DK2589414T3

DK2589414T3 - survival suit

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Publication number: DK2589414T3
Application number: DK12188845.7T
Authority: DK
Inventors: Christoph Hemmann
Original assignee: Bornack Gmbh & Co Kg; Bernhardt Appbau Gmbh U Co
Priority date: 2011-10-17
Filing date: 2012-10-17
Publication date: 2016-07-04
Also published as: EP2589414A2; EP2589414B1; EP2589414A3

Description

SPECIFICATION Technical area

The present invention relates to a suit system for securing a person to a securing element and a method for securing a person to a securing element.

Background of the invention

In hazardous areas of operation, such as for example at high altitudes, workmen must be secured in order to sustain a downfall or to enable a quick and uncomplicated rescue after an accident. To this end, for example, sit harnesses are used, which can be attached to a rescue rope.

Beside the safeguarding of the workman in a downfall or an accident it may additionally be necessary in many fields of operation, such as for example in the chemical industry, to protect the workman from a contamination. Also, for example, in the maritime sector it may be necessary to protect the workman from an intrusion of cold water in order to prevent an undercooling of the workman. For this reason, suits, such as for example survival suits, are used, which protect the workman from an intrusion of a fluid (for example a cold seawater or a toxic gas) which surrounds the suit.

In order that the workman can be held in a downfall and at the same time be protected against a contamination, it is known to pull on a sit harness for example over a fluid tight survival suit, which protects the workman from fluids out of the environment. US 2,979,153 A discloses a survival suit, which can hold a person's body in an upright position during a lifting. The suit has arm portions and leg portions, which can be slipped over the person's body. Loops are running in the suit, which loops close about the arms respectively in a shoulder portion on the one hand and close about the legs respectively in the buttocks region. The loops are respectively attached to a central ribbon element, which runs from the leg regions in the direction of the arm regions and exits through a head opening of the suit. A so-called D-ring is attached to the free end of the ribbon element, to which D-ring lifting means can be attached.

Disclosure of the invention

It is an object of the present invention to provide a suit, which protects a workman from influences out of the environment and at the same time secures him against a fall from heights.

The object is solved by a suit system for securing a person to a securing element and by a method for securing a person to a securing element according to the independent claims.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is described a suit system for securing a person to a securing element, such as for example a rescue rope. The suit system comprises a suit, a securing band (or securing ribbon) and a coupling element. The suit has an inner side and an outer side. In addition, the suit has an upper body region, which is placeable on an upper body of the person. A fixing mechanism is formed at the inner side of the suit, which fixing mechanism fixes the securing band to the inner side. The fixing mechanism is formed such that the securing band is attached running along the upper body region, such that the securing band can form a closed loop around the upper body of the person wearing the suit.

The coupling element penetrates the suit in the upper body region such that the suit is fluid tight at the penetration by means of the coupling element, i.e. such that no fluid (gas, liquid) may intrude between the coupling element and the suit out of the surrounding of the suit into an inner volume of the suit.

On the one hand, the coupling element is coupled with the securing band, and on the other hand it is coupleable with the securing element, such that a load bearing connection can be established between the securing band and the securing element.

According to a further aspect of the present invention, there is described a method for securing a person to a securing element. According to the method, an upper body region of a suit is placed on an upper body of the person. At the inner side of the suit there is formed a fixing mechanism, which attaches a securing band to the inner side, wherein the fixing mechanism is formed such that the securing band is fixed running along the upper body region. Furthermore, a closed loop of the securing band is formed, such that the securing band runs around the upper body of the person wearing the suit. A coupling element is coupled with the securing band, wherein the coupling element penetrates the suit in the upper body region such that the suit is fluid tight at the penetration by means of the coupling element. The coupling element is couplable with the securing element such that a load bearing connection can be established between the securing band and the securing element.

In the following, a suit is understood to be a survival suit respectively a protection suit, which can be worn by the person to be secured. The suit consists for example of a robust natural or artificial fabric respectively webbing. The material of the suit is chosen such that a fluid, such as for example a liquid or a gas, which surrounds the suit, cannot intrude into the interior of the suit. The suit can be formed as an overall respectively as a whole body suit. As a whole body suit, the suit has for example an upper body region and a leg region, such that the upper body as well as the legs of the person can be placed and enveloped in the suit. Furthermore, the upper body region has arm regions, which surround the arms of the person to be secured. In order to ensure the tightness of the suit, respective caps, gloves or shoes can be attached sealingly to openings of the suit, such as for example in a head region, in an arm region or in a foot region of the suit.

