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Underwater drysuit

US8561212B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 29, 2010
Grant dateOct 22, 2013
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Expiry dateJun 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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