EP1476037B1 - Item of clothing comprising a curved shoulder opening - Google Patents

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EP1476037B1
EP1476037B1 EP03722662A EP03722662A EP1476037B1 EP 1476037 B1 EP1476037 B1 EP 1476037B1 EP 03722662 A EP03722662 A EP 03722662A EP 03722662 A EP03722662 A EP 03722662A EP 1476037 B1 EP1476037 B1 EP 1476037B1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/012—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/02—Overalls, e.g. bodysuits or bib overalls
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/04—Resilient suits
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D2400/00—Functions or special features of garments
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
    • B63C11/00—Equipment for dwelling or working underwater; Means for searching for underwater objects
    • B63C11/02—Divers' equipment
    • B63C11/04—Resilient suits
    • B63C2011/046—Wet suits, or diving vests; Equipment therefor

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  • the invention relates to clothing, especially water sports clothing, such as than the so-called overall combinations and which are especially adapted to the practice of nautical or underwater activities such as surfing, sailing, diving, etc ...
  • These combinations generally comprise a main part which covers the bust, a front face of this part covering the anterior part of the thorax, and the rear face covering the back.
  • This main part which covers the bust has orifices for the passage of arms, legs and head.
  • the garment may have sleeves and legs for cover the upper and lower limbs, respectively. He can also have, at the level of the passage opening of the head, a collar or a hood.
  • These garments are usually made from flexible and elastic materials so as to fit the shape of the body without hindering movements.
  • These materials may for example be elastic fabrics (such as fabrics comprising elastane) or polychloroprene foams (known as trademark "Neoprene”), these materials can be assembled together at different Depending on the choice of these materials, these garments may be offer protection against the cold, against shocks, against the sun, etc ...
  • the invention proposes a garment comprising a bust portion which has a front face and a rear face and which is provided with orifices for the passage of the head, legs and arms, and of the type having an opening in the form of a cutout provided closure means, characterized in that the cutout comprises a curved section which extends from the front face to the rear face bypassing the orifice of passage of the head and passing through a shoulder of the bust portion.
  • a combination 10 which has a main part 12 covering the bust of a user.
  • This part 12 forming a bust thus has a face before 14 covering the front part of the torso and a rear face 16 covering the back.
  • This part has shoulders 18 on either side of a hole 20 for the passage of the head.
  • She also has passage openings for the upper and lower limbs, but in illustrated example, the combination is an integral combination that also includes 22 sleeves and legs 24 in the extension of these orifices.
  • the orifice 20 of passage of the head has the form of a tubular collar 34 which is intended to go up along the user's neck
  • the combination is for example essentially made of polychloroprene foam, in the form of panels assembled together. These signs may have different thicknesses or characteristics depending on their positioning on the garment.
  • the suit may also have inserts of different materials example in the form of elastic fabrics.
  • the combination is preferably a wet suit perfectly adjusted to the body of the user.
  • this one is provided with an opening which is arranged in the form of a cut-out 26 made in the main part 12 forming a bust, this cutout being furthermore provided with means for closing.
  • the closure means are for example formed of a zipper of the rack type or spiral spring type.
  • the cutout forming the opening 26, and also the closing means associated comprises a curved section 28 which extends from the front face 14 to the face back 16 through a shoulder 18.
  • the curved section form the front end of the cutout 26, but is extended on the rear face by a terminal section 32 which extends vertically downwards from the rear end of the section curve 28.
  • the front end of the curved section 28 is transversely in the center of the front face, substantially halfway between the collar 34 and the armpit line 36. front end is therefore at the region of the sternum of the user.
  • the curved section of the cut extends upwards and towards a shoulder (the right shoulder in the illustrated case) in an initial direction inclined by an angle between 20 and 70 degrees from the horizontal.
  • the rear end of the blank is arranged substantially in the region which, relative to the user, corresponds to the region of the back between the two shoulder blades.
  • the curved portion 28 has, at its rear end an inclination between 45 and 70 degrees from the horizontal. Both sections 28, 32 are well heard connected by a rounded portion. In this embodiment, it can be seen that the Curved section 28 does not have a point of inflection, that is to say that its direction of curvature does not change on its length.
  • the second embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B is provided with an opening 26 whose curved section 28 extends at its forward end beyond the sternum, direction of the left armpit 36, that is to say in the direction of the armpit opposite the shoulder 18 through which the cut 26 passes. Thanks to this longer cutout on the front face, it is possible to possibly dispense with extending the curved section on the rear face. Cutting is ends at the back between the two shoulder blades of the user. In this embodiment, realizes that the entire cut is located above the level of the line of the underarm 36. The entire cut is curved, with the same direction of curvature.
  • the curved section 28 of the cutout 26 is extended at its front and rear ends by end sections 38, 40 which are also curved but whose direction of curvature is inverted with respect to the direction of curvature of the section 28.
  • the front end portion 38 extends towards the armpit 36 opposite by gradually bowing downwards.
  • the rear end section 40 tilts down to finish substantially vertical in the center back, substantially at the armpit line.
  • the entire cut 26 forming an opening is arranged in a high area of the bust portion 12 of the combination. More precisely this high zone can be delimited downwards by the line of underarms or by a line passing through the lower end of the sternum. This is rendered possible by the fact that the curved section ensures maximum extension of the opening according to the transverse direction. The opening does not need to extend in height on a great distance. However, by limiting the overall height of the opening, so the extent of height of the zipper, limit the extent of the area of the combination whose stretching ability is locked by the inelastic nature of the closure means. Of overall, the combination therefore remains elastic enough to follow the body movements of the user.
  • the opening defines a kind of flap that incorporates the neckline of the suit and which can pivot laterally. Openness is not limited only to a slot, it releases a large area to allow easy threading of the combination.
  • the examples of implementation of the invention which have been described more are not not limitative, and many variants can be envisaged by those skilled in the art without however, outside the scope of the invention.
  • the skilled person may modify the exact position of the curved section (in particular by passing it more or less high on the shoulder) or it can still change the shape and length of the terminal sections likely to extend the curved section 28 at the front or rear.
  • the curved section passes over the left shoulder instead of the shoulder right, or even swap the geometry of the cutout between the front and the back of the combination.

