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US 8,011,019 B1Granted
Inflatable protective suit apparatus
OwnerHassan Hamid, Ahmad Hamidinventors
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Abstract
A inflatable protective suit apparatus provides separate upper body jacket and lower body pant with self-inflating protection. The apparatus is self-contained so that no external gas supply, electronics or other mechanisms other than the tether clip for removably clipping to an external object are needed. The tether clip can be hooked to a motorcycle, snowmobile, bicycle, AN, and any other of a host of various vehicles. Any vehicle is thereby chosen for use without regard to equipping every vehicle chosen with complimentary equipment. The apparatus places significant importance on style such that the protective mechanisms are not visually discernible.
Claims18
An inflatable protective suit apparatus, comprising, in combination:
- a jacket comprising a body affixed to two separate sleeves, a collar, a plurality of pockets, and a fastener, an external material and an interior lining, a jacket bladder throughout a majority of the body and sleeves, the jacket bladder disposed between the interior lining of the jacket and the external material of the jacket, wherein the jacket bladder is not visually discernible, the jacket further comprising:
- a first replaceable fill unit of the jacket in communication with the jacket bladder and disposed between the external material of the jacket and the interior lining of the jacket, partially comprising a pressurized gas first vessel;
- a first tether of the jacket affixed to the first replaceable fill unit of the jacket whereby a first tether detachment of the jacket actuates the first replaceable fill unit to release a pressurized gas from the first vessel, thereby filling the jacket bladder;
- a first clip disposed on the first tether for removable attachment to an existing external object;
- a first PRV of the jacket for deflation of the jacket bladder;
- a pant having a pair of separate legs, a fly, and a waistband, an external material and an interior lining, a pant bladder throughout a majority of the pant, the pant bladder between the interior lining of the pant and the external material of the pant, wherein the pant bladder is not visually discernible, the pant further comprising:
- a second fill unit of the pant in communication with the pant bladder and between the external material of the pant and the interior lining of the pant, partially comprising a pressurized gas second vessel;
- a second tether of the pant affixed to the second fill unit, whereby a second tether detachment of the pant actuates the second fill unit in releasing a pressurized gas from the second vessel, thereby filling the pant bladder;
- a second clip disposed on the second tether for removable attachment to an existing external object;
- a second PRV/sensor of the pant for deflation of the pant bladder;
- whereby the jacket and the pant are separately activated for inflation and deflation.
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An inflatable protective suit apparatus, comprising, in combination:
- a jacket comprising a body affixed to two separate sleeves, a collar, a plurality of pockets, and a fastener, an external material and an interior lining, an anterior jacket bladder throughout a majority of a front body and sleeves in communication with a posterior jacket bladder throughout a majority of a rear body and sleeves, the bladders disposed between the interior lining of the jacket and the external material of the jacket, wherein the anterior and posterior jacket bladders are not visually discernible, the jacket further comprising:
- a first fill unit of the jacket in communication with one of the jacket bladders and disposed between the external material of the jacket and the interior lining of the jacket, partially comprising a pressurized gas first vessel of the jacket;
- a first tether of the jacket affixed to the first fill unit, whereby a first tether detachment of the jacket releases a pressurized gas from the first vessel, thereby filling the jacket bladders;
- a first clip disposed on the first tether for removable attachment to an existing external object;
- a first PRV/sensor of the jacket for deflation of the jacket bladders;
- a pant having a pair of separate legs, a fly, and a waistband, an external material of the pant and an interior lining of the pant, an anterior pant bladder throughout a majority of a front in communication with a posterior pant bladder throughout a majority of a rear, the pant bladders between the interior lining of the pant and the external material of the pant, wherein the anterior and posterior pant bladders are not visually discernible, the pant further comprising:
- a second replaceable fill unit of the pant in communication with one of the pant bladders and between the external material of the pant and the interior lining of the pant, partially comprising a pressurized gas second vessel;
- a second tether of the pant affixed to the second fill unit, whereby a second tether detachment of the pant releases a pressurized gas from the second vessel, thereby filling the pant bladders;
- a second clip disposed on the second tether for removable attachment to an existing external object;
- a second PRV/sensor of the pant for deflation of the jacket bladders;
- whereby the jacket and the pant are separately activated for inflation and deflation.
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An inflatable protective suit apparatus, comprising, in combination:
- a jacket comprising a body affixed to two separate sleeves, a collar, a plurality of pockets, and a fastener, an external material and an interior lining, an anterior jacket bladder throughout a majority of a front body and sleeves in communication with a posterior jacket bladder throughout a majority of a rear body and sleeves, the jacket bladders disposed between the interior lining of the jacket and the external material of the jacket, wherein the anterior and posterior jacket bladders are not visually discernible, the jacket further comprising:
- a first replaceable fill unit of the jacket in communication with one of the jacket bladders and disposed between the external material of the jacket and the interior lining of the jacket, comprising a pressurized gas first vessel of the jacket in communication with a first activation device of the jacket;
- a first access for the first replaceable fill unit;
- a first tether of the jacket affixed to the activation device, whereby a first tether detachment of the jacket actuates the first activation device to release a pressurized gas from the first vessel, thereby filling the jacket bladders;
- a first clip disposed on the first tether for removable attachment to an existing external object;
- a time delay first PRV/sensor of the jacket for deflation of the jacket bladders;
- means for selectively disabling the first PRV/sensor;
- a pant having a pair of separate legs, a fly, and a waistband, an external material and an interior lining, an anterior pant bladder throughout a majority of a front in communication with a posterior pant bladder throughout a majority of a rear, the pant bladders disposed between the interior lining of the pant and the external material of the pant, wherein the anterior and posterior pant bladders are not visually discernible, the pant further comprising:
- a second replaceable fill unit of the pant in communication with one of the pant bladders and disposed between the external material of the pant and the interior lining of the pant, comprising a pressurized gas second vessel of the pant in communication with a second activation device of the pant;
- a second access for the second replaceable fill unit;
- a second tether of the pant affixed to an inflation device, whereby a second tether detachment actuates the second activation device to release a pressurized gas from the second vessel, thereby filling the pant bladders;
- a second clip disposed on the second tether for removable attachment to an existing external object;
- a time delay second PRV/sensor of the pant for deflation of the pant bladders;
- means for selectively disabling the second PRV/sensor.
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