US 5,845,335 A · Noise making garment

Abstract

A new noise making garment for producing sounds when noise pads are compressed as well as providing reinforced areas where wear is likely to occur. The inventive device includes a garment with a plurality of noise pads coupled to the garment. Each noise pad comprises a deformable bladder with a flexible wall that permits deformation of the bladder. The flexible wall defines an interior air chamber that holds air. A valve with a noise making device extends through the flexible wall of the bladder to permit the passage of air from the interior air chamber through the valve when the bladder is deformed. The noise making device creates an audible sound when air passes through the valve. Preferably, a noise pad is located at each knee region towards the front of the garment, at each elbow region towards the back of the garment, and at each sole region. Ideally, a reinforcement layer surrounds the outer surface of each noise pad that is located at the knee regions and at the elbow regions. Also ideally, each sole region further includes a non-slip rubber layer that surrounds the outer surface of the noise pad.

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Dependent claims

A noise making garment, comprising:

a garment having an exterior, a front, a back, a body portion, a pair of leg portions, and a pair of arm portions, said body portion having a neck opening and an elongate closable body opening extending from said neck opening in said front of said garment, each said leg portion having a knee region and a foot portion extending therefrom, each said foot portion having a sole region, each said arm portion having an elbow region and a hand opening;
a plurality of noise pads being fixedly coupled to said exterior of said garment, each of said noise pads having an outer surface;
wherein one of said noise pads is located at each said elbow region towards said back of said garment;
wherein one of said noise pads is located at each said sole region;
wherein each said noise pad comprises a deformable bladder having a flexible wall for permitting deformation of said bladder;
said flexible wall of said bladder defining an interior air chamber for holding air;
said flexible wall of said bladder having a valve extending therethrough, said valve permitting the passage of air from said interior air chamber through said valve when said bladder is deformed;
and
said valve including a noise making device for creating an audible sound when air is passed from said interior air chamber through said valve.

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A noise making garment, comprising:

a garment having an exterior, a front, a back, a body portion, a pair of leg portions, and a pair of arm portions, said body portion having a neck opening and an elongate closable body opening extending from said neck opening in said front of said garment, each said leg portion having a knee region and a foot portion extending therefrom, each said foot portion having a sole region, each said arm portion having an elbow region and a hand opening;
a plurality of noise pads being fixedly coupled to said exterior of said garment, each of said noise pads having an outer surface;
wherein one of said noise pads is located at each said elbow region towards said back of said garment;
wherein one of said noise pads is located at each said knee region towards said front of said garment;
wherein each said noise pad comprises a deformable bladder having a flexible wall for permitting deformation of said bladder;
said flexible wall of said bladder defining an interior air chamber for holding air;
said flexible wall of said bladder having a valve extending therethrough, said valve permitting the passage of air from said interior air chamber through said valve when said bladder is deformed;
and
said valve including a noise making device for creating an audible sound when air is passed from said interior air chamber through said valve.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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