As a securing element, an element is understood, to which the person can be attached by means of the coupling element for safeguarding or for rescue. The securing element is formed so as to bear at least the weight of the person. The securing element may be for example a slide rail, a hand rail, a snap hook or a safety rope, which can be attached with one end to the coupling element and with the other end to a solid basement (for example at a cable winch or at the slide rail).

The fixing mechanism is formed at the inner side of the suit, which fixing mechanism fixes the securing band to the inner side. The fixing mechanism can consist for example of a plurality of mutually spaced apart straps, through which the securing band can be guided. In particular, the fixing mechanism is configured such that the securing band can form a closed loop around the upper body of the person. The securing band is attached so to say fixedly in the suit at the inner side by means of the fixing mechanism. Due to the fixation of the securing band in a strap respectively in a tunnel, which are attached to the inner side of the suit and which form the fixing mechanism, the securing band can be attached replaceably to the suit, such that the securing band can be taken out for example for an inspection or a replacement.

The closed loop is provided in particular in a plane, which runs essentially parallel to a base, on which the person stands upright. In other words, the loop runs at the inner side of the suit such that a person wearing the suit wears the loop beneath the axles and above the legs, such that the securing band runs from a breast region beneath an axle region to a dorsum region, and from the dorsum region beneath the further axle region back again to the breast region. In other words, the securing band runs around the upper body region and under the axles of a person wearing the suit.

The securing band can be for example a flat tape (or ribbon) having a high tensile strength.

The securing band can snuggle with its flat surface ergonomically to the upper body of the person wearing the suit. Furthermore, the securing band may also be formed in the form of a rope having a circular cross-section.

The securing band is coupled with the coupling element to a coupling section. The coupling element is for example a robust bolt, which penetrates the suit and protrudes from the outer side of the suit into the environment and at the same time intrudes from the inner side of the suit into the inner volume of the suit. The coupling element may have fixing elements at the respective ends of the coupling element in the region of the inner side or the outer side of the suit, in order to be coupled accordingly with the securing band or the securing element. The fixing elements are for example hooks or lugs, at which for example a snap hook or other loadtransferring means are attachable.

In the region of the penetration of the coupling element through the suit, the coupling element may have sealing elements, such as for example sealing lamellas for sealing the suit. Furthermore, the coupling element can have flange-type respectively disk-shaped sections in the region of the penetration, which sections form a surface contact with the inner side and/or the outer side of the suit, such that a better sealing effect can be obtained. The coupling element may furthermore have a substance-bonded connection in the region of the penetration. The substance-bonded connection between the coupling element and the suit can be obtained for example by means of soldering, welding, gluing or vulcanizing between the coupling element and the suit. The coupling element may furthermore be attached fluid tightly and resiliently to the penetration with the suit, by fixing the coupling element for example via a screwed clamping flange and/or via a rough area-measured flange-type gluing to the suit respectively the suit membrane.

By means of the invention described above, there is provided a suit system, in which a protection against fall/ protection against rescue is integrated and at the same time a protection against contamination is given. In addition, all elements, which are required for the securing of the person, such as for example the securing band, run in a protected inner volume of the suit, such that the securing elements will not be contaminated by a fluid, which is present in the environment.

Since in the suit system all the elements that are necessary for the securing are integrated in the suit, the person to be secured does not mandatorily require additional securing elements, such as for example a sit harness, such that a protection against fall is provided already by wearing the suit system. Notably, in areas of operation, in which the wearing of a securing belt is not prescribed mandatorily, the suit system enormously increases the operational safety. If a person surprisingly comes into an emergency situation, for example because the person has fallen overboard of a ship, a safe and quick rescue of the person may be enabled due to the integrated securing band and the coupling element of the suit system, even if the person does not wear a sit harness.

