DE9404235U1 - clothing - Google Patents

Description

The invention relates to a garment.

In car traffic, especially on motorways and roads where people drive at high speeds, the problem arises that in the event of a car breakdown where the stranded driver requires very specific assistance, a large number of drivers cannot help him because they drive other vehicles or, for example, do not have medical training.

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This problem occurs, for example, with a diesel vehicle whose fuel tank is empty. The help of other drivers who can only offer petrol is usually unnecessary. As a result, many drivers stop unnecessarily and endanger themselves, the first driver and other traffic.

Because of this danger, many drivers will not stop for vehicles they see parked on the side of the road unless they know of the specific need or there are no injured people in sight.

Likewise, a driver who has a specific need will hesitate to ask any passing car to stop if he cannot be sure that this vehicle and its driver can help him, because stopping another vehicle on a highway is associated with endangering himself, the stopped vehicle and other traffic. The driver will therefore be more likely to make his way to a nearby, fixed help station, be it a telephone provided on motorways, a house on a country road or the nearest petrol station. However, this is not without danger for the driver either.

For drivers who see him walking on the road, it is not clear whether he is a stranded driver, whether he still needs help, or whether he is already on his way back.

It is therefore the object of the invention to reduce the risk to the stranded driver and other traffic

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by requesting or offering targeted help more quickly.

This is solved by a garment having the features of claim 1.

The provision of a piece of clothing that can be used to communicate to other traffic that a very specific type of assistance is required means that only those drivers who can provide this assistance will stop.

This prevents such drivers from accidentally driving past, so that help can now be provided more quickly, and it prevents drivers who cannot provide this help from stopping and thereby causing unnecessary danger.

The garment can also be used as protection against rain and cold, as many drivers do not have suitable protective clothing in their car, even on long cross-country journeys. In addition, any injured persons can be covered with the garment. The signal function also prevents people wearing the garment from being exposed to danger at the side of the road. In fact, they will now be seen better. This also applies to injured people lying down.

In a preferred version, the garment is provided with Velcro strips on both the chest and the back, so that assistance from drivers can be requested even while walking to a motorway telephone - whether against or with the flow of traffic.

It is also suggested that two additional adhesive strips be included, with which a corresponding sign that can be attached to the jacket can also be attached to other places, e.g. on the vehicle itself or on a warning triangle. It is also suggested that an unlabeled sign be included, as well as a pen that can be used to write on this sign, so that help can be requested flexibly even in unforeseeable emergency situations.

Further features and advantages of the invention emerge from the following description of a preferred embodiment based on the attached drawing. It shows:

Fig. 1 a vest according to the invention with Velcro fasteners for attaching signs, which are shown separately next to it as an example,

Fig. 2 a case for the garment according to the invention ,

Fig. 3 shows a long-sleeved jacket according to the invention in back view, where the luminous strips can be clearly seen, and

Fig. 4 shows an example of a pictogram sign.

The garment, as shown in Fig. 1, consists of an orange vest, such as those already used by road workers in traffic. The meaning of the outlines that can be seen in the dark is already known to drivers.

This vest is also provided with luminous strips 10. In the shoulder or chest area of the garment, it is proposed that a sign 12 or a pictogram 14 be attached to the garment using Velcro fasteners 16, one Velcro element of which is attached to the garment and the other Velcro element of which is attached to a sign. A corresponding number of easily legible, possibly standardized signs should be included with the garment.

It is of course also conceivable to provide a washable surface for one-time labeling. However, it is safer and more unambiguous to use signs that can be reflective if necessary and can be provided with clearly visible, unambiguous signs or pictograms.

Reference number 20 in Fig. 1 and also in Fig. 2 indicates an area that can be used, for example, for applying advertising markings. For example, company logos can be used here. Fig. 2 shows this area provided on a case in which the folded item of clothing is stored together with its accessories, at least one label.

If you intend to write on an unlabelled sign or on a white area on your jacket that is intended for this purpose, it is advisable to include a suitable writing instrument in the case.

The signs used according to the invention do not necessarily have to contain text; it is also possible to provide pictograms or a mixture of text and pictograms.

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It is also conceivable that additional Velcro strips could be included with which a sign could also be attached to the vehicle or a warning triangle.

In order to provide the wearer with optimum protection, the garment should not only be provided with luminous colours and signalling devices, but should also be waterproof and thermally insulating. In this case, it can also be used as a rescue blanket for injured people lying on the side of the road, whereby the signalling effect also has an additional desirable effect, as the injured person is now easier to see for passing motorists.

In conclusion, it can be summarized that by using the item of clothing according to the invention, the danger to both a stranded driver and to traffic caused by unnecessary vehicle stops can be significantly reduced. If a driver no longer needs help - for example on the way back from a telephone to the car, the signs can simply be removed from the jacket.

Claims (1)

TONNIES and BIEHL K5180 EXPECTATIONS 1. A garment with a specific type of requesting element to convey information about what type of assistance a person wearing the garment needs1 Article of clothing according to claim 1, characterized in that it is a jacket which has at least one element (10; 12; 14) reflecting in the dark for better visibility, at least one shield element (12; 14) being provided for transmitting information described on this shield element (12; 14). A garment according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the signal-transmitting elements are horizontal silvery luminous strips (10) in the lower region of the jacket, which are provided on a rain jacket in luminous orange color. TONNES and BffiHL A garment according to any one of the preceding claims 2 and 3, characterized in that the at least one sign requesting assistance is attached to the jacket with Velcro fasteners (16), with Velcro fasteners (16) being provided for attachment both on the front and on the back of the jacket. 5. A garment according to any one of the preceding claims 2 to 4, characterized in that the labels comprise pictograms (14). A garment according to any one of the preceding claims 2 to 5, characterized in that the labels (12) have a text and a blank label is provided onto which a freely formulated text can be applied using an enclosed writing instrument.