TWI886551B - Life-saving clothing - Google Patents

Abstract

The subject of the present invention is to provide a garment that does not require a life jacket to be worn on top of the clothes that are normally worn, and in which an inflatable body that functions as a life jacket in an emergency is stored inside. The solution of the present invention is a garment with a life-saving function, which is a garment having a left and right front body and a back body, and the garment has an inflatable body and a storage portion that can store the inflatable body, and the storage portion is arranged from the upper part of the back body to the left and right front bodies, and an opening and closing portion is provided on the surface of the storage portion, and the inflatable body is an inflatable body that can be inflated by inflation, and a part of it is connected to the garment, and when the inflatable body is inflated, the opening and closing portion is opened by the expansion pressure of the inflatable body, and at least a part of the inflatable body stored in the storage portion bulges out from the storage portion to the outside.

Description

Life-saving clothing

The present invention relates to clothing that can be worn in daily life, such as fishing in the sea, river, or lake, leisure activities on a boat or yacht, or walking, or clothing worn as work clothes for marine engineering, and clothing that can also perform life-saving functions like a life jacket in an emergency.

In the past, various types of life jackets have been known to be worn by workers in various leisure activities or marine engineering projects in the sea, rivers, and lakes to protect their lives in times of water disasters.

A general life jacket is a special vest for emergency situations (water disasters) that is stored with foam materials or the like as buoyancy materials and is worn over clothes or work clothes that are usually worn. In addition, as a work suit that can be worn as a normal work suit and at the same time function as a life jacket in an emergency, for example, Patent Document 1 (Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-172388) discloses that an inflatable body is provided at the back of the wearer that contacts the inside of the work suit, and an inflation device is arranged on the inside or outside of the work suit, and when a person falls into the sea (water), the inflatable body is manually or automatically inflated with carbonic acid gas to save lives.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-172388

However, in the work clothes disclosed in Patent Document 1, when the expansion body expands, it expands between the body and the work clothes, so there is a possibility that the expansion body does not expand sufficiently, and there is also a problem that the body is unnecessarily pressed, resulting in a poor wearing feeling. In addition, since the expansion body is supported only between the waistband and the end of the expansion body, the expansion body is easy to fall off from the back of the neck, and it is difficult to support the neck from below and maintain a posture that fully ensures the wearer's breathing.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned known technology and to provide a kind of clothing that can be worn in daily life for leisure activities or as work clothes, and at the same time, there is no need to wear another life jacket in emergencies such as water disasters, and the inflation of the inflatable body that plays a life-saving function can be ensured in an emergency. Furthermore, the inflatable body supports the wearer's neck from below to ensure that the wearer can breathe fully, and at the same time, the position relationship between the wearer and the inflatable body will not be displaced, which can greatly improve the wearer's sense of security and wearing comfort.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention is a kind of clothing with life-saving function, which is a clothing with left and right front and back bodies, and its characteristics are: On the surface of the aforementioned clothing, there are an inflatable body and a storage part that can store the aforementioned inflatable body, the aforementioned storage part is arranged from the upper part of the aforementioned back body to the position of the aforementioned front body on the left and right, and there is an opening and closing part on the surface of the aforementioned storage part, the aforementioned inflatable body is an inflatable body that can be inflated by inflation, and a part of it is connected to the aforementioned clothing. When the aforementioned inflatable body is inflated, the aforementioned opening and closing part is opened by the expansion pressure of the aforementioned inflatable body, and at least a part of the aforementioned inflatable body stored in the aforementioned storage part is expanded from the aforementioned storage part to the outside.

According to the above-mentioned clothes of the present invention, since the inflatable body is normally stored in the storage part of the clothes, the appearance is not greatly different from the clothes usually worn for leisure activities or clothes worn for work, and it can be worn as casual clothes or ordinary work clothes without a sense of incongruity. In addition, since the inflatable body can function as a life jacket by the expansion of the inflatable body in an emergency such as a water disaster, there is no need to wear a life jacket separately. Furthermore, since the inflatable body that can perform the life-saving function can be surely inflated, the neck of the wearer can be supported from below by the inflatable body to ensure sufficient breathing, and the positional relationship between the wearer and the inflatable body will not be displaced, the wearer's sense of security and wearing feeling can be greatly improved.