Because the securing band runs along the inner side of the suit, the securing band does not represent an impairment of the person during the wearing of the suit system. The securing band is worn loosely around the upper body of the person as long as for example no tensile force of the securing element (for example the rescue rope) is transferred via the coupling element. Only if the coupling element is appended to the securing element and a tensile force is transferred from the securing element to the coupling element, the loop of the securing band tightens around the person. In the case of a pull of, for example, the rescue rope, the gravitational force (or weight) of the person is transferred via the securing band and the coupling element to the rescue rope. The securing band snuggles to the upper body of the person in the case of a pull. In particular, because the securing band runs beneath the axles of the person around the upper body in the closed loop, a slipping of the person out of the loop of the securing band is prevented. Thus, the person can be secured, even if he or she does not wear a sit harness or further securing means, such as for example further securing harnesses, on his or her body.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the coupling element penetrates a front region of the upper body region of the suit. The front region may cover a breast region (or breastbone) of the person wearing the suit. Because the coupling element penetrates the front region of the upper body region of the suit, the person himself can attach the securing element to the coupling element in a simple manner, because the front region of the suit is located in the field of view and in the area of reach of the person. Furthermore, the force transmission from the coupling element to the securing element is more ergonomical in the front region of the upper body region as compared to a transmission of the tensile force of the securing element to a coupling element, which penetrates for example a dorsum region of the upper body region of the suit.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the fixing mechanism has a tubular element (for example a tube-type webbing), wherein the tubular element is fixed to the inner side of the suit. The securing band is arranged within the tubular element for fixing to the inner side of the suit. In other words, the tubular element forms a tunnel respectively a channel, which is fixed continuously or at short distances via fixing points or fixing stitchings to the inner side of the suit, for example by means of a tear-resistant yarn or by means of a substance-bonded connection, such as for example by means of a gluing connection. Because the tubular element surrounds the securing band and forms a closed jacket around the securing band, the risk is reduced that the person becomes wedged together between the securing band and the inner side of the suit when pulling on the suit. Thus, the pulling on and the undressing of the suit is facilitated. In addition, a more gentle force transmission between the securing band, the suit and the person occurs, because the securing band is attached to the inner side not only via a few fixing elements that are arranged at mutual distances, for example mutually spaced-apart straps, but rather transfers the force via a total length of the tubular element between the securing band and the suit. The tubular element may enclose the securing band almost completely along its length. The securing band is free from the tubular webbing only at the coupling section of the securing band with the coupling element, such that a direct coupling is enabled between the securing band and the coupling element.

The tubular element may be woven from a tear-resistant natural or artificial yarn. In addition, a cushioning element may be arranged in the tubular element, such that a more gentle force transmission is provided between the securing band and the person. In particular, if a tensile force of the securing element is transferred to the securing band and thus to the person, stranglings (or constrictions) on the body of the person can be reduced respectively prevented by the cushioning elements.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the fixing mechanism is furthermore formed on the inner side of the suit such that the fixing mechanism fixes an additional section of the securing band for example around a further region, for example a leg region, of the suit.

Beside the loop that is formed by the securing band and closed around the upper body of the person, the additional section of the securing band may run around the leg region of the suit for a better force distribution of an induced tensile force. The additional section runs on the person, when wearing the suit, thus for example starting from a front region of the closed loop of the securing band to the front pelvis region of a person, further between the legs of the person and further along the buttocks of the person back to a backside region respectively to a dorsum region of the closed loop of the securing band. Furthermore, a further additional section of the securing band can run around a thigh region of the suit, which covers the thigh of the person wearing the suit, such that a further closed loop is formed around the thigh of the person. Thus, an advantageous and more gentle introduction of the force between the person and the securing band in the case of the transfer of a tensile force of the securing element may be enabled.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the suit system has a sit harness, which may be arranged between the inner side of the suit and the person wearing the suit and which may be attached to the person wearing the suit. The sit harness has a fixing element (for example hook, lug or snap hook), wherein the fixing element is attachable to the securing band and/or to the coupling element so as to provide a further load bearing connection between the securing band and the sit harness. The suit system can be used on the one hand without sit harness or with a sit harness by the embodiment example described above. If the working area of the person is envisaged for example at high altitudes, such that a permanent securing of the person is necessary, the person may carry with himself a sit harness and further securing harnesses and couple these via the securing band and the coupling element to the securing element (for example rescue rope, slide rail, etc.). A sit harness is provided in particular for a permanent levitating suspension of a person, such that the sit harness transmits the forces from the person to the rescue rope and vice versa extremely ergonomically.

Furthermore, a detachable connection may be provided between the sit harness (respectively the safety harness) and the securing band, such that the suit can be laid down without having to lay down the sit harness. Due to the inner position between the suit and the person, the sit harness and the securing band are protected against outer influences, such as for example against cold water, in particular against aggressive, salt-containing seawater or other toxic fluids in the environment. Because the safety harness and the securing band are coupled, for example via a common coupling point, for example at the coupling between the securing band and the sit harness, no mutual impairments in the protecting effect of the individual components of the suit, in particular between the suit, the securing band and the sit harness, will occur.

