EP1684873B1 - Piece of clothing provided with a sealing arrangement and method for the production thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a piece of clothing that comprises a liquid-proof functional layer (9) provided with an external liquid-permeable material (5) applied to one side thereof and with an internal liquid-permeable material (3) applied to the other side thereof, wherein the first piece of clothing comprises a sealing arrangement which is disposed in an overlapping area (11) and ensures a liquid-impermiability with respect to a second piece of clothing overlapping said first piece of clothing. In the annular part of the overlapping area (11) of the axially extending first piece of clothing, the liquid-proof functional layer (9) is devoid of the internal material (3) or the external material (5) on one of the sides thereof and is provided with an annular sealing joint (13) of the sealing arrangement (13; 13, 31; 13, 31'). Said sealing joint (13) is made of a liquid-proof material and glued in a liquid-impermeable manner to the functional layer (9) on the first radial circumference and is provided at least with one free sealing surface on the second radial circumference, said sealing surface being radially remote from the functional layer (9) that is tightly applied to the second piece of clothing which is formed by a self-enclosed peripheral area and devoid of the internal material (3) layer of the external material (5) layer.

Description

The present invention relates to a garment having a sealing arrangement for liquid-tightly sealing a first garment against a second garment. In particular, the invention relates to a glove having a sealing arrangement for liquid-tightly sealing a cuff area of the glove against a sleeve portion of a jacket. The invention further relates to a clothing arrangement which comprises a first item of clothing according to the invention and a second item of clothing connected thereto. Finally, the invention relates to a method for producing a garment according to the invention.

From the US-A-5,682,613 is a waterproof, water vapor permeable glove known. The glove is made of a multilayer laminate structure in which a waterproof, water vapor permeable functional layer is located between an outer layer and an inner layer. In order to avoid penetration of water into the glove in the area of a glove of the glove, the glove in the area of the cuff is provided with a Velcro tape. With the help of this Velcro the cuff can be pressed against the wrist of a glove-carrying wearer. Although this reduces penetration of water in this area, it can not be completely avoided.

The lack of tightness in the cuff arises on the one hand from the fact that the cuff can not be pressed very firmly against the wrist of the wearer by the Velcro for reasons of comfort. In particular, when the wearer moves his wrist, channels may form between the cuff and the wrist, through which water may enter the glove. On the other hand, even with a very tight tightening the cuff against the wrist no sufficient tightness is guaranteed. Although the inner layer of the glove is firmly pressed against the wrist of the wearer, this inner layer is not itself watertight, so that water, in particular by the action of capillary forces in the inner layer, can penetrate into the glove.

In the US 6 523 181 A B2 discloses a protective glove made of a liquid-tight material. In the cuff of the glove a stiff collar is incorporated, over which the sleeve of a protective suit can be put. This ensures a good seal with water or chemicals. However, the protective glove is made of a water-vapor-impermeable, single-layer material, which can lead to unpleasant perspiration in the wearer.

The German utility model DE 92 14 949 U discloses a device for sealing a garment with respect to another garment, wherein in a region of overlap between the two garments a circumferentially expandable sealing means is provided. Illustrated by the example of a glove, an annular sealing body is formed in the region of the cuff, which can be inflated and thus enlarges its circumference. In practice, the wearer first pulls on a jacket, then pulls the glove over the wearer's wrist, then slips a sleeve area of the jacket over the glove area of the glove. Then the sealing body is inflated.

The seal body widens its circumference and presses against the sleeve of the jacket from the inside. This results in a seal between the seal body and the sleeve. However, it has been found that water can still penetrate between the seal body and the cuff area.

From the DE 196 01 561 C1 is a made waterproof with a functional attitude motorcycle rider glove, which has a cuff that can be pulled with the glove on the outside of a jacket sleeve end region. This is to ensure that when riding a motorcycle in the rain no rainwater gets between the glove cuff and the jacket sleeve. To avoid that when the motorcyclist drives slowly or stands on the jacket sleeve down the glove and thus reaching between cuff and jacket sleeve end rainwater can reach the glove inside, a tubular V-shaped functional layer approach is attached to the open cuff end of the upper material, the on the inside of the cuff reaches higher than the attached to the cuff upper end of this Funktionslagenansatzes, wherein the V-region forms a channel for receiving the Jackenärmmelendbereichs in which raining rain on the jacket sleeve rainwater. Due to the fact that the inner edge of the gutter is higher than the outer gutter edge, water collecting in the gutter can drain over the deeper groove edge before it can rise to the inner gutter edge and run over it to the inside of the glove. Here, therefore, the penetration of water from the outside of the glove to the inside is not achieved via a liquid-tight seal but via an overflow protection.

However, such a non-tight overflow protection does not help against the ingress of water to the inside of a garment, such as a glove, if it is not just water running down a garment but when the garment is in the water because it carries a person in water, eg a rescuer.