Abstract

Garment (10) has an opening (26) with a fastening such as a sliding clasp fastener and made with a curved section (28) that extends from the upper chest, over the shoulder (18) to one side of the neck (20) to the middle of the back, where it ends in a straight section (32).

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L'invention concerne les vêtements, notamment les vêtements de sports aquatiques, tels que ceux que l'on appelle généralement combinaisons et qui sont tout particulièrement adaptés à la pratiques des activités nautiques ou sous-marines telles que le surf, la planche à voile, la plongée, etc...The invention relates to clothing, especially water sports clothing, such as than the so-called overall combinations and which are especially adapted to the practice of nautical or underwater activities such as surfing, sailing, diving, etc ...

Ces combinaisons sont généralement classées en deux catégories : les combinaisons sèches ou étanches dans lesquels l'eau ne pénètre pas à l'intérieur de la combinaison, et les combinaisons humides dans lesquelles une fine pellicule d'eau est admise entre le vêtement et le corps du plongeur, cette pellicule étant quasi instantanément réchauffée par le corps du plongeur.These combinations are generally classified into two categories: dry suits or watertight in which water does not penetrate inside the suit, and the wet suits in which a thin film of water is admitted between the garment and the body of the diver, this film being almost instantly heated by the body of the diver.

Ces combinaisons comportent généralement une partie principale qui recouvrent le buste, une face avant de cette partie couvrant la partie antérieure du thorax, et la face arrière couvrant le dos. Cette partie principale qui recouvre le buste comporte des orifices pour le passage des bras, des jambes et de la tête. Le vêtement peut comporter des manches et des jambes pour recouvrir respectivement les membres supérieurs et les membres inférieurs. Il pourra aussi comporter, au niveau de l'orifice de passage de la tête, une collerette ou une cagoule.These combinations generally comprise a main part which covers the bust, a front face of this part covering the anterior part of the thorax, and the rear face covering the back. This main part which covers the bust has orifices for the passage of arms, legs and head. The garment may have sleeves and legs for cover the upper and lower limbs, respectively. He can also have, at the level of the passage opening of the head, a collar or a hood.