If the penetration of the coupling element is provided at an integrated central position in the height of the breast of the suit and if the securing band and/or the sit harness is attached to the coupling element at this central position (also called suspension point), an efficient introduction of the force of the sit harness to the securing band and thus the suit can be provided. Furthermore, the person may take a hanging or sitting position, or may climb up and descend for example a slope, without an impairment being caused due to the coupling element and the elements (for example the securing element), which are coupled thereto.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the securing band has a coupling section, wherein the coupling element and the fixing mechanism of the sit harness are coupled to the securing band within the coupling section. For example, the securing band may have a means for coupling the coupling element on the one side of the coupling section and have a further means on an opposite other side of the coupling section, to which further means the coupling element of the sit harness is coupled. Thus, an almost direct transfer of force is established between the coupling element of the sit harness and the coupling element.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the suit system has a closure for closing and opening, wherein the closure runs along the upper body region such that the closure can at least partially separate the suit in a suit upper part having, for example, arm regions, and suit lower part having, for example, leg regions. The closure may be for example a slide fastener, which is formed fluid tight, such that no fluid may intrude from the outside into the suit through the closed closure.

In particular, the closure separates the suit into the suit upper part and the suit lower part. In other words, the closure separates the suit along an essentially horizontal plane, if the person with the suit stands upright in a vertical position. For example, the closure may run exclusively along the front side of the suit and the suit can be processed continuously and have no closure on the back side. When opening the closure, the person may push for example the arms through the closure opening and tear off the front side of the suit over the head of the person to the back side in the direction of the dorsum of the person. The attachment of the closure to the suit improves an ergonomic pulling on and undressing of the suit along a vertical plane in comparison to a closure along a vertical plane. Furthermore, when attaching the closure along the horizontal plane, a large continuous suit area may be established on the front side of the suit in the suit upper portion, such that the penetration of the coupling element may be provided centrally at the front side of the suit upper portion, without the closure running in the vicinity of the penetration point. A course (or running) of the closure in the immediate surrounding can reduce the stability of the suit.

Furthermore, the suit upper part may simply be flapped to the back side during physically stressful work tasks of the person due to the horizontal course of the closure, such that the upper body of the person is free and an overheating of the person wearing the suit can be reduced. The closure can be formed for example according to the type of a kangaroo-type closure.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the loop of the securing band is closable by means of a re-closable quick-acting closure, in particular by means of a click closure. The loop of the securing band may thus be available in an opened state and a closed state. If the securing band is opened, the person may pull on and undress the suit ergonomically and efficiently, without having to squeeze through the narrow closed loop of the securing band. In the opened state of the securing band, the person can undress the suit in a simple way without the securing band impeding the undressing the suit. After the person has pulled on the suit, for example after the person has pushed the head through a head opening in the suit, the arms through arm openings in the suit and the legs through leg openings in the suit, the person may close the loop by means of the re-closable quick-acting closure. Afterwards, the securing band may be coupled to the coupling element in a detachable manner. In an embodiment, the coupling element may also be attached to the coupling element permanently and integrally.

The quick-acting closure may be formed for example with a click closure or with another solid and robust re-closable closure.

According to a further exemplary embodiment of the method, a sit harness is attached to the person. The sit harness is arranged between the inner side of the suit and the person wearing the suit and fixed to the latter. A fixing element of the sit harness is attached to a coupling section of the securing band and/or directly to the coupling element, so as to provide a further load bearing connection between the securing band and/or the coupling element and the sit harness. The coupling element is coupled with the securing band in the coupling section.

In addition, a dorsum cushion may be incorporated in the suit, which cushion runs along the dorsum of a person wearing the suit. At the upper end of the dorsum cushion, a toby collar may be incorporated for supporting the neck portion of the person wearing the suit. The dorsum cushion may be, for example, in connection with the securing band in a force-transmitting connection, such that a better force distribution between the person and the securing band is provided, because a force transfer to the coupling element may occur via a greater area, namely via the securing band and the area of the dorsum cushion.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the suit has a flexible suit section. In the flexible suit section, the suit has a penetration region, in which the coupling element penetrates the suit. The flexible suit section is formed such that in the case that a tensile force is transferred to the coupling element, a portion of the flexible suit section together with the coupling element is movable relative to a suit surface of the suit, which surface surrounds the flexible suit section.

The tensile force is transferred to the securing band for example via the coupling element, when the person hangs on a rescue rope. If the tensile force is transmitted to the securing band via the coupling element, the coupling element and the securing band align in the direction of the tensile force. The displacing respectively the aligning of the coupling element and the securing band may lead to tensions of the suit, such that a portion of the tensile force is transferred via the suit. This may lead to the formation of fissures in the suit.

In order to prevent that a portion of the tensile force is transferred from the coupling element to the suit, the flexible suit section described above is formed around the penetration region. If it comes to a tension in the suit during a shifting of the coupling element during the transfer of the tensile force, the flexible suit section gives in, until the coupling element and the suit are aligned such that the tensile force is transferred into the securing band exclusively via the coupling element. This balance can be established notably in that the flexible suit section can move, for example expand, itself relative to the suit surface, such that the penetration region is present in the expanded state of the flexible suit section at a distance from the suit surface.