The US 5 090 057 A discloses a garment having the features of the preamble of claim 1 with a liquid-tight functional layer, on one side of which an outer material layer and on the other side an inner material layer are arranged. This garment is provided in an overlapping region with a sealing arrangement having an annular sealing member. This is adapted for liquid-tight sealing against a counter-garment when the counter-garment is placed in a manner overlapping the garment. For this purpose, in an axially extending annular part of the overlapping area of the garment, the liquid-tight functional layer is kept free on one of its sides from the inner material layer and provided there with the annular sealing member of the sealing arrangement, wherein the sealing member is constructed with a liquid-tight material. The sealing member is secured to the functional layer at a first radial circumference and has a free sealing surface formed for sealing engagement with the counter-garment at a second radial circumference radially remote from the functional layer, formed by a self-contained peripheral region and material inner material layer is free. In the garment of this document is a firefighter trousers, the lower leg ends are to be sealed depending on the lower end of a folded down cuff of a fire truck in a detachable manner. The sealing member at the lower end of the pant leg is formed by a fixed to the lower free end of the functional position ring with a longitudinal section profile in the form of two adjacent, to the inside of the pant leg ever open rings. The lower end of the outwardly turned cuff of each of the two boots is provided with a complementary longitudinal section profile such that annular lip portions of the open rings of the respective one Trouser leg provided sealing member can engage in the opposite open ring on the boot cuff and vice versa.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a garment or garment having a plurality of layers of material and a manufacturing method thereof, wherein a secure, liquid-tight seal of a first garment against a second garment is also enabled by means of a sealing arrangement when the two garments to be sealed against each other themselves or their Abdichtglieder only relatively little inherent rigidity.

This object is achieved by a garment according to claim 1, by a garment according to claim 20 and by a manufacturing method according to claim 21. Embodiments and further developments are specified in the dependent claims.

The garment according to the invention is provided with a sealing arrangement which enables a liquid-tight sealing of this first garment against a second garment. In this case, the first and the second item of clothing can both be provided as two different items of clothing as well as assigned to the same overall item of clothing.

The invention provides a garment with a liquid-tight functional layer, on one side of which an outer material layer and on the other side an inner material layer are arranged, wherein the garment is provided in an overlapping region with a ring-shaped sealing member having a sealing arrangement. This sealing member is formed for liquid-tight sealing against a counter-garment when the counter-garment is arranged in a manner overlapping the garment. In an axially extending annular portion of the overlapping area of the garment, the liquid-tight functional layer is on one of its sides kept free from the inner material layer or the outer material layer and provided there with the annular sealing member of the sealing arrangement, wherein the sealing member is constructed with a liquid-tight material. The sealing member is secured to the functional layer at a first radial circumference and has a free sealing surface formed for sealing engagement with the counter-garment at a second radial circumference radially remote from the functional layer, formed by a self-contained peripheral region and material inner material layer or the outer material layer is free. Both the outer material layer and the inner material layer are permeable to liquids. The sealing member is bonded to the first radial circumference liquid-tight with the functional position. The sealing arrangement has in the region of the sealing member on a support ring for the radial support of the sealing member.

The sealing member is in an embodiment of the invention on the outside and in another embodiment of the invention on the inside of the functional layer, depending on whether the second piece of clothing involved in the sealing on the outside or the inside of the functional layer of the provided with the sealing first Garment is worn.

The support ring is arranged in an embodiment of this variant on the side opposite the sealing member of the functional position.

In one embodiment of the invention, the sealing arrangement is provided with such a minimum rigidity that it is able to absorb sufficient radial abutment forces between the first and second garment in a sealing abutment on the second garment even if on the two garments to be sealed against each other in the overlapping area particular contact pressure is exerted in order to achieve a particularly good Aneinandiegen the two garments in their overlapping area and thus a particularly good seal. This is the minimum stiffness depending on the embodiment of the Abdichtanordnung either alone from the support ring or sealing member and support ring applied together. In such an embodiment, the inherent rigidity of the sealing arrangement should be sufficiently large to prevent a total or partial deflection of the sealing member against the contact pressure between the first and second garment in its overlapping region, which could in the event of exerting such a contact pressure, a sufficient seal in question , This inherent rigidity of the Abdichtanordnung is provided in part or entirely by the support ring.

In a first example, the first garment is in the form of a glove, the glove being provided with a sealing arrangement for liquid-tightly sealing a cuff area of the glove against a sleeve portion of another garment such as a jacket. The cuff area and thus also the sealing arrangement enclose the wrist of the wearer annularly. The annular sealing arrangement may be tubular.