Ces vêtements, notamment les combinaisons humides, sont en général fabriqués à partir de matériaux souples et élastiques de manière à épouser au mieux la forme du corps sans entraver les mouvements. Ces matériaux peuvent par exemple être des tissus élastiques (tels que les tissus comprenant de l'élasthanne) ou des mousses de polychloroprène (connues sous la marque déposée « Néoprène »), ces matériaux pouvant être assemblés entre eux à différents endroits d'un même vêtement En fonction du choix de ces matériaux, ces vêtements pourront offrir une protection contre le froid, contre les chocs, contre le soleil, etc...These garments, particularly wet suits, are usually made from flexible and elastic materials so as to fit the shape of the body without hindering movements. These materials may for example be elastic fabrics (such as fabrics comprising elastane) or polychloroprene foams (known as trademark "Neoprene"), these materials can be assembled together at different Depending on the choice of these materials, these garments may be offer protection against the cold, against shocks, against the sun, etc ...

Divers système existent pour faciliter l'enfilage et l'enlèvement de tels vêtements. Le plus répandu des systèmes est celui qui fait appel à une découpe aménagée dans la partie formant buste du vêtement Cette découpe est souvent disposée dans la face dorsale du vêtement et elle s'étend par exemple verticalement le long de la colonne vertébrale depuis l'encolure jusqu'au bas du dos. La découpe est munie de moyens de fermeture qui sont généralement réalisés sous la forme d'une fermeture à glissière.Various systems exist to facilitate donning and removal of such garments. most widespread systems is one that uses a cutout arranged in the forming part bust of the garment This cut is often placed in the back of the garment and it for example extends vertically along the vertebral column from the neckline to the lower back. The cut is provided with closure means which are generally made under the shape of a zipper.

Ces moyens de fermetures sont souvent source d'inconfort pour la personne qui porte la combinaison, soit du fait d'un mauvais positionnement, soit du fait du manque d'élasticité de ces moyens de fermeture à comparer de l'élasticité du matériau constituant la combinaison. Cela apparaít aujourd'hui d'autant plus que, ces dernières années, sont apparus des matériaux tels que des mousses de polychloroprène à très haute élasticité qui font ressortir le manque d'élasticité des moyens de fermeture, notamment des fermetures à glissière.These means of closures are often a source of discomfort for the person wearing the combination, either because of a bad positioning, or because of the lack of elasticity of these means of closure to compare the elasticity of the material constituting the combination. Nowadays, this is especially the case since, in recent years, materials have appeared such as polychloroprene foams with a very high elasticity which highlight the lack of elasticity of the closure means, in particular zippers.

De plus la disposition classique des moyens de fermeture pose dans certains cas des problèmes de confort et d'étanchéité au niveau du cou. In addition, the conventional arrangement of the closure means in some cases problems of comfort and tightness in the neck.

Le document US-2.582.811 décrit un vêtement étanche dont l'ouverture s'étend en diagonale le long des faces avant et arrière du vêtement, en passant par l'épaule du vêtement. Par diagonale, il est précisé dans ce document que l'on doit comprendre que, en vue déployée, l'ouverture suit une ligne droite par rapport au plan tangent au matériau du vêtement à l'endroit considéré. Cela ressort du fait que, selon ce document, la glissière ne doit pas être courbée. On notera que ce document concerne une combinaison étanche réalisée en matériau souple non élastique. Cela ressort notamment du fait que, selon ce document, seule l'encolure est éventuellement réalisée en matériau élastique et que l'ajustement de la combinaison aux formes du corps nécessite le recours à des portions de matériau excédentaire qui empêchent le vêtement d'épouser parfaitement le corps de l'utilisateur. Ce vêtement ne peut donc être adapté pour constituer une combinaison humide car une quantité d'eau trop importante serait admise à l'intérieur de la combinaison.Document US Pat. No. 2,582,811 describes a waterproof garment whose opening extends into diagonally along the front and back of the garment, through the shoulder of the garment. Diagonally, it is stated in this document that it must be understood that, in a deployed view, the opening follows a straight line with respect to the plane tangent to the material of the garment the place considered. This is apparent from the fact that, according to this document, the slide must not be curved. Note that this document relates to a waterproof suit made of material flexible non-elastic. This is particularly evident from the fact that, according to this document, only the neckline is possibly made of elastic material and that the adjustment of the combination to body shape requires the use of portions of excess material that prevent the garment to perfectly marry the body of the user. This garment can not be adapted to constitute a wet combination because too much water would be admitted inside the suit.