In an exemplary embodiment, the flexible suit section may be formed by means of an elastically deformable (or formable) material. If for example the shifting of the coupling element relative to the suit surface occurs during a transmission of the tensile force, the flexible suit section respectively its material expands itself accordingly. If no tensile force is transferred via the coupling element, the flexible suit section contracts and does not, or hardly, obtrude from the suit surface.

In a further exemplary embodiment, this functionality of the flexible suit section may be provided in that the flexible suit section is formed bellows-shapedly foldable, such that during the transfer of the tensile force to the coupling element the flexible suit section is bellows-shapedly movable outwardly respectively unfoldable, such that the penetration region respectively a surface region of the flexible suit section is present at a distance from the suit surface.

If no tensile force is transferred from the coupling element, the flexible suit section is on hand for example folded together, such that the surface of the penetration region is on hand in the same plane as the suit surface, which surrounds the flexible suit section.

The flexible suit section forms a bellows pocket so to say, which when in an unfolded state generates an additional volume between the wearer of the suit and the penetration region.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the suit has an edge section, which overlaps the flexible suit section at least partially, in particular when the coupling element and the flexible suit section are free of a tensile force.

The edge section forms for example an overlapping section, which overlaps the flexible suit section. The edge section is so to say a sort of flap (or pocket flap), which overlaps the flexible suit section at least partially. The overlapping of the edge section with the flexible suit section is on hand in particular, when the surface of the penetration region is on hand in a plane with the suit surface, which surrounds the penetration region. The edge section protects the flexible suit section from outside influences. Furthermore, the edge section prevents for example an unwanted unfolding of the bellow-shaped flexible suit section, when no tensile force is being transferred. The suit section thus generates a certain resistance, which prevents an unfolding of the bellow-shaped flexible suit section. Only if a greater tensile force is exceeded, the edge section gives in, such that the flexible suit section can unfold itself.

According to a further exemplary embodiment, the coupling element has a substance-bonded connection between the coupling element and the suit at the fluid tight penetration of the suit. The substance-bonded connection may be for example a solder connection, a welded connection, an adhesive connection or a vulcanized connection. In other words, the substance-bonded connection may be manufactured by means of soldering, by means of welding, by means of gluing or by means of vulcanizing.

The sealing connection between the coupling element and the penetration region of the suit may be provided for example also via a clamping flange, wherein for example a first plate lies against an inner side of the suit and a second plate lies against an outer side of the suit, wherein the penetration section of the suit and an accordingly provided projection of the coupling element may be strained together between the plates. Thus, a mechanical sealing connection is established between the coupling element and the penetration region of the suit.

It is pointed out that embodiments of the invention have been described with reference to different subjects of the invention. In particular, some embodiments of the invention are described by device claims and other embodiments of the invention by method claims.

Short description of the drawings

Embodiment examples are described in the following for a further explanation and for a better understanding of the present invention with reference to the appended drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of the suit system, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of the suit system, which is worn by a person, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 3 shows a schematic representation of the suit system having a closure, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 shows a schematic representation of the suit system, wherein the suit system is attached to a coupling element of a rescue rope;

Fig. 5 shows a suit system having a flexible suit section, in which a tensile force is transferred to the coupling element, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention; and

Fig. 6 shows a suit system, in which no tensile force is transferred to the coupling element, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed description of exemplary embodiments

Same or similar components in the different figures are provided with same reference numerals. The representations in the figures are schematic.

Fig. 1 shows a suit system 100 for securing a person 200 (see Fig. 2) to a securing element 400 (see Fig. 4). The suit system 100 comprises a suit 101, a securing band (or securing ribbon) 102 and a coupling element 103. The suit 101 comprises a head region 111, an upper body region 112 and a leg region 113.

The head region 111 comprises for example a cap or a cap cover, such that the head of a person 200 may be protected, for example, from a fluid from the environment of the suit 101. For example, a respiratory protection apparatus (or lung ventilator) or the like may also be connected to or incorporated in the head region 111. The upper body region 112 describes for example the region of the section 101, which infolds and covers the arms, the breast region and the stomach region of a person 200 wearing the suit 101. The leg region 113 covers for example the hip and both legs of the person 200 wearing the suit. A fixing mechanism is formed on the inner side of the suit 101, which fixing mechanism fixes the securing band 102 to the inner side, wherein the fixing mechanism is formed such that the securing band 102 is attached running along the upper body region 112 such that the securing band 102 may form a closed loop around the upper body and under the axles of the person 200 wearing the suit 101. A coupling element 103, such as for example a bolt, penetrates the suit 101 in the upper body region 112 such that the suit 101 is fluid tight at the penetration by means of the coupling element 103.

