EP1330963A1 - Vêtement destiné a être utilisé pour des activités dans, sous ou sur l'eau - Google Patents

Vêtement destiné a être utilisé pour des activités dans, sous ou sur l'eau Download PDF

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EP1330963A1
EP1330963A1 EP03250388A EP03250388A EP1330963A1 EP 1330963 A1 EP1330963 A1 EP 1330963A1 EP 03250388 A EP03250388 A EP 03250388A EP 03250388 A EP03250388 A EP 03250388A EP 1330963 A1 EP1330963 A1 EP 1330963A1
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John Gordon
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/0002—Details of protective garments not provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/1281
    • A41D13/0005—Joints
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/012—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/04—Resilient suits
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/04—Resilient suits
    • B63C2011/043—Dry suits; Equipment therefor
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/04—Resilient suits
    • B63C2011/046—Wet suits, or diving vests; Equipment therefor

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  • This invention relates to clothing for use in activities which typically involve water, and more specifically the invention relates to dry or wet suits and the improvement in their construction.
  • the composite material is of a construction comprising outer layer(s) of square woven polyester, nylon or other synthetic woven textile materials adhered to one or both sides of an impermeable layer film or membrane.
  • the outer woven textiles are resistant to sea water or other alternate environment in which the suit is likely to be used.
  • the membrane layer may be constructed of butyl rubber, polyurethane, polyester or similar impermeable compound or material and is traditionally secured to the outer textile lining(s) by coating, gluing or other any other means suitable to give satisfactory adhesion.
  • the composite material in the form of a two-layer composite wherein the outer lining is attached to only one face of the impermeable layer or as a three layer composite wherein an outer lining of woven synthetic textile material is attached to both faces of the impermeable layer. It is however to be mentioned that the invention is not to be considered limited to the use of only two or three layer composite fabric materials. Additional layers may be included for the purposes of making the composite material more thermally efficient or thermally reflective, increasing chemical and/or heat resistance, for making the respective surfaces of the material more receptive or suitable for the various different seaming methods which may be employed during suit manufacture, or for rendering the respective material surfaces more suitable for the fitting of attachments to the suit or for bonding further layers of different materials thereto.
  • the purpose of the textile layer(s) affixed to one or both sides of the impermeable membrane is to protect the impermeable layer from puncture and/or damage by abrasion. Should the membrane become damaged and/or punctured to the extent that the composite material leaked; then the drysuit would be rendered dysfunctional and could more importantly endanger the life of the diver in certain situations.
  • weight of the layers of a composite material adapted for use in the manufacture of diving suits are within the following ranges, but it is to be mentioned that these in no way restrict the scope of the invention, as will be understood hereinafter: -
  • a garment which consists of a plurality of panels woven from synthetic or naturally occurring fibres joined to one another along their respective edges, said garment being tailored so as to be a snug fit on the wearer, characterised in that the garment is of a shape, size and length so as to extend across one or more joints of the wearer which would commonly be expected to flex during wear, and in that the garment is provided with at least one panel in the region of the joint of said wearer which is cut on a bias as opposed to parallel to the warp or weft of the weave of that material.
  • the garment is for use as an activity garment.
  • the garment is a diving wet or dry suit, consisting of a plurality of panels cut from a large piece of material in the conventional manner i.e. parallel to the warp or weft, and joined together in sealing manner along seams, and a plurality of bias cut panels of the same material also incorporated into the garment in like manner to the conventional cut panel along seams, said bias cut panels being located orientated and disposed with the garment in the strategically chosen locations so as to permit the ultimate wearer of the garment to flex his joints easily without significant resistance on account of the capability of the bias cut panels to stretch.
  • orientation of the bias cut panels within the garment is arranged so that the direction of elongation or stretch which is experienced by those panels bisects the warp and the weft of the yarns in the panel.
  • the garment is a wet or dry suit consisting of a plurality of conventionally cut panels and a plurality of bias cut panels seamingly and sealingly joined together, said garment having front and rear leg portions, front and rear torso portions, and front and rear arm portions which together define a cavity within the garment, said rear torso portion including a zip or other fastener to allow a wearer to don and remove the garment.