Il apparaít donc le besoin d'une nouvelle conception des vêtements de sports aquatiques, et notamment de l'ouverture et des moyens de fermeture de ces vêtements, qui assure un enfilage et un enlèvement facile du vêtement tout en préservant le confort du vêtementIt therefore appears the need for a new design of water sports clothing, and including the opening and closing means of these clothes, which ensures a threading and easy removal of the garment while preserving the comfort of the garment

Dans ce but, l'invention propose un vêtement comportant une partie formant buste qui présente une face avant et une face arrière et qui est munie d'orifices de passage de la tête, des jambes et des bras, et du type comportant une ouverture sous la forme d'une découpe munie de moyens de fermeture, caractérisé en ce que la découpe comporte un tronçon courbe qui s'étend de la face avant vers la face arrière en contournant l'orifice de passage de la tête et en passant par une épaule de la partie formant buste.For this purpose, the invention proposes a garment comprising a bust portion which has a front face and a rear face and which is provided with orifices for the passage of the head, legs and arms, and of the type having an opening in the form of a cutout provided closure means, characterized in that the cutout comprises a curved section which extends from the front face to the rear face bypassing the orifice of passage of the head and passing through a shoulder of the bust portion.

D'autres caractéristiques et avantages de l'invention apparaítront à la lecture de la description détaillée qui suit pour la compréhension de laquelle on se reportera utilement aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • les figures 1A et 1B sont respectivement des vues des faces avant et arrière d'un premier mode de réalisation de l'invention ;
  • les figures 2A, 2B et 3A, 3B sont des vues similaires à celles des figures 1A, 1B illustrant deux autres modes de réalisation de l'invention.
Other features and advantages of the invention will appear on reading the detailed description which follows for the understanding of which reference will be made usefully to the accompanying drawings in which:
  • FIGS. 1A and 1B are respectively views of the front and rear faces of a first embodiment of the invention;
  • Figures 2A, 2B and 3A, 3B are views similar to those of Figures 1A, 1B illustrating two other embodiments of the invention.

On a illustré sur les figures une combinaison 10 qui présente une partie principale 12 recouvrant le buste d'un utilisateur. Cette partie 12 formant buste comporte ainsi une face avant 14 couvrant la partie antérieure du torse et une face arrière 16 couvrant le dos. Cette partie comporte des épaules 18 de part et d'autre d'un orifice 20 de passage de la tête. Elle comporte aussi des orifices de passages pour les membres supérieurs et inférieurs, mais, dans l'exemple illustré, la combinaison est une combinaison intégrale qui comporte aussi des manches 22 et des jambes 24 dans le prolongement de ces orifices. L'orifice 20 de passage de la tête présente la forme d'une collerette tubulaire 34 qui est destinée à remonter le long du cou de l'utilisateurThere is illustrated in the figures a combination 10 which has a main part 12 covering the bust of a user. This part 12 forming a bust thus has a face before 14 covering the front part of the torso and a rear face 16 covering the back. This part has shoulders 18 on either side of a hole 20 for the passage of the head. She also has passage openings for the upper and lower limbs, but in illustrated example, the combination is an integral combination that also includes 22 sleeves and legs 24 in the extension of these orifices. The orifice 20 of passage of the head has the form of a tubular collar 34 which is intended to go up along the user's neck