For example, the coupling element 103 may comprise a flange section in the region of the penetration of the suit 101, such that a large area of support with the flange of the coupling element 103 is providable at the inner side or at the outer side. The large area of support improves for example an adhesive connection of the coupling element 103 with the fabric of the suit 101.

The coupling element 103 is coupled on the one hand with the securing band 102 and is coupleable on the other hand with the securing element 400, such as for example a rescue rope or a sliding rail. Thus, a load bearing connection is established between the securing band 102 and the rescue rope 400.

The securing band 102 forms a closed loop around the upper body of the person 200 wearing the suit, such that a person 200 in the suit 101 can be suspended on the securing element 400, without the person 200 mandatorily having to wear additional securing devices, such as for example a sit harness or other securing harnesses.

In Fig. 1, the course of the securing band 102 is represented by a dotted line so as to illustrate that the securing band 102 runs along an inner side of the suit 101.

Fig. 2 shows the suit system 100 including a person 200 (dotted lines) wearing the suit system 100. In addition, the face of the person 200 is represented in Fig. 2 so as to illustrate that the front side of the person 200 and of the suit 101 is illustrated in Fig. 2.

In the breast region of the person 200, which is covered by the upper body region 112 of the suit 101, the securing band 102 runs under the axles and around the upper body of the person 200. In the center of the breast respectively on the front side of the upper body region 112 of the suit 101, the coupling element 103 is coupled with the securing band 102. Furthermore, the penetration of the coupling element 103 through the suit 101 is located at this position. Thus, the person 200 can be coupled to the securing element 400 and be rescued in a sitting or suspended (hanging) position by means of the rescue (securing) element 400 (for example the securing rope). In addition, a coupling of the securing element 400 with the coupling element 103 that is located in the center of the breast does not impair the person 200 for example during walking or climbing.

In addition and as illustrated in Fig. 2, the person may optionally wear a sit harness 201. The sit harness 201 enfolds for example the legs of the person 200 and the pelvis region of the person 200. In addition, the sit harness 201 is coupled with a fixing element (such as for example a snap hook, a hook or a click connection) with a coupling section of the securing band 102 or directly with the coupling element 103. The securing harness 201 enables an ergonomic force transfer of the weight of the body of the person 200 to the securing element 400, such that the person 200 may for example work during a longer time period in a suspended position, in which the person is suspended on the securing element 400, without feeling any phenomena of fatigue and phenomena of exhaustion.

Fig. 3 shows a further exemplary embodiment of the suit system 100. Again, the suit 101 comprises the head region 111, the upper body region 112 and the leg region 113. In Fig. 3, the face of the person 200 is indicated to illustrate that the front side of the suit 101 is illustrated in Fig. 3. The penetration of the coupling element 103 is illustrated in the breast region respectively on the front side of the suit 101.

Furthermore, Fig. 3 shows a closure 301 of the suit 100, which may be formed for example as a slide fastener. The closure 301 runs under the axles of the person 200 along the front side of the suit 101. The closure 301 separates the suit 101 at least partially into a suit upper part I and a suit lower part II. The suit 101 is not separated for example by the closure 301 at the back side of the suit 101. If the closure 301 is opened, the person 200 may pull the suit 101 over his or her head and put it over the dorsum side of the person 200 (see the arrow in Fig. 3). Thus, the person 200 can pull on and undress the suit 101 extremely ergonomically and quickly. In addition, the person 200 may flap the suit upper part I to the back side and let it hang down, whereby the person 200 continues to wear the suit lower part II. Thus, the person 200 can continue to work without having to take off the suit 101 completely. This promotes the cooling of the person 200 during the work, because the person 200 can flap the suit upper part I quickly to the back side in the case of overheating. In an alternative embodiment, the closure 301 may run completely around the upper body portion 112, such that the suit upper part I may be taken off completely from the suit lower part II.

Fig. 4 shows the suit system 100, wherein the suit system 100 is coupled to the securing element 400. In Fig. 4, a penetration region 401 is also shown, in which the coupling element 103 penetrates the suit 101. The coupling region 401 is located in the upper body region 112 at the front side of the suit 101.

In order to reduce tensions between the coupling element 103 and the fabric of the suit 101, the suit 101 may have an additional suit material respectively an additional fabric envelope in the penetration region 401 (such as for example a flexible suit section 501, which is illustrated more detailed in Fig. 5), which fabric envelope is attached sealingly on the outer side of the suit 101. This enables a greater spacing between the breast region of the person 200 and the inner side of the suit 101 in the penetration region 401. Thereby, more space is created in the spacing, so as to accommodate for example the coupling element 103 and the coupling element of the securing band 102 and/or the sit harness 201 at the inner side of the suit 101.