Hereinafter, the embodiment of the clothes with life-saving function (hereinafter referred to as clothes) related to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In addition, although the present invention can be applied to various clothes, the following embodiment shows an example of a vest applicable to leisure activities such as fishing.

As shown in Fig. 1a, Fig. 1b, Fig. 1c, Fig. 1d, and Fig. 2, the garment 1 is composed of two left and right front bodies 2 and 3 and a back body 4, and is provided with: an inflatable body 7 which can be inflated by inflation and is located from the upper part 6 of the back body 4 to the left and right front bodies 2 and 3; and a storage part 8 which can store the inflatable body 7. An opening and closing part 9 (a fastener in the example shown in the figure) is provided on one end side of the surface of the storage part 8. When the inflatable body 7 is inflated, the opening and closing part 9 is opened by the expansion pressure of the inflatable body 7, and at least a part of the inflatable body 7 is expanded from the storage part 8 to the outside.

Fig. 1b shows the state where the opening and closing part 9 is opened and the expansion body 7 is expanded, and the wearer can respond to emergency situations such as water disasters by the expansion of the expansion body 7. The area where the opening and closing part 9 is arranged can be considered to be the area from the chest to the shoulder of the wearer and the area of the shoulder blade, but it is not limited to these areas.

The expansion body 7 expands when gas ejected from a gas ejection device (not shown) connected to a gas cylinder is pressed into the expansion body 7. The gas cylinder is usually filled with carbonic acid gas or the like.

The gas ejection device is a well-known device in the past, and has a gas ejection outlet (not shown) and a water inlet (not shown). If water enters the water inlet, the internal water sensing mechanism will react, the sealing plate of the gas storage cylinder will automatically open, and the gas will be injected into the expansion body 7 from the ejection outlet of the gas ejection device. In addition, the sealing plate of the gas storage cylinder is configured as follows: in the event that the water sensing mechanism does not react normally, the wearer can also manually open it by pulling a rope (not shown) connected to the operation lever of the gas ejection device.

As shown in Fig. 1a, Fig. 1b, Fig. 2, and Fig. 3, the storage portion 8 forms an inverted U shape when viewed from the top and bottom of the paper (the portion supporting the neck and shoulders is the upper side), and is sewn and connected to the position from the upper portion 6 of the back body 4 to the left and right front bodies 2 and 3. Moreover, the expansion body 7 is formed into an inverted U shape in accordance with the shape of the storage portion 8, and is stored in a flat state along the shape of the internal space of the storage portion 8 when not expanded.

The storage part 8 is composed of a surface part 11 and a back part 12 composed of a sheet made of, for example, a fabric or a synthetic resin of synthetic fiber or natural fiber. The surface part 11 and the back part 12 are sewn together at one edge (not shown) of each other, and a zipper of an opening and closing part 9 is provided at the other edge (in the example of FIG. 1a and FIG. 1b, the outer side (underarm side) is a zipper, and the inner side (center side of the body) is sewn together). The storage part 8 can be opened and closed by the zipper. In addition, by using synthetic fiber for the storage part 8, the wear resistance and durability of the position for protecting the expansion body 7 are improved. 1d is a diagram showing a garment 1 according to another embodiment, in which the outer side (armpit side) is sewn and connected, and the inner side (center side of the body) is provided as an example of a zipper.

The left and right front bodies 2, 3 and the back body 4 are formed by coating or laminating a synthetic resin such as urethane on a surface side portion 14 and a back side portion 15 of synthetic fibers such as nylon or natural fibers. Moreover, as shown in FIG8, the raw material of the first area N that contacts the wearer's neck may be different from the raw material of the second area S that contacts from the bottom of the wearer's neck to the wearer's chest. For example, the first area N may be made of a first raw material (such as chloroprene) that is softer than other parts. Accordingly, the wearing feeling is improved in the first area N that contacts the neck, and it can be made difficult to break in other parts. Moreover, the second area S may be made of a second raw material (such as double Russel) with good air permeability. By disposing the second material from the neck to the chest in this manner, the load of the garment 1 can be easily supported by the neck and shoulders.

