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US 7,921,472 B2Granted
Garment associated to protective inflatable devices
AssigneeAlpinestars Research SRL
InventorGiovanni Mazzarolo
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Abstract
Garment (10) comprising means (20, 30) for active protection of the upper part of the body against falls and/or impacts with obstacles, in which a single active protection means (20, 30) extends from one side to the other of the chest above the sternum.
Claims23
A garment suitable for one of athletes and motorcyclists, the garment comprising:
- a jacket comprising a plurality of airbags to ensure an active protection of the upper part of a body of one of athletes and motorcyclists against one of trauma and fracture due to one of falls and impact against an obstacle, said airbags being associated to an inflating device activated by electronic means in response to the detection of one of risk and danger signals emitted by sensors;
- wherein the jacket further comprises a front opening for access into and out of the garment by the one of athletes and motorcyclists, the front opening being in a position offset from a longitudinal centerline of the jacket toward a sleeve, the front opening comprising a curved line through a length of the jacket starting at a hemline and ending at a collar, the curved line being directed toward the sleeve;
- wherein a first of said airbags extends from one side to the other of a chest above the sternum;
- and
- wherein said inflating device is also comprised in the jacket.
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A garment suitable for one of athletes and motorcyclists, the garment comprising:
- a jacket comprising a first airbag to ensure an active protection of the upper part of a body of one of athletes and motorcyclists against one of trauma and fracture due to one of falls and impact against an obstacle, the first airbag extending from a one side to another side of the chest above the sternum;
- an inflating device associated with the first airbag, the inflating device activated by electronic means in response to the detection of one of risk and danger signals emitted by a sensor,
- a front opening in a position offset from a longitudinal centerline of the garment toward a sleeve, the front opening being for access into and out of the garment by the one of athletes and motorcyclists, the front opening comprising a curved line through a length of the jacket starting at a hemline and ending at a collar, the curved line being directed toward the sleeve;
- a zip fastener disposed in the front opening for opening and closing the opening;
- an inflating device comprised in the jacket;
- wherein the sensor is incorporated in the jacket.
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A garment suitable for one of athletes and motorcyclists, the garment comprising:
- a jacket comprising a plurality of airbags to ensure an active protection of the upper part of a body of one of athletes and motorcyclists against one of trauma and fracture due to one of falls and impact against an obstacle, said airbags being associated to an inflating device activated by electronic means in response to the detection of one of risk and danger signals emitted by sensors;
- wherein the jacket further comprises a front opening in a position offset from a longitudinal centerline of the jacket toward a sleeve, the front opening comprising a curved line directed toward the sleeve;
- wherein a first of said airbags extends from one side to the other of a chest above the sternum, the plurality of airbags being covered by flaps, the flaps being releasably joined to a remaining portion of the garment;
- and
- wherein said inflating device is also comprised in the jacket.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.