In a second example, the garment may be in the form of a shoe or a footlet which is sealed by an annular sealing arrangement, for example, to a trouser leg. Furthermore, a collar portion of, for example, a jacket may be sealed by an annular seal assembly against a corresponding neck region of a hood or helmet. Another application example is a jacket that is sealed in a hip area by an annular seal against a pant. Another example is a sleeve which is e.g. can be detachably connected with a jacket.

The garment according to the invention has at least one liquid-permeable outer material layer and a liquid-permeable inner material layer and a liquid-tightness arranged between the outer and the inner material layer Functional position on. In this case, the liquid-permeable material layers can be constructed of liquid-tight as well as liquid-conducting materials, for example in the form of fibers. Liquid can penetrate these liquid-permeable material layers both transversely to the material layer and possibly also laterally guided along the material layer, for example by capillary forces.

In one embodiment, the two material layers and the functional position overlap in the largest possible areas. In particular, it may be preferred that the material layers and the functional layer overlap at least wherever the garment is not overlapped by another liquid-tight garment. Illustrated by the example of the glove, this means that the glove is provided with a liquid-permeable and / or liquid-conducting upper material layer which is completely lined by a liquid-tight functional layer, at least in the region of the hand and the fingers up to the sealing arrangement located on the glove-cuff.

The material or functional position need not be formed in one piece. Each of these may also consist of several layer pieces connected together by seams or bonds. The connections between the Funktionslagenstücken should be designed so that even at the junctions no water can penetrate into the garment. By way of example, a seam connecting the second liquid-tight functional layer piece can in turn be covered by an additional, liquid-tight functional layer, which for example is part of a seam sealing tape, and adhesively bonded thereto.

The outer layer of material is preferably made of a durable material such as leather or textile in weave form, active form or nonwoven form, made with natural fibers or synthetic fibers. For example, the outer layer is off a mechanically very resistant material formed so that they can also protect the functional position against damage caused by contact with other objects and the friction or cutting forces occurring.

For the inner lining layer serving as lining, the material is often selected from the viewpoint of convenience for the wearer of the garment. Depending on which insulating or tactile properties are desired, the inner layer may also be made of leather or textiles, in web form or nonwoven form, made with natural fibers or synthetic fibers.

The garment may also include more than two layers of material in addition to the functional layer. For example, the garment may have both an outer, shaping material layer and an inner material layer for the comfort of the wearer, as well as a further protective layer sewn onto the outer material layer, which for example protects against mechanical influences. In addition, material layers may be provided which serve, for example, as insulation or as an abrasion protection layer.

The individual layers of the item of clothing can be connected to one another, for example, only in marginal areas. However, it is also possible to connect a part of the layers or all layers substantially flat with each other to form a laminate. This can be done by a flat, water vapor permeable adhesive bond, which ensures a water vapor permeability of the entire laminate surface. Alternatively, the layers may be discontinuous, e.g. punctiform, also be glued together by a water vapor impermeable adhesive.

According to the invention, the sealing arrangement of the garment in an overlapping area which the first garment forms with the second garment when both garments are worn so as to comprise sealingly connected to each other, consisting of a liquid-tight material, annular sealing member. This is depending on whether the second garment in the overlapping area outside or inside the first garment is worn, liquid-tightly connected to a radially inner or outer periphery of the functional layer. In this case, the sealing member has at a radially outer or inner circumference a sealing surface formed by a self-contained peripheral region and free of material of the outer or inner material layer. That is, the material layer of the garment lying on the side of the functional layer connected to the sealing member is arranged to release the sealing member at least in a circumferentially closed circumferential area of the sealing surface.

In one embodiment of the invention, the sealing member is constructed with elastic material.

If a specific sealing pressure is exerted on the overlapping area of the two garments to achieve a particularly strong seal by the sealing arrangement, a minimum rigidity required for this is left alone by the sealing member alone, by both the sealing member and a support ring additionally involved in the sealing arrangement or by such a support ring reached. Therefore, in a variant of the invention, the sealing member is constructed with elastic material having sufficient for the required minimum stiffness elastic deformation resistance. In another variant of the invention, the sealing member is made of a material that does not have the desired inherent rigidity and the sealing member is supported with a sufficiently rigid support ring. But it can also, as already mentioned, a sealing member with sufficient inherent rigidity are additionally supported with a support ring.

However, the rigidity of the sealing member and / or the support ring should also not be too high to ensure that there is sufficient compliance of the sealing arrangement in the event that provided with the sealing assembly first garment relatively close to the body part to be covered therewith , eg in the case of a glove on the forearm of a person wearing the glove, and therefore a temporary elastic deformation of the sealing arrangement is required when putting on the garment.

In the present case, the overlapping area should be understood as the area in which the first item of clothing and the second item of clothing overlap and in which the two items of clothing are to be sealed against one another with the aid of the sealing arrangement. Using the example of the seal between a glove and a jacket, the overlapping region of the glove is thus the part of the glove of the glove which is covered by a sleeve of the jacket or which covers a sleeve of the jacket. On the other hand, the overlapping area of the jacket is the area of the free end of a sleeve which overlaps the glove or is overlapped by the glove.

