Back to results
US 8,910,319 B2Granted
Garment adapted to be associated to a device for the personal protection of a user
AssigneeDainese S.p.A.
InventorsLino Dainese, Luigi Ronco, Alessandro Bellati
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A garment comprising a portion suitable for being combined with an inflatable member for protecting a user is described. The portion of the garment includes a covering surface suitable for forming a covering for the inflatable member. The covering surface comprises at least one insert made of elastic material.
Claims14
A garment comprising
- a portion suitable for being combined with an inflatable member for protecting a user, said portion including a covering surface suitable for forming a covering for said inflatable member, said covering surface comprising at least one insert made of elastic material, and
- an elasticized strip which extends over a region of the user's back from one armpit zone to the other armpit zone, wherein the elasticized strip includes a first corrugated layer made of leather or inextensible material and a second layer made of elastic fabric, the first layer including an alternating series of humps and grooves and being fixed to the second layer by means of stitches along the grooves.
A garment comprising
- a portion suitable for being combined with an inflatable member for protecting a user, said portion including a covering surface suitable for forming a covering for said inflatable member, said covering surface comprising at least one insert made of elastic material,
- the garment including said inflatable member, said inflatable member being positioned hidden from view and in contact with an inner side of said covering surface,
- wherein said inflatable member includes a plurality of tie members which are situated inside said inflatable member and are stably fixed to surface portions of said inflatable member, wherein said tie members have dimensions such that, when said inflatable member is in a deflated rest condition, said tie members are in an untensioned condition and collapsed inside the inflatable member, whereas when said inflatable member is in an inflated condition, said tie members are under tension,
- wherein said inflatable member includes a first wall and a second wall which are fixed together along respective perimetral edges so as to form an internal chamber, a first mesh which lines internally at least partly said first wall, and a second mesh which lines internally at least partly said second wall, said tie members having opposite ends which are fixed respectively to said first mesh and to said second mesh.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.