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A vest or belt is integrally formed with tubular, pet receiving passageways which extend around the wearer's body and terminate in pocket-like chambers for feeding and retrieval.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8032945 | Submarine escape suits A submarine escape suit is made longitudinally adjustable by elastic adjustment members (20a, 20b) that extend along the sides of the suit between the ankle region and the arms of the suit. This provides a long adjustment length which all... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8024817 | Wetsuit, neck opening for wetsuit and method of making same A wetsuit has a trunk portion having a pair of arm openings and a neck opening that fits about the torso of a wearer. The neck opening includes an area of reduced thickness that is folded to form a soft flexible edge. The neck opening is made by forming a channel of... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7631364 | Protective garment ensemble A protective garment ensemble comprising a suit having arm-receiving and leg-receiving portions, a hood portion and an opening adjacent the hood opening through which the suit can be donned and doffed and which mates with a removable face portion, the ensemble havin... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7404213 | Convertible wet suit A convertible wet suit system is provided that includes a torso fitting portion having tubular, partial limb coverings that terminate in first end portions, extended limb coverings having second end portions, and a coupling assembly for detachably connecting the fir... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7395553 | Wetsuit A wetsuit includes an outer layer and an inner layer. The inner layer is attached to the outer layer and includes a plurality of fibers having wool and being configured in a plurality of clusters. The inner layer also includes a plurality of interconnected channels.... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7313829 | Sealing device for body suit and sealing method using hydrogels A sealing device for a body suit and a sealing method utilize a reactive seal that incorporates a swelling polymer activated upon contact with a fluid medium, such as water. The reactive seal can be embodied in a neck seal, wrist seal, or ankle seal of the body suit... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7284282 | Hybrid ventilated garment A hybrid, ventilated garment is provided. Another aspect of the present invention employs a jacket having a body portion with sleeves and a torso, and a removable shell portion having sleeve and torso segments. A further aspect of the present invention provides wind... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7213320 | Moisture barrier cone Closed air space devices and methods of use for full body bio hazard type suits that eliminates condensation and fogging from forming on the face masks and the window visors of the suit. The devices and methods have a sealed closed air space that can be formed from ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195025 | Waterproof structure of tent door and method for forming the same A first supplementary fabric 117 and a rainwater guiding fabric 118 are equipped between an inner door fabric 112 and a first zipper tape 113 attached to this, and a first waterproof tape 114 is attached on the sewing line of the r... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7191497 | Assembly of waterproof zip and tapes A method of sealing the join between two tapes to which the teeth of a waterproof zip are attached and two edges of a garment composed of a first or waterproof layer and a second or fabric layer, which comprises: a) applying to a first side of each tape, a strip of ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188371 | Aquatic garment having an ergonomically curved opening A garment, such as an article of aquatic sportswear, that includes a torso-forming portion having a front surface and a rear surface, and which is provided with openings for the passage of the head, legs, and arms. The garment includes an opening in the form of a sl... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174574 | Garment with improved fly closure A neoprene fly closure which provides for minimization of bulk through the fly area of a pair of board shorts, which further provides for a more comfortable pair of shorts when worn surfing. The use of a neoprene gore eliminates bulky seams in the fly area, allowing... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171695 | Ventilated garment with vent opening system A ventilated garment includes a body portion, a vent opening defined by the body portion, and a vent closure coupled to the vent opening. The vent opening has an opened configuration and a closed configuration, and the vent closure secures the vent opening in the cl... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168102 | Moisture barrier cone Closed air space devices and methods of use for full body bio hazard type suits that eliminates condensation and fogging from forming on the face masks and the window visors of the suit. The devices and methods have a sealed closed air space that can be formed from ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7111328 | Hybrid ventilated garment A hybrid, ventilated garment is provided. Another aspect of the present invention employs a jacket having a body portion with sleeves and a torso, and a removable shell portion having sleeve and a torso segments. A further aspect of the present invention provides wi... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7062786 | Garment with releasable water-tight seal for neck and limbs A diver's suit, survival suit, or a suit worn to protect a worker from hazardous materials is provided with releasable water-tight seals around the wrists, ankles and/or neck. Each releasable water-tight seal includes first and second complementary shaped annular in... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7051372 | Clothing item Clothing item of substantially classic cut comprising a plurality of segments (3) of layered material laterally connected to each other in correspondence with junction areas (4) and each having an inner face (10) and an outer face (11). T... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7039989 | Multi-track fastening system A multi-track fastening system having multiple tracks and a central slider or interchange. The central slider has angled openings and paths through which the tracks travel when the central slider is propelled along the tracks. Sliding the central slider along the tr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028345 | Garment with neck and head covering A garment comprises a neck member including a body having two ends, a zipper attached to the body near the ends, and may include a head covering (or hood) member. Other embodiments include vest, jacket or pullover configurations. The zipper, installed in the convent... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7024701 | Systems and methods for transformable sleeves Methods and systems for transforming a volume of material into sleeves by means of a transforming fastener. The transforming fastener has multiple tracks, each track having a pair of matable rows. A slider coupled to the rows transforms the volume of material into s... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7013489 | Liner and garment ensemble for thermal wear and anti-exposure suits A multi-layer liner light weight garment ensemble that offers low bulk, water impermeability, wind resistance, thermal protection, and buoyancy. The core element and essential component of the invention is the light weight sealed air polymer cellular thermal layer, ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6993792 | Draft barrier system A draft barrier system having a sliding fastener that lets a user selectively alternate a volume of material between open and closed formations. When the sliding fastener closes the volume of material into the closed formation, insulation is compressed together to f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6934968 | Absorbent neck shield A wrap-around absorbent shield forms a semi-tight seal with the flesh of a subject, where at least a part of the shield at the semi-tight seal is made of an absorbent material. The combination of the absorbent material and the semi-tight seal substantially prevents ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6886182 | Water sports garment having a multi-layered zone An aquatic sports garment having an outer layer, provided with at least one multi-layered zone including at least the outer layer and an underlying layer which, in a protective zone, lines the skin in an elastically deformable manner so as to protect it from contact... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6742287 | Dive boot purge system A water purging system for a flexible diving boot, including a first layer of flexible material located adjacent the interior of the boot in contact with the foot of the diver. The first layer of flexible material having at least one first aperture for passing a vol... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6691326 | Garment for protection against chemical and/or biological substances A garment for protection against chemical and/or biological substances is provided with a shell and a lining, arranged under said shell, and with at least one zip fastener, which has two zip fastener halves which engage in one another during closing. Each... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6675389 | Garment with zippers enabling easy access A wetsuit comprises separate jacket and pants. The arm-sleeves and leg-sleeves have zippers running lengthwise, whereby the sleeves can be completely opened up. A wearer, e.g. a physically-disadvantaged child, can simply be laid upon the opened-out garmen... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6659689 | Garment integrated personal flotation device Airway and equipment protective buoyant, rescue, marking and recovery devices are disclosed. A garment mounted dual zipper cover releases a bladder that creates a reliable mandibular shelf and bracket while simultaneously encapsulating the crico-thyroid c... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6526584 | Wetsuit A wetsuit with a close fitting portion above the waist and a loose fitting portion below the waist is disclosed. The close fit of the upper portion provides thermal insulation and coverage in the manner of a conventional wetsuit, whereas the lower portion... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6477709 | Buoyancy compensator jacket for diver A buoyancy compensator jacket includes a cushion pad lying inside a backplate of the jacket and the cushion pad is water-impervious on its surface and formed in a plurality of regions with dome-shaped swellings being convex toward the back of a wearer. Th... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6473904 | Scuba diving wetsuit A wetsuit is provided having a torso portion arranged to be secured about a torso of a person. The torso portion includes a neck opening, a pair of upper limb openings and a pair of lower limb openings. A limb extension can be attached to each of the limb... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6434749 | Selectively padded wetsuit garment A garment for use in watersports to protect one or more than one vulnerable region of a person's body considered susceptible to injury associated with repetitive contact with a hard surfboard surface, comprising a body garment (10) having an inside surfac... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6415440 | Diver's suit with diagonal torso zipper that partially encircles the waist A diving suit has a suit body made of a waterproof material. The suit body has an upper torso portion configured for enclosing an upper torso of a diver. The upper torso portion includes a pair of sleeves for enclosing the diver's arms and an opening for ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6357048 | One-piece diver's garment A rubber diver's garment with a zip-out front panel flap bounding within the zipper track a relatively large opening approximately coincident in size to the size of the front panel of the upper torso of the garment, which opening by its size and the enlar... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6354295 | Supplied air snorkeling device A supplied air snorkeling device is provided. This device includes a flotation vest coupled with a tank holder. This flotation vest contains flotation material that cannot be deflated and substantially prohibits a user from submerging. A tank cover is pos... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6223349 | Closure device for slit opening of aquatic sport suit A closure device for slit openings of aquatic sport suits, in particular of suits made of chloroprene rubber, with zippers which close the slit opening arranged both on the outside and on the inside of the aquatic sport suit. Both halves of the zipper are... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6219841 | Immersion suit entry system An easy access immersion suit, in which the zippered opening starts at the crotch, runs diagonally up across and around the hip, diagonally across the back and ending at the underarm opposite the previous referred to hip.... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6047413 | Conformable backpack for encapsulated chemical protection suit The present invention is directed toward protective garments having a conformable backpack portion located on a back area of the garment, the conformable backpack portion being adapted to conform to equipment worn on a back of a wearer of the protective g... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5940879 | Diving drysuit having easy entry An underwater drysuit has a zipper along the front of the drysuit. The zipper extends from one shoulder to the other and to the back side of the drysuit. The zipper has a middle section at chest level. The middle section is curved downward to form an upwa... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5802609 | Water-tight diving suit A water-tight diving suit has the edges of the open extremities of the sleeves and the trousers of the suit and the neck provided with a hem which is folded inwards and secured, for example by stitching, to the inside edge of the suit, so as to form a tub... | 09/08/1998 |