By "annular" is meant herein a self-contained structure, which, however, does not necessarily have to be circular.

According to the invention, it is important that the sealing member arranged on the overlapping region is connected in a fluid-tight manner to the functional layer. Although the sealing member does not have to be connected over the whole area to the functional layer, the liquid-tight connection should be arranged so that penetration of liquid between the functional layer and the sealing member can be reliably avoided. This can be achieved, for example, by bonding the sealing member, which itself consists of a liquid-tight material, to the likewise liquid-tight functional layer is. It is of course important that the bond itself is formed in liquid-tight manner.

The example of the glove, a liquid-tight connection between the tubular fabric in the glove area formed functional layer and an annular Abdichtglied be ensured by an annular closed, liquid-tight bonding.

For the bonding of the sealing ring with the functional position, all compatible with the respective materials, elastic and sealing, liquid-resistant adhesives are suitable. For example, silicone, rubber solution or a reactive hot melt adhesive can be used. The adhesive layer should, like the functional layer, have an elasticity of at least 150%. That is, in the case of an elastic sealing member, the annular sealing member adhered to the functional layer may be stretched from a diameter of 60 mm to 90 mm, for example, without causing the bonding to leak.

Furthermore, it is important according to the invention that the sealing member has a free sealing surface, ie is at least partially not overlapped by the non-liquid-tight material layer. The sealing surface is self-contained and extends in the circumferential direction of the annular Abdichtgliedes. The sealing member abuts directly on the second item of clothing, at least in the area of the sealing surface. If the second item of clothing is likewise provided in the overlapping area with a liquid-tight layer and possibly additionally with a corresponding sealing member and bears against the sealing member of the first item of clothing (eg the glove), then a tight connection between the functional position of the first item of clothing and that of the first item of clothing can be established via the sealing member liquid-tight layer of the second garment be provided.

Depending on whether the first item of clothing is arranged radially inside or radially outside the second item of clothing, the sealing member should be arranged radially outside or radially inside the functional layer. The decisive factor here is that the annular sealing member is arranged on the side of the functional layer, which points to the second item of clothing.

Before explaining embodiments of the present invention in the following, it is intended to give some important definitions within the context of this description of the invention:

"Liquid-tight": "Liquid-tight" is taken to mean a layer, including, if appropriate, the seams provided on the layer, if it can withstand a liquid inlet pressure of at least 130 hPa (about 0.13 bar). Preferably, the material can withstand a fluid pressure of greater than 1000 hPa (about 1 bar). The term "liquid-tight" encompasses both impermeability to water and impermeability to other liquids, especially leakage to liquid chemicals, which is particularly important for chemical protective clothing.

The measurement of a water-tightness is carried out by exposing a sample of the material to be examined with an area of 100 cm ^{2 to} an increasing water pressure. For this purpose distilled water with a temperature of 20 ± 2 ° C is used. The increase in water pressure is 60 ± 3 cm Ws / min. The water inlet pressure of the sample corresponds to the pressure at which water occurs on the opposite side of the sample. The exact method for performing this test is described in ISO Standard No. 0811, 1981. A functional layer is considered watertight if it is tight at a water inlet pressure of at least 10 kPa.

"Water vapor permeable": The term "permeable to water vapor" is defined by the water vapor resistance Ret of the material so designated. The Ret is a specific material property of sheets or material constructions that determines the "latent" heat of vapor flux through a given area due to an existing stationary partial pressure gradient. The Ret is defined in the German standard DIN EN 31 092 of February 1994, which corresponds to the international standard ISO 11 092 and is expressed in m ² Pa / W (square meter Pascal per watt). To measure Ret, use a probe whose temperature is 35 ° C, with a relative humidity of 40%, setting an air velocity to 1 m / s. The water vapor volume resistance is measured using the Hohenstein skin model test, which is described in the standard test specification Ne.BPI 1.4 of September 1987 of the Clothing Physiology Institute Hohenstein. As a water vapor permeable, a functional position is considered, if it has a water vapor resistance Ret of less than 150 m ² Pa / W.

The waterproofness of, for example, a connection between a glove and a sleeve can be tested as follows: an artificial dummy is inserted into the glove. A pole is attached to the hand strap. Their shape corresponds approximately to that of an average wrist. For example, it may be round with a diameter of about 5 cm or oval with major axes of 6 cm and 4 cm. For example, a hose is pushed over the rod and the glove cuff. The hose thus forms a connection to the glove, similar to the sleeve of a jacket, by abutting the sealing member of the glove. Now the pole and glove are immersed in a water basin. For example, by blotting paper disposed radially inside the joint, it is determined at which depth water will pass through the joint. This depth is a measure of the watertightness of the connection. It is desirable that the connection be watertight at a depth of two meters for two minutes.