Furthermore, a whistle for notifying an emergency may be provided on the inner edge of either of the left and right front bodies 2 and 3. In case the inflation of the inflation body 7 is insufficient due to a poor condition of the gas ejection device, a tube for the wearer to blow air into the inflation body 7 may be provided on the left and right front bodies 2 and 3. Furthermore, a transparent window 17 for visually recognizing the inside may be provided on the outer surface of the storage part 8 located on the left and right front bodies 2 and 3. Furthermore, a light reflecting material for making the wearer noticeable at night may be provided on the surface of the garment 1.

Next, the connection relationship between each belt member and the connection relationship between each belt member and the expansion body 7 will be described with reference to Fig. 3, Fig. 4, Fig. 5, Fig. 6, and Fig. 7. As shown in Fig. 3, the garment 1 has: a first end portion 18 of the expansion body 7 located at the front body 2, 3 and a pair of first longitudinal belts 19 on the left and right sides of the front body 2, 3 for connecting the expansion body 7; and a second longitudinal belt 21 for connecting the first position of the upper portion 6 of the back body 4 and the lower portion of the back body 4. The above-mentioned first position refers to the root position 21N of the neck of the back body 4 (in the example of Fig. 7, it is the position inside the back body 4). Moreover, the lower portion of the back body 4 refers to the position where the second longitudinal belt 21 is connected or crossed with the transverse belt 22 described later.

Furthermore, the garment 1 is provided with a third longitudinal band 30 for connecting the second end 20 of the inflatable body 7 located at the upper part of the back body 4 and the second position of the upper part of the back body 4. The second position mentioned above refers to any position in the range from the central part of the back body 4 to the root part of the neck. In the example shown in FIG. 1b and FIG. 3, the first end 18 of the inflatable body 7 is located below the wearer's chest, and the first end 18 and the first longitudinal band 19 are sewn and connected. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the first longitudinal band 19 is further sewn and connected at a position 23B directly below the first end 18 of the inflatable body 7. Since the first longitudinal band 19 is sewn and connected to the front bodies 2 and 3 at a position 23B directly below the first end 18 of the inflatable body 7 and the first intersection position 23, the inflatable body 7 and the garment 1 will not be separated. Moreover, in the examples shown in Figures 1b, 1c, 3, and 7, the second end 20 of the expansion body 7 is the center of the wearer's back and is located below the base of the neck of the expansion body 7 before expansion (and above the base of the neck of the expansion body 7 after expansion).

Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1c, the second end portion 20 is connected to the third longitudinal band 30 by sewing. As shown in FIG. 3, the second longitudinal band 21 and the third longitudinal band 30 are respectively arranged along the spine of the wearer. In this way, by connecting the expansion body 7 with the left and right front bodies 2, 3 and the back body 4 by each longitudinal band, the relative position of the expansion body 7 and the wearer is not displaced. Moreover, the two ends 18 of the expansion body 7 forming a U-shape are connected to the position below the expansion body 7 and below the chest of the wearer by the first longitudinal band 19, and the spine of the wearer is supported by the second longitudinal band, and the expansion body 7 is connected to the lower part of the wearer's neck by the third longitudinal band 30, so that the entire garment 1 is not twisted, and the position (fulcrum position) of the expansion body 7 and the wearer's body to be supported is not displaced. With this structure, the inflatable body 7 inflates symmetrically with the center line of the wearer's body. Even if the wearer encounters a water disaster, the wearer can float the front of the chest (air chamber) of the body, thereby ensuring a stable floating posture and sufficient airway.

As shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, the garment 1 has a transverse belt 22 near the waist at a position lower than the center position in the vertical direction, one end of the first longitudinal belt 19 is connected to the transverse belt 22 at a first intersection position 23 with the transverse belt 22, and one end of the second longitudinal belt 21 is connected to the transverse belt 22 at a second intersection position 24. More specifically, the first longitudinal belt 19 is sewn and connected to the front bodies 2 and 3 at the first intersection position 23, and the first longitudinal belt 19 forms a loop at the first intersection position 23 so that the transverse belt 22 is inserted into the loop. In addition, the other end of the second longitudinal belt 21 is sewn and connected to the back body 4 near the base of the neck of the wearer of the garment 1. In this way, the garment 1 is prevented from accidentally falling off the wearer by the transverse belt 22, and the garment 1 and the expansion body 7 are connected by the transverse belt 22, so that the expansion body 7 can be reliably prevented from falling off the wearer, and the wearer's sense of security and wearing comfort during water disasters can be greatly improved.