  • one or more of the panels which constitute the front leg portions of the suit, particularly in the region where the shin, knee and front thigh of the wearer would be disposed when the suit is being worn, is bias cut.
  • one or more of the panels which constitute the rear arm portions of the suit, particularly in the region where the elbows of the wearer would be disposed when the suit is being worn, is bias cut.
  • one or more of the panels which constitute the rear torso portion of the suit is bias cut.
  • the present invention takes advantage of this feature and by careful cutting of the composite material comprising woven material and impermeable membrane, and strategic orientation and positioning of the resulting bias cut panels, a suit can be provided which can expand or stretch in these panels where stretch as required by the motion of the wearer during the activity undertaken. Equally importantly, the capability of the bias cut panels to elastically recover to their original shape and size after having been stretched allows the suit as a whole to recover its original shape and thus continue to remain a snug fit on the wearer.
  • bias cut panel or panels are formed of the same woven material as the other material panels of the garment.
  • the garment is dimensioned so as to be worn by wearers of defined size and typically a garment for a particular wearer size is of smaller dimensions than would a non stretching garment for the same wearer size.
  • a method of forming a garment of clothing from a series of panels of material of synthetic or naturally occurring fibres, said panels joined together along their common edges to form seams of the garment and the garment itself and characterised in that at least one of the panels of the material is at least one of said panels is arranged and formed such that it is cut on a bias as opposed to parallel to the warp or weft of the weave of the material.
  • the said panel or panels are located on the garment so as to lie adjacent a joint of the wearer of the garment when worn.
  • the method includes the step of positioning and joining a panel which is cut at a bias to the weft or warp of the material of the panel to lie adjacent each of the body joints of the wearer which lie within the garment when worn.
  • the suit can be made to offer the user a much better and closer fit without restricting body movement of the user.
  • the cutting of the material on the bias can improve the stretch in the order of 700% as opposed to the material being cut directly along the alignment of the weft and/or warp.
  • a diving suit is provided with front and rear arm portions, 4, 6, front and rear torso portions 8, 10, and front and rear leg portions 12, 14 respectively.
  • Each of these portions may consist of a plurality of separate panels of composite laminate material comprising at least a woven synthetic or naturally occurring fibre (but most likely a synthetic yarn of polymer or plastics material), and an impermeable membrane sealingly and securely adhered thereto.
  • Each of the panels which constitute a particular portion are sealingly secured to one another along their edges and also to the edges of other panels which constitute the different portions of the suit.
  • the manner in which the panels are joined to one another, and the particular disposition and orientation of panels and their seams is part of the current state of the art and therefore not discussed here or shown in the diagrams.
  • elasticated cuffs 16, ankle portions 18 and neck portions 20 are provided to ensure that the body of a wearer is encapsulated therein to enhance his buoyancy when underneath the water as mentioned above.
  • certain of the plurality of panels which are used in the manufacture of the suit are bias cut as opposed to warp/weft cut, and furthermore the location and orientation of these bias cut panels within the suit is chosen so as to allow a significant degree of stretch in those portions of the suit which ire most typically stretched by virtue of the movement of the wearer, depending on the activity pursued.
  • the wearer of the suit wishes to kneel or bend his knees towards his chest
  • the front leg portions of the suit particularly in the region of the knees and perhaps less so the shins and lower thighs, are stretched, and in a conventional suit where all the panel from which it construction are warp/weft cut, such extension is generally impossible. Accordingly, the movement of the wearer is immediately restricted unless additional material is included in these panels to permit the movement. In the normal upright posture, or when the wearer's knees are not bent, this additional material is manifested by the suit being baggy and appearing not to fit the wearer in this region.
  • the suit according to the invention is thus provided with bias cut composite material panels in the region of the shins and knees of the wearer as shown at 22, 24 in the hatched region.
  • the direction of extension capable by these panels is shown by arrows 26, 28.
  • bias cut fabric panels 30, 32 may be used in the construction of the rear arm portions 6 of the suit.

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EP03250388A 2002-01-25 2003-01-22 Utilisation des tissus coupés en diagonale pour des combinaisons d'activité bien ajustées Expired - Lifetime EP1330963B1 (fr)

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