In one embodiment of the invention, the sealing member is fluid-tightly connected to the functional layer at a radially inner periphery, i. it is arranged on the side of the functional layer facing the outer material layer. In other words, the sealing member is arranged on the same side of the functional layer as the outer material layer. In one embodiment, the sealing member may be arranged at a distance from one end of the material layer. However, it is preferred that the sealing member is arranged contacting the outer material layer. The sealing member and the outer material layer may be arranged such that they contact only laterally at their edges, i. In shock. However, they can also partially overlap each other. In this case, the outer material layer below the Abdichtgliedes, i. be arranged between the sealing member and functional position, or above the Abdichtgliedes.

In one embodiment of the invention, the sealing member is fluid-tightly connected to the functional layer at a radially outer periphery, i. it is arranged on the inner material layer side facing the functional position. The sealing member is thus located on the same side of the functional position as the inner material layer. In one embodiment, the sealing member may be arranged at a distance from one end of the inner material layer. However, it is preferred that the sealing member is arranged to contact the inner material layer. The sealing member and the inner material layer may be arranged such that they contact only laterally at their edges, i. In shock. However, they can also partially overlap each other. In this case, the inner material layer below the Abdichtgliedes, i. be arranged between the sealing member and functional position, or above the Abdichtgliedes.

According to one embodiment, the sealing member is connected to the material layer. For example, the sealing member is glued to the material layer and / or sewn.

An adhesive bond has the advantage that there is no risk of damaging the functional layer already possibly arranged on the sealing member or on the material layer. The sealing member can be arranged directly adjacent to the side of the material layer and glued to it only over an edge of relatively small cross-sectional area. The bond must be tensile forces, as they e.g. occur when putting on and taking off the glove described in the example already executed, withstand. A better power transmission results when the material layer partially overlaps the sealing member and thus a larger bond area can be realized.

Alternatively, the sealing member and the material layer may be sewn together. It should be ensured that the functional position of the garment is not damaged.

If the sealing member is disposed directly laterally adjacent to the sheet of material, the two parts can be sewn together by a zigzag seam or a stitching seam. In order to avoid damage to the functional position during the manufacture of the item of clothing, the seam can be executed before the sealing member and / or the material layer are connected to the functional layer.

If the material layer partially overlaps the sealing member, the two parts can be joined together by a straight seam as well as by a zigzag seam or another type of stitching. In this type of stitching, it may again be advantageous to carry out the sewing prior to joining the sealing member or the material layer with an underlying functional layer or to subsequently suitably seal any damage to the functional layer that has occurred.

In one of the previously described embodiments of the invention, the first garment in the overlap region is radially within the second garment arranged. Using the example of the glove, this means that the glove with its cuff area and the sealing arrangement arranged thereon is located below the sleeve against which the glove is to be sealed.

In another of the above-described embodiments of the invention, the first garment is designed so that it can be slipped over the second garment in a sealing manner. This means that the sealing member can be arranged radially inside the first piece of clothing. For this purpose, the annular sealing member is connected to a liquid-tight manner at a radially inner periphery with the functional layer. In other words, the sealing member connected to the functional layer is arranged on the side of the functional layer facing the inner material layer.

In a further embodiment of the item of clothing according to the invention, the sealing member has a sawtooth-shaped geometry on a side facing away from the functional position. In other words, the sealing member has a zigzag structure on its surface not connected to the functional layer. The zigzag structure preferably has flat flanks which enclose a small angle of, for example, less than 30 ° with a plane of the surface of the sealing member to be joined to the functional layer. On the flat flanks close to steep flanks, which include a large angle of for example 60 to 110 ° with the plane.

The sawtooth structure is arranged such that, on the one hand, the second garment to be joined to the first garment can simply be slipped over the sealing member of the first garment by sliding over the rising, flat flanks of the sawtooth structure and, on the other hand, the garment steep flanks of the sawtooth structure make it difficult for the second garment to slip off the sealing member.

As a result, a firm sealing connection between the two garments is effected, which also withstands tensile forces sufficiently.

In a further embodiment, both garments to be joined are formed with sealing members of a respective sawtooth geometry which is complementary to one another, so that the two sealing members can interlock with one another.

A similar effect as in the sawtooth-shaped sealing member can be achieved in a further embodiment of the garment according to the invention in that the sealing member is wedge-shaped. This means that the sealing member has a greater thickness at a side edge facing the second item of clothing than at the opposite edge. In this case, the wedge-shaped sealing member should in turn preferably be arranged on the item of clothing such that the second item of clothing holds well on the sealing member and does not slip off.