As shown in FIG. 4 , at least a portion of the horizontal belt 22 may be disposed inside the garment 1. For example, the horizontal belt 22 may be disposed inside the garment 1 at the armpit (side) and waist of the waist of the garment 1, and the front center of the body (abdominal area of the wearer) of the waist of the garment 1 may be exposed outside the garment 1. According to this configuration, since a portion of the horizontal belt 22 is hidden inside the garment 1, the beauty as casual wear may not be impaired.

Furthermore, the second longitudinal belt 21 is also configured at least partially inside the back body 4, thereby improving the appearance of the casual wear and preventing the belt from getting caught in obstacles in the event of a water disaster, thereby further improving safety.

Furthermore, the horizontal belt 22 may be configured to be adjustable in size, or the garment 1 may be provided with a guide portion (not shown) for guiding the horizontal belt 22 .

Moreover, as shown in Fig. 1a, Fig. 1b, and Fig. 1d, a second transverse belt 26 is provided at the lower part of the garment 1, and the size of the second transverse belt 26 can also be adjusted. By providing the second transverse belt 26 in addition to the transverse belt 22, the garment 1 can be further prevented from accidentally falling off the wearer, and the inflation body can be more reliably prevented from falling off the wearer, while the wearing comfort of the wearer can be greatly improved.

As shown in FIG5 , the horizontal strap 22 can be separated by a connector 27 and connected by a conventionally well-known length adjuster (not shown). The connector 27 is disposed between the left and right front bodies 2 and 3. Moreover, the connector 27 is composed of, for example, a retaining member and a retaining protrusion. If the elastic retaining portion of the retaining protrusion is pressed into the retaining member, the elastic retaining portion elastically recovers to a connected state (not shown). The wearer can release the connected state by pressing the elastic retaining portion with a finger from the outside. Moreover, the second horizontal strap 26 shown in FIG1a , FIG1b , and FIG1d can also be separated by a connector 29 and connected by a length adjuster. The connector 29 is disposed below the connector 27 and between the left and right front bodies 2 and 3 of the garment 1. Since the structure of the connector 29 is the same as that of the connector 27, its description is omitted.

The first longitudinal band 19 and the second longitudinal band 21 may also be provided with conventionally known length adjusters, similar to the transverse band 22 and the second transverse band 26, and conventionally known connecting tools may also be provided as needed.

In addition, the shape of the expansion body 7 and the storage part 8 is not limited to the inverted U shape, and a shape that covers the wearer's body with a larger area may be formed. Moreover, as shown in Figures 1a, 1b, and 1d, a storage pocket 16 may be provided on at least one of the front side 14 or the back side 15 of the garment 1. The storage pocket 16 can be opened and closed by providing a zipper (zipper or Velcro) or the like.

Next, the drain holes (water drain holes) 28 provided in the clothes 1 will be described with reference to FIG2. As shown in the figure, a plurality of drain holes 28 are provided in the storage portion 8. By providing the drain holes 28 on the back side of the storage portion 8 and at the shoulder blade portion of the wearer when worn, water can be prevented from accumulating in the storage portion 8. Moreover, the drain holes 28 are circular, elliptical or rectangular in shape, and have a diameter of about 0.5 to 2.0 mm, and the number is preferably about 200 to 300. The water accumulated in the storage portion 8 can be reliably drained through the drain holes 28.

Although the above-mentioned embodiments show an example of a vest suitable for fishing, as mentioned above, the life-saving clothing related to the present invention can be applied to all types of clothing (including work clothes), and the clothing can be in the form of a half-sleeved top, a long-sleeved top, a jumpsuit or a salopette in which a top and pants are integrated.