Furthermore, in Fig. 4, the closure 301 is illustrated, which runs under the axles crosswise from one body side to an opposite body side along the front side of the suit 101 and separates the suit into the suit upper part I and the suit lower part II.

Furthermore, in Fig. 4, the person 200 is illustrated in a suspended position, wherein the person 200 is coupled to the securing element 400 freely suspended in the air, whereby the securing element 400 is illustrated as a rescue rope.

Because the penetration region 401 of the coupling element 103 is located in the front region of the upper body region 112 of the suit 101, the person 200, in the suspended position, can align its upper body for example upright, such that an ease of movement of the arms and thus an ergonomic working of the person 200 is possible also in this suspended position. In this suspended position, as illustrated in Fig. 4, the person 200 may continue to use his hands in a coordinated way in an upright position. Furthermore, due to the suspended position illustrated in Fig. 4, the field of view of the person 200 continues to be directed to the hands, such that a controlled work continues to be possible.

Fig. 5 shows the suit system 100, in which a tensile force is transferred to the coupling element 103. The suit 101 in Fig. 5 has the penetration region 401, through which the coupling element 103 penetrates the suit 101. The suit 101 has a flexible suit section 501 surrounding the penetration region 401.

As illustrated in Fig. 5, the flexible suit section 501 can be pulled out, if a tensile force is transferred to the coupling element 103 and the coupling element 103 thus aligns itself to the tensile force direction of the tensile force. Tensions are thus avoided in the suit 101, because the flexible suit section 501 expands itself respectively unfolds itself accordingly and balances the new position of the coupling element 103 in the case of a transfer of a tensile force.

The flexible suit section 501 has a surface, in which the penetration of the coupling element 103 is formed. For example, a substance-bonded connection 503 (for example an adhesive connection) is applied at the penetration of the coupling element 103, so as to ensure the fluid tight lead-through of the coupling element 103.

The surface of the penetration region 401 can be existent at a distance from the suit surface 505 in the case of a tensile force transfer, wherein the suit surface 505 surrounds the penetration region 401 respectively the flexible suit section 501. Furthermore, the suit 101 has an edge section 504, which surrounds the flexible suit section 501 and partially overlaps the latter. The edge section 504 enforces the suit 101 in the region around the flexible suit section 501. Furthermore, the edge section 504 prevents an unwanted unfolding of the bellow-shaped section 502 of the flexible suit section 501, if no tensile force is transferred. The edge section 504 thus generates a certain resistance, which prevents an unfolding of the bellow-shaped section 502 of the flexible suit section 501. Only when a greater tensile force is exceeded, the edge section 504 gives in, such that the bellow-shaped section 502 of the flexible suit section 501 can unfold.

As illustrated in Fig. 5, the flexible suit section 501 is formed bellow-shapedly foldable respectively unfoldable. When a tensile force is transferred, the bellow-shaped section 502 of the flexible suit section 501 unfolds itself, such that the surface of the penetration region 401 is at a distance from the suit surface 505.

Fig. 6 shows an exemplary embodiment of the flexible suit section 501 according to Fig. 5, wherein no tensile force is transferred via the coupling element 103 in Fig. 6. The flexible suit section 501 is thus illustrated in a retracted state, such that the surface of the penetration region 401 is located approximately in a plane with the suit surface 504, which surrounds the flexible suit section 501. The edge section 504 overlaps the surface of the flexible suit section 501 at least partially.

Supplementary, it is to be pointed out that "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and "a" or "an" do not exclude a plurality. Furthermore, it should be pointed out that features or steps, which have been described with reference to one of the embodiment examples above, may be used also in combination with other features or steps from other embodiment examples described above. Reference numerals in the claims are not to be considered as limitations.

List of reference numerals: 100 suit system 101 suit 102 securing band 103 coupling element 111 head region 112 upper body region 113 leg region 200 person 201 sit harness 301 closure 400 securing element, rescue rope 401 penetration region 501 flexible suit section 502 bellow-shaped section of the flexible suit section 503 substance-bonded connection 504 edge section 505 suit surface I suit upper part II suit lower part

Claims

A suit system (100) for securing a person (200) to a securing element (400), said suit system (100) comprising: a suit (101) provided with an upper body region (112) which can be mounted against a upper body of the person (200) wearing the suit (101) and a fastener formed on an inside of the suit (101); a securing band (102) secured to the securing device, wherein the securing device is formed in such a way that the securing band (102) is secured such that it extends on the inside of the upper body region (112) so that the securing band (102) can form a a closed loop around the upper body of the person (200) wearing the suit (101); and a connecting member (103) penetrating the suit (101) in the upper body region (112) in such a manner that the suit (101) is fluid tight in penetration by the connecting member (103), the connecting member (103) on one side is connected to the securing band (102) and, on the other hand, can be connected to the securing element (400), so that a load-bearing connection is established between the securing band (102) and the securing element (400).