Using the example of the glove, the item of clothing according to the invention can thus be embodied such that the sealing member forms a closed ring which extends around the wrist of the wearer in the cuff area of the glove. The annular sealing member in this case has a wedge-shaped cross-section, wherein a thickness of the sealing member is greater at an end facing a sleeve of a jacket end than at an end pointing to the fingertips of the wearer.

In a further embodiment of the item of clothing according to the invention, the sealing member is formed with a sealing lip. This sealing lip may have a similar structure as the sealing lip of a windshield wiper. It extends in a tapered manner away from a base of the sealing member which is connected to the functional layer. The tapered end of the sealing lip preferably has a great elastic flexibility. This allows the sealing lip to adhere well to the cling to the second piece of clothing against which the garment is to be sealed. At the same time, the sealing lip will bend in the direction in which the second item of clothing is pushed over the sealing member, and by this deflection counteract slippage of the second item of clothing from the sealing member.

In a further embodiment, the sealing member is designed as a volume-expandable sealing device. This sealing device has a sealing body, which can be expanded in volume by introducing a fluid, such as air, into a volume chamber of the sealing body. The sealing device may further comprise a pumping device for pumping the fluid into the volume chamber and a pressure relief device for discharging the fluid under pressure in the volume chamber. The sealing device should in this case be designed in a similar manner, as described in German Utility Model G 92 14 949 of the applicant of the present application.

In a further embodiment of the item of clothing according to the invention, the functional layer is constructed with a liquid-tight, water vapor permeable membrane. Colloquially, such a water vapor permeable membrane is often referred to as a "breathable" membrane. Suitable materials for the membrane are in particular polyurethane, polypropylene and polyesters including polyether esters and their laminates, as described in the publications US-A-4,725,418 and US-A-4,493,870 are described. Another suitable material is stretched, microporous polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), as described for example in the publications US-A-3,953,566 such as US-A-4,187,390 described and stretched polytetrafluoroethylene, which is provided with water vapor permeable impregnating agents and / or layers; see for example the publication US-A-4,194,041 , The aforementioned publications, describe the preparation of such membranes from microporous, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene.

A microporous functional layer is understood to mean a functional layer whose average pore size is preferably between 0.2 μm and 0.3 μm. The pore size can be measured by the Coulter Porometer (trade name) manufactured by Coulter Electronics, Inc., Hialeath, Florida, U.S.A.

According to one embodiment of the garment according to the invention, the sealing member is constructed with a flexible, elastic material such as synthetic elastomer, silicone, rubber, rubber, polyurethane or latex. The elasticity of the material is important in two ways. On the one hand, the sealing member of the garment should conform snugly to the second garment. For this purpose, the sealing member should have sufficient flexibility to compensate for any bumps can. On the other hand, should the sealing member, depending on the application, have sufficient elasticity to be able to be stretched. Using the example of the glove, this means that the sealing member arranged in the cuff area should have sufficient elasticity to allow the wearer to easily cover the glove by hand and wrist.

The annular elastic sealing member may be formed, for example, with a thickness of 1-2 mm. It is preferably made of an elastic material having a Shore hardness of 20-30. The Shore hardness is determined according to the German DIN 53505. Further, the material should preferably have an elongation at break of at least 200%.

In a further embodiment of the item of clothing according to the invention, the material is one of the material layers of a material group consisting of leather or textile, in woven, knitted or non-woven form and made of artificial or natural fiber made, selected. Textile here textile fabrics such as fabrics, knits, knitted fabrics, fleece or felt understood. These fabrics may be made from natural fibers such as cotton or viscose or from synthetic fibers such as polyesters, polyamides, polypropylenes or polyolefins, or blends of at least two such materials.

The support ring preferably has a higher rigidity than the sealing member. Depending on the embodiment, the support ring is arranged radially inside or radially outside of the sealing member.

According to one embodiment, the support ring has a radially inwardly or outwardly arched structure, wherein the curvature in the overlapping region should be directed away from the side on which the second item of clothing is to be located. In other words, the support ring in the exemplary case of a radially inwardly curved structure at its two axial ends a larger outer diameter than in a region between the axial ends. The trained in this way, arranged on the first garment radially inside the annular Abdichtgliedes support ring causes the adjacent elastic sealing member in the support ring "locks" and thus secured against slipping in the axial direction. The curved support ring may be glued or sewn to the functional layer and / or one of the material layers. A force acting on the sealing member can be better transmitted by the engagement of the sealing member in the support ring in this way on the glove.

The support ring may have a fixed circumference. In this case, the circumference of the support ring of the application of the garment must be selected accordingly. Using the example of the glove, this means that the support ring arranged in the cuff area on the sealing member has a sufficient circumference which allows the wearer to cover the glove by hand. The support ring causes, inter alia, that radially inwardly acting forces For example, be exercised by the second garment on the sealing member, not or only reduced to the carrier or, for example, the glove, on the wrist, transferred. This can considerably increase the wearing comfort and help to avoid pressure and sweat spots.