1: Garment 2: Left front 3: Right front 4: Back 6: Upper part 7: Inflated body 8: Storage part 9: Opening and closing part 11: Surface part 12: Back 14: Surface side part 15: Back side part 16: Storage pocket 17: Transparent window 18: First end part 19: First longitudinal strip 20: Second end part 21: Second longitudinal strip 21N: Root position of neck 22: Horizontal strip 23: First intersection position 23B: Position directly below the first end part 24: Second intersection position 26: Second horizontal strip 27: Connector 28: Drain hole (water drain hole) 29: Connector 30: Third longitudinal strip N: First area S: Second area

FIG. 1a is a front view of a garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1b is a front view of a state in which the expansion body 7 is taken out of the garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1c is an enlarged back view of a state in which the expansion body 7 is taken out of the garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1d is a front view of a garment 1 related to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view of a garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a front view illustrating a connection structure between the expansion body 7 and each belt of the garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating each belt of the garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention (the portion visible from the outside is indicated by a solid line, and the portion not visible from the outside (the portion passing through the top 5) is indicated by a dotted line). Fig. 5 is a diagram illustrating a first longitudinal band of a garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 6 is a diagram showing a user wearing the garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention (front view). Fig. 7 is a diagram showing a user wearing the garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention (rear view). Fig. 8 is a diagram illustrating the raw materials of the garment 1 related to an embodiment of the present invention.

1: Clothes

2: Left front body

3: Right front body

8: Storage Department

9: Opening and closing part

11: Surface

12: Back

14: Side of the surface

15:Back side

16: Storage pocket

17: Transparent window

19: The first longitudinal belt

22: horizontal belt

23: First intersection position

26: Second horizontal strip

27:Connection tool

29:Connection tool

N: First area

S: Second area

Claims (13)

A kind of clothing with life-saving function, which is a clothing with left and right front and back bodies, and is characterized in that: The surface of the clothing has an inflatable body and a storage part that can store the inflatable body, The storage part is arranged at the position of the front body from the upper part of the back body to the left and right, and an opening and closing part is provided on the surface of the storage part, The inflatable body is an inflatable body that can be inflated by inflation, and a part of it is connected to the clothing, When the inflatable body is inflated, the opening and closing part is opened by the inflation pressure of the inflatable body, and at least a part of the inflatable body stored in the storage part bulges outward from the storage part, The clothing has: a first longitudinal belt for connecting the first end portion located at the front body and the front body; a second longitudinal belt for connecting the first position of the upper part of the back body and the lower part of the back body. As for the life-saving clothing with claim 1, the clothing is further equipped with: a third longitudinal belt for connecting the second end of the expansion body located at the upper part of the back body and the second position of the upper part of the back body. As for the life-saving clothing with claim 1, the clothing is further equipped with: a horizontal belt formed on the waist, an end of one side of the first longitudinal belt is connected to the horizontal belt at a first intersection position with the horizontal belt, and an end of one side of the second longitudinal belt is connected to the horizontal belt at a second intersection position. As for the life-saving clothing with claim 3, the horizontal belt is connected to the front body at a position lower than the center position of the clothing in the up-down direction. A life-saving garment as claimed in claim 3, wherein the horizontal belt is connected to the front body at the first cross position. A life-saving garment as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second longitudinal strap is connected to the back body at a position below the first position on the upper part of the back body. A life-saving garment as claimed in claim 3, wherein the second longitudinal strap is connected to the back body at the second crossing position at the lower part of the back body. As for the life-saving clothing of claim 3, at least a part of the horizontal belt is arranged inside the clothing. As for the life-saving clothing of claim 1, at least a portion of the second longitudinal belt is arranged inside the back body. As for the life-saving clothing with claim 3, the horizontal belt is sewn and connected to the clothing at the first crossing position and the second crossing position. As for the life-saving clothing with claim 3, the horizontal belt is configured to be of adjustable size, and the clothing is further provided with a guide portion for guiding the horizontal belt. As for the life-saving clothing of claim 3, a second horizontal belt with adjustable size is further provided at the lower part of the clothing. As for the life-saving clothing of claim 1, the clothing is provided with a storage pocket on at least one of the inner side or the outer side thereof.