La combinaison est par exemple réalisée pour l'essentiel en mousse de polychloroprène, sous la forme de panneaux assemblés entre eux. Ces panneaux peuvent présenter des épaisseurs ou des caractéristiques différentes en fonction de leur positionnement sur le vêtement La combinaison peut aussi comporter des empiècements de matériaux différents par exemple sous la forme de tissus élastiques. La combinaison est de préférence une combinaison humide parfaitement ajustée au corps de l'utilisateur.The combination is for example essentially made of polychloroprene foam, in the form of panels assembled together. These signs may have different thicknesses or characteristics depending on their positioning on the garment The suit may also have inserts of different materials example in the form of elastic fabrics. The combination is preferably a wet suit perfectly adjusted to the body of the user.

Pour permettre à l'utilisateur d'enfiler et d'enlever aisément la combinaison, celle-ci est munie d'une ouverture qui est aménagée sous la forme d'une découpe 26 pratiquée dans la partie principale 12 formant buste, cette découpe étant par ailleurs pourvue de moyens de fermeture. Les moyens de fermeture sont par exemple formés d'une fermeture à glissière du type à crémaillère ou du type à ressort spiralé.To allow the user to easily put on and take off the suit, this one is provided with an opening which is arranged in the form of a cut-out 26 made in the main part 12 forming a bust, this cutout being furthermore provided with means for closing. The closure means are for example formed of a zipper of the rack type or spiral spring type.

Selon l'invention, la découpe formant l'ouverture 26, et aussi le moyen de fermeture associé comporte un tronçon courbe 28 qui s'étend depuis la face avant 14 jusqu'à la face arrière 16 en passant par une épaule 18.According to the invention, the cutout forming the opening 26, and also the closing means associated comprises a curved section 28 which extends from the front face 14 to the face back 16 through a shoulder 18.

Dans le premier exemple de réalisation illustré aux figures 1A et 1B, le tronçon courbe forme l'extrémité avant de la découpe 26, mais il est prolongé sur la face arrière par un tronçon terminal 32 qui s'étend verticalement vers le bas depuis l'extrémité arrière du tronçon courbe 28. L'extrémité avant du tronçon courbe 28 se trouve transversalement au centre de la face avant, sensiblement à mi-hauteur entre la collerette 34 et la ligne des aisselles 36. cette extrémité avant se trouve donc au niveau la région du sternum de l'utilisateur. De cette extrémité, le tronçon courbe de la découpe s'étend vers le haut et en direction d'une épaule (l'épaule droite dans le cas illustré) selon une direction initiale inclinée d'un angle compris entre 20 et 70 degrés par rapport à l'horizontale. L'extrémité arrière de la découpe est agencée sensiblement dans la région qui, par rapport à l'utilisateur, correspond à la région du dos comprise entre les deux omoplates. Pour pouvoir se raccorder avec le tronçon terminal vertical 32, le tronçon courbe 28 présente, au niveau de son extrémité arrière une inclinaison comprise entre 45 et 70 degrés par rapport à l'horizontale. Les deux tronçons 28, 32 sont bien entendus raccordés par une portion arrondie. Dans cet exemple de réalisation, on voit que le tronçon courbe 28 ne présente pas de point d'inflexion, c'est à-dire que son sens de courbure ne change pas sur sa longueur.In the first embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 1A and 1B, the curved section form the front end of the cutout 26, but is extended on the rear face by a terminal section 32 which extends vertically downwards from the rear end of the section curve 28. The front end of the curved section 28 is transversely in the center of the front face, substantially halfway between the collar 34 and the armpit line 36. front end is therefore at the region of the sternum of the user. Of this end, the curved section of the cut extends upwards and towards a shoulder (the right shoulder in the illustrated case) in an initial direction inclined by an angle between 20 and 70 degrees from the horizontal. The rear end of the blank is arranged substantially in the region which, relative to the user, corresponds to the region of the back between the two shoulder blades. To be able to connect with the terminal section vertical 32, the curved portion 28 has, at its rear end an inclination between 45 and 70 degrees from the horizontal. Both sections 28, 32 are well heard connected by a rounded portion. In this embodiment, it can be seen that the Curved section 28 does not have a point of inflection, that is to say that its direction of curvature does not change on its length.