A suit system (100) according to claim 1, wherein the connecting element (103) penetrates an anterior region of the upper body region (112) and wherein a breast region of the person (200) carrying the suit (101) can be covered by the anterior portion. territory.

A suit system (100) according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the fastening device is provided with a hose-shaped element, wherein the hose-shaped element is secured to the inside of the suit (101) and wherein the securing band (102) is fixed in the hose-shaped element for attachment to the inside of the suit (101).

A suit system (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the securing device is additionally formed on the inside of the suit (101) in such a way that a further portion of the securing band (102) is secured such that it extends around a leg area (113) on the suit (101).

A suit system (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a seat belt (201) which can be placed between the inside of the suit (101) and the person (200) wearing the suit (101) and can be secured to it. wherein the seat belt (201) is provided with a fastening element, wherein the fastening element can be secured to the securing band (102) and / or the connecting element (103) to provide an additional load-bearing connection between the seat belt (201) on one side and the securing band (102) and / or the connecting element (103) on the other side.

A suit system (100) according to claim 5, wherein the securing band (102) comprises a connecting section, wherein the connecting element (103) and the fastening element of the seat belt (201) are connected to the securing band (102) within the connecting section.

A suit system (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 6, further comprising a closure mechanism (301) for closing and opening the vent (101), wherein the closure mechanism (301) extends along the upper body region (112) in such a way that the closure mechanism ( 301) at least partially divides the suit (101) into a suit top (I) with arm areas and into a suit bottom (II) with leg regions.

A suit system (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the loop of the securing belt (102) can be closed with a re-closable quick-release closure, in particular with a click-closure (301).

A suit system (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the suit (101) comprises a flexible suit portion (501), wherein the suit (101) of the flexible suit portion (501) comprises a penetration area (401) in which the connecting member ( 103) penetrates the suit (101), wherein the flexible suit portion (501) is configured in such a way that at least a portion of the flexible suit portion (501) together with the connecting member (103) for transferring a traction force to the the connecting member (103) may be moved relative to a suit surface (505) of the suit (101) surrounding the flexible suit portion (501).

The suit system (100) of claim 9, wherein the flexible suit portion (501) comprises a material which can be resiliently deformed.

A suit system (100) according to claim 9 or 10, wherein the flexible suit portion (501) is configured to fold like a bellows, in such a way that the flexible suit portion (501), upon transfer of the traction to the the connecting member (103) can be unfolded similar to a blower bellows from the suit surface (505).

A suit system (100) according to any one of claims 9 to 11, wherein the suit (101) comprises a peripheral region (504) which at least partially overlaps the flexible suit portion (501), especially when the connecting element (103) and the flexible suit portion ( 501) is without traction.

A suit system (100) according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the connecting element (103) comprises, on the fluid-tight penetration of the suit (101), a substance closing connection (503) between the connecting element (103) and the suit (101), connection particularly includes a solder joint, a weld joint, an adhesive joint or a vulcanized joint.

A method of securing a person (200) in a securing element (400), comprising: placing an upper body area of a suit (101) on an upper body of the person (200), wherein on an inside of the suit (101) ) a fastener is provided on which is secured a securing band (102), the securing means being designed in such a way that the securing band (102) is secured such that it extends along the upper body region (112); forming a closed loop on the securing band (102) such that the securing band (102) extends around the upper body of the person (200) wearing the suit (101); and connecting a connecting member (103) to the securing band (102), wherein the connecting member (103) penetrates the suit (101) in the upper body region (112) in such a way that the suit (101) is fluid-tight upon penetration by the connecting member (103) ), wherein the connecting element (103) can be connected to the securing element (400) so as to establish a load-bearing connection between the securing band (102) and the securing element (400).

The method of claim 14, comprising: attaching a seat belt (201) to the person (200), wherein the seat belt (201) is positioned between the inside of the suit (101) and the person (200) wearing the suit (101), and attached to this; and securing a fastener on the seat belt (201) to a connecting portion of the securing band (102) and / or connecting member (103) to provide a further load-bearing connection between the seat belt (201) on one side and the securing band (102) and / or connecting member (103), wherein the connecting element (103) is connected to the securing band (102) in the connecting section.