In one embodiment, a circumference of the support ring is changeable. It should be understood in this context that the support ring can not only be used to accommodate radially inwardly acting forces. It may also be designed to exert targeted inward or outward forces. This is again illustrated by the example of the interaction of the glove with a sleeve:

In the cuff area of the glove, a support ring connected to the sealing member is arranged. In this example, this support ring should have a fixed circumference. In the end region of the sleeve, a further sealing member is arranged with an associated support ring. The support ring of the sleeve should be variable in its scope. Now to seal the glove against the sleeve, the two sealing members are pushed over each other. Subsequently, the circumference of the support ring of the sleeve is reduced. Thereby, a radially inwardly acting force is generated, which presses the sealing member of the sleeve against the sealing member of the glove. Since the two support rings each have a lower elasticity than the respective sealing members, the sealing members are suitably pressed onto each other in such a way that they form a particularly good fluid-tight connection between the glove and the sleeve. At the same time, the radially inward force exerted by the support ring of the sleeve is absorbed by the support ring of the glove and thus not transmitted to the wrist of the wearer.

The support rings do not necessarily have to be always closed rings. It is also conceivable that in the above example, the support ring of the sleeve as a circumferential Velcro is executed, which can be opened and closed only for pressing the sleeve against the glove annular.

If a certain minimum stiffness of the sealing arrangement is desired according to the aforementioned embodiments of the invention, when using a support ring, this minimum rigidity can be largely applied by the support ring, in which case the material of the sealing member is selected more from the viewpoint of good conformability to the mating surface of the second garment can. If the support ring, as previously mentioned as a possibility, designed so that it can be opened and closed, one can choose for the material of high rigidity, since the support ring then no tightening and undressing of the garment provided with the garment enabling elasticity needs to have. A high stiffness of the support ring is particularly useful in embodiments in which the counter-sealing surface of the second garment is equipped with a Festzurreinrichtung, for example using a Velcro closure device to the highest possible and thus the best possible seal leading Umschließungsdruck between the adjacent sealing surfaces of the two To allow clothing.

The above-described garments of the invention can be used in a variety of applications. In the following, only a few examples are mentioned.

The exemplified glove can be used as a protective glove for motorcyclists. In the case of protective clothing for motorcyclists, it may be particularly important to provide a watertight seal between individual clothing parts in order to protect the motorcyclist adequately from the effects of the weather, especially in the event of rain. Especially at the connection between the glove and the sleeve of a motorcycle jacket or between a boot and a pair of pants, water easily penetrates the motorcycle clothing.

Therefore, a good seal is very advantageous in this area. It is advantageous to put the cuff area of the glove over the sleeve in order to avoid that water is additionally pressed by the wind in the connection area between the glove and sleeve.

Also for the clothing of pilots, a tight seal between individual garments can be essential. In case of any necessary watering the pilot should be protected by his clothes from water and the associated cooling. For this it is necessary to tightly connect the gloves and the boots with the suit of the pilot.

Also in the field of protective clothing for the chemical industry, a reliable sealing seal between clothing parts can be applied. Such protective clothing must be absolutely tight against e.g. be toxic liquids. For this purpose, such protective clothing pieces are increasingly equipped with a liquid-tight functional layer, which ensures a water vapor permeability and thus significantly increases the wearing comfort for the wearer. Especially with such protective clothing, it is extremely important that not only the individual garments are liquid-tight, but also the connection between the garments reliably prevents ingress of liquid. Furthermore, it is important in such an application that both the material of the functional layer and that of the Abdichtgliedes is chemically resistant to the corresponding chemicals.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a garment assembly comprises a first garment as hereinbefore described and a second garment, the second garment being provided in an overlapping area between the first garment and the second garment with a resilient, liquid-tight attachment portion adapted thereto to snugly conform to the annular sealing member of the first garment.

The second item of clothing is advantageously also made of a liquid-tight material. For this purpose, it may, for example, also have a liquid-tight functional layer embedded between two liquid-permeable material layers. However, it can also be made of a single, liquid-tight material layer. In the connection region of the second item of clothing to the first item of clothing, the second item of clothing can be provided with an elastic sealing collar. This sealing sleeve conforms smoothly and sealingly to the sealing member of the first item of clothing due to its elasticity. The cuff should be liquid-tightly connected to the second garment, for example glued. Alternatively, the second item of clothing may also have its own watertight sealing member arranged thereon. In such an embodiment, the two sealing members of the first and second garment may have a suitable geometry (as described above) for frictionally cooperating, and thus for preventing slippage of the sealing members from one another.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a garment as described above. The method comprises the steps of providing a first and a second liquid-pervious sheet of material, providing a liquid-tight functional layer, providing a sealing arrangement constructed with a liquid-tight annular sealing member, at least partially covering the functional layer with the first material layer, at least partially covering the functional layer the second material layer outside a sealing region, the liquid-tight, annular bonding of the sealing member with the functional layer on the side facing the functional position in the sealing region and arranging a support ring supporting the sealing member on the side remote from the second material layer side of the functional layer.