Le deuxième mode de réalisation illustré sur les figures 2A et 2B est muni d'une ouverture 26 dont le tronçon courbe 28 se prolonge à son extrémité avant au-delà du sternum, en direction de l'aisselle gauche 36, c'est-à-dire en direction de l'aisselle opposée à l'épaule 18 par laquelle passe la découpe 26. Grâce à cette découpe plus longue sur la face avant, on peut éventuellement se dispenser de prolonger le tronçon courbe sur la face arrière. La découpe se finit donc à l'arrière entre les deux omoplates de l'utilisateur. Dans ce mode de réalisation, on s'aperçoit que l'intégralité de la découpe est située au-dessus du niveau de la ligne des aisselles 36. L'intégralité de la découpe est courbe, avec le même sens de courbure.The second embodiment illustrated in FIGS. 2A and 2B is provided with an opening 26 whose curved section 28 extends at its forward end beyond the sternum, direction of the left armpit 36, that is to say in the direction of the armpit opposite the shoulder 18 through which the cut 26 passes. Thanks to this longer cutout on the front face, it is possible to possibly dispense with extending the curved section on the rear face. Cutting is ends at the back between the two shoulder blades of the user. In this embodiment, realizes that the entire cut is located above the level of the line of the underarm 36. The entire cut is curved, with the same direction of curvature.

Dans le troisième mode de réalisation de l'invention qui est illustré sur les figures 3A et 3B, le tronçon courbe 28 de la découpe 26 est prolongé à ses extrémités avant et arrière par des tronçons terminaux 38, 40 qui sont eux aussi courbes mais dont le sens de courbure est inversé par rapport au sens de courbure su tronçon 28. Le tronçon d'extrémité avant 38 s'étend en direction de l'aisselle 36 opposée en s'inclinant progressivement vers le bas. Le tronçon d'extrémité arrière 40 s'incline vers le bas pour finir sensiblement vertical au centre du dos, sensiblement au niveau de la ligne des aisselles.In the third embodiment of the invention which is illustrated in FIGS. 3B, the curved section 28 of the cutout 26 is extended at its front and rear ends by end sections 38, 40 which are also curved but whose direction of curvature is inverted with respect to the direction of curvature of the section 28. The front end portion 38 extends towards the armpit 36 opposite by gradually bowing downwards. The rear end section 40 tilts down to finish substantially vertical in the center back, substantially at the armpit line.

Dans ce mode réalisation on voit que, comme dans le précédent, l'intégralité de la découpe 26 formant ouverture est agencée dans une zone haute de la partie 12 formant buste de la combinaison. Plus précisément cette zone haute peut être délimitée vers le bas par la ligne des aisselles ou par une ligne passant par l'extrémité inférieure du sternum. Cela est rendu possible par le fait que le tronçon courbe assure une extension maximale de l'ouverture selon la direction transversale. L'ouverture n'a donc pas besoin de s'étendre en hauteur sur une grande distance. Or, en limitant l'encombrement en hauteur de l'ouverture, donc l'étendue en hauteur de la fermeture à glissière, on limite l'étendue de la zone de la combinaison dont la capacité d'étirement est verrouillée par le caractère non élastique du moyen de fermeture. De manière globale, la combinaison reste donc suffisamment élastique pour suivre les mouvements du corps de l'utilisateur.In this embodiment we see that, as in the previous one, the entire cut 26 forming an opening is arranged in a high area of the bust portion 12 of the combination. More precisely this high zone can be delimited downwards by the line of underarms or by a line passing through the lower end of the sternum. This is rendered possible by the fact that the curved section ensures maximum extension of the opening according to the transverse direction. The opening does not need to extend in height on a great distance. However, by limiting the overall height of the opening, so the extent of height of the zipper, limit the extent of the area of the combination whose stretching ability is locked by the inelastic nature of the closure means. Of overall, the combination therefore remains elastic enough to follow the body movements of the user.

