Underwater drysuit
US8561212B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63C2011/043
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This underwater drysuit has a waterproof zipper device 30 that opens/closes and defines a body covering/uncovering opening part 22 that is provided extending from one of shoulder parts to the other one of the shoulder parts on top of arms across a chest part of a drysuit main body 20 in a chest width direction. This device is configured in the form of a horizontal line in the chest width direction to have a dual structure with a first waterproof zipper 40 and a second zipper 50 located above the first waterproof zipper in a vertical direction. The underwater drysuit has a reinforcing material that includes an open angle suppressing part, which is joined to a rear fabric along with both two tapes of the first waterproof zipper along outer circumferences of the both tapes, from a rear side of the first waterproof zipper, and suppresses an open angle between the both tapes to be opened by a slider of the first waterproof zipper, when the slider is moved and stopped at a lower end position, which is a largest opening position of the first waterproof zipper.
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