shoulders, a front torso region and a back torso region, at least a portion of said back torso region being comprised of said second insulative material to provide increased freedom of movement for a wearer of the wetsuit.

A wetsuit comprising a body portion having shoulders, a front region and a back region, said body portion made at least in part of a first insulative material and at least in part of a second insulative material, said second insulative material being substantially more stretchy than said first insulative material, said first insulative material comprising a substantially center area of said front region and said second insulative material comprising a substantially center area of said back region and at least a portion of the shoulders to increase the range of movement of a wearer of the wetsuit.

A wetsuit comprising:

• a body portion including a torso portion, said torso portion made at least in part of a first material adapted to stretch and to insulate a human user, said torso portion further including a pair of shoulder portions;
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• an entryway formed in said torso portion and generally between said shoulder portions, said entryway made at least in part of a second material adapted to stretch and to insulate a human user said second material being adapted to stretch to a greater degree than said first material and further adapted to stretch to allow a human user to enter the wetsuit therethrough.