Grâce à la présence du tronçon courbe 28 qui s'étend à la fois sur la face avant et sur la face arrière de la combinaison, l'ouverture délimite une sorte de rabat qui incorpore l'encolure de la combinaison et qui peut pivoter latéralement. L'ouverture n'est pas limitée seulement à une fente, elle dégage une superficie importante pour permettre l'enfilage aisé de la combinaison.Thanks to the presence of the curved section 28 which extends both on the front face and on the back of the suit, the opening defines a kind of flap that incorporates the neckline of the suit and which can pivot laterally. Openness is not limited only to a slot, it releases a large area to allow easy threading of the combination.

Le fait que le tronçon courbe passe par l'épaule, et donc que la découpe 26 ne débouche pas dans le bord supérieur de l'encolure, permet d'avoir une collerette continue qui peut venir en contact étanche sur tout le pourtour du cou, sans être interrompue par le moyen de fermeture. Outre le bénéfice en termes d'étanchéité, cette absence de système de fermeture au niveau du cou permet de garantir un plus grand confort de la combinaison au niveau du cou.The fact that the curved section passes through the shoulder, and therefore that the cutout 26 does not open not in the upper edge of the neckline, allows to have a continuous collar that can come in tight contact all around the neck, without being interrupted by the means of closing. In addition to the benefit in terms of tightness, this lack of closure system neck level helps to ensure a greater comfort of the combination at the neck.

Bien entendu, les exemples de mise en oeuvre de l'invention qui ont été décrits plus ne sont pas limitatifs, et de nombreuses variantes peuvent être envisagées par l'homme du métier sans pour autant sortir du cadre de l'invention. A titre d'exemple, l'homme du métier pourra modifier la position exacte du tronçon courbe (notamment en le faisant passer plus ou moins haut sur l'épaule) ou il pourra encore modifier la forme et la longueur des tronçons terminaux susceptibles de prolonger le tronçon courbe 28 à l'avant ou à l'arrière. Bien entendu, il pourra aussi préférer que le tronçon courbe passe au-dessus de l'épaule gauche au lieu de l'épaule droite, ou encore intervertir la géométrie de la découpe entre l'avant et l'arrière de la combinaison.Of course, the examples of implementation of the invention which have been described more are not not limitative, and many variants can be envisaged by those skilled in the art without however, outside the scope of the invention. For example, the skilled person may modify the exact position of the curved section (in particular by passing it more or less high on the shoulder) or it can still change the shape and length of the terminal sections likely to extend the curved section 28 at the front or rear. Of course, he will also prefer that the curved section passes over the left shoulder instead of the shoulder right, or even swap the geometry of the cutout between the front and the back of the combination.

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  1. Garment comprising a torso-forming portion (12) that has a front surface (14) and a rear surface (16), and which is provided with openings for the passage of the head, legs, and arms, and of the type comprising an opening in the form of a slit (26) provided with fastening means, characterized in that the slit (26) comprises an incurved section (28) that extends from the front surface (14) to the rear surface (16) by going around the opening (20) for the passage of the head and by passing by a shoulder (18) of the torso-forming portion (12), and which is extended on the rear surface by an end section (32, 40) that extends vertically downward.
  2. Garment according to claim 1, characterized in that the incurved section (28) extends from a zone located transversely in the center of the front surface (14) to a zone located transversely in the center of the rear surface (16).
  3. Garment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the incurved section (28) extends in a zone of the torso-forming portion that is located above the armpits (36).
  4. Garment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the incurved section (28) is extended at one end by an end section that extends transversely in the direction of the armpit (36) opposite the shoulder (18) by which the incurved section (28) passes.
  5. Garment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the incurved section (28) comprises at least one inflexion point.
  6. Garment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means comprise a zipper.
  7. Garment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is made of an extensible material.
  8. Garment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is made of polychloroprene foam.
  9. Garment according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that it forms a wet suit.
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