According to one embodiment of the method, the bonding of the sealing member to the functional layer is performed in an elastic stretched state of the sealing member. That the sealing member and / or the functional layer is coated with an adhesive, stretched and then pressed against each other. Thereby it is achieved that the bonding takes place in a stretched state, as e.g. also occurs when putting on the garment (e.g., by putting the glove over the hand). In this way it can be prevented that the bond breaks at such an elongation.

According to a further embodiment of the method, the functional layer is wrinkled before bonding with the sealing member in the sealing region and applied sufficient adhesive between the functional layer and the sealing member to seal voids between the folds. By folding the functional layer, a stretchability of the functional layer in the sealing region is promoted, whereby the density is ensured by the abundant applied adhesive.

When reference is made in the present patent application in the context of liquid-permeable material layers, this is not to say that a liquid conduction of these layers of material is desired or imperative for the success of the invention. This characterization of the material layers concerned takes into account only the circumstance that the material layers should be permeable to water vapor so as not to block the breathability of the functional layer, and many relevant, current materials are not only permeable to water vapor but also liquid-permeable.

Fig. 1

eine Querschnittsansicht eines Bekleidungsstücks in Form eines Handschuhs gemäß einer Ausführungsform mit Abdichtelement jedoch ohne Stützring;

Fig. 2

eine Querschnittsansicht eines Überlappungsbereiches zwischen einem Bekleidungsstück in Form eines Handschuhs gemäß einer Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung und einem ebenfalls erfindungsgemäß ausgebildeten Ärmel einer Jacke;

Fig. 3

eine Querschnittsansicht eines Überlappungsbereiches zwischen einem Bekleidungsstück in Form eines Handschuhs gemäß einer weiteren Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung und einem mit einer wasserdichten Stulpe ausgebildeten Ärmel einer Jacke;

Fign. 4a und 4b

Ausführungsformen eines Abdichtgliedes für ein Bekleidungsstück gemäß der Erfindung;

Fig. 5

eine teilweise dreidimensionale Ansicht eines Bekleidungsstücks in Form eines Handschuhs gemäß einer Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung ohne Stützringdarstellung; und

Fign. 6 und 7

je eine Querschnittsansicht eines Überlappungsbereiches zwischen einem Bekleidungsstück in Form eines Handschuhs gemäß je einer weiteren Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung und einem mit einer wasserdichten Stulpe ausgebildeten Ärmel einer Jacke, je ohne Stützringdarstellung.

The invention will now be explained in more detail by means of embodiments. Identical features are designated in each case with the same reference numerals. In the drawings show in a schematic representation and partly only in a highly schematic partial sectional view, not to scale:

Fig. 1

a cross-sectional view of a garment in the form of a glove according to an embodiment with sealing member but without support ring;

Fig. 2

a cross-sectional view of an overlap region between a garment in the form of a glove according to an embodiment of the present invention and a likewise inventively embodied sleeve of a jacket;

Fig. 3

a cross-sectional view of an overlap region between a garment in the form of a glove according to another embodiment of the present invention and a sleeve of a jacket formed with a waterproof cuff;

FIGS. 4a and 4b

Embodiments of a garment sealing member according to the invention;

Fig. 5

a partial three-dimensional view of a garment in the form of a glove according to an embodiment of the present invention without support ring representation; and

FIGS. 6 and 7

each a cross-sectional view of an overlapping area between a garment in the form of a glove according to a further embodiment of the present invention and a sleeve formed with a waterproof cuff sleeve of a jacket, each without support ring representation.

Fig. 1 shows a glove 1, in which the sealing arrangement is formed by a sealing member alone. This glove 1 comprises an outer material layer 5 and an inner material layer 3. The outer material layer 5 is made of leather, for example made and gives the glove its shape and appearance. At the same time, it serves as a protective layer both for the underlying material layers 3, 9 of the glove and for the hand 7 of a glove-carrying wearer. The inner material layer 3 consists for example of a soft, fluffy nonwoven material and serves mainly as an insulating layer, while at the same time gives the wearer a comfortable fit. The inner material layer 3 completely coats the outer material layer 5.

Between the inner material layer 3 and the outer material layer 5, a functional layer 9 is arranged. The functional layer 9 comprises stretched PTFE (ePTFE) and is liquid-tight and breathable, i. at the same time impermeable to water as well as permeable to water vapor. Both the inner material layer 3 and the outer material layer 5 are discontinuous with the functional layer 9, i. adhesively bonded. Thus, the three layers form a laminate.

In an overlapping area 11 of a cuff area 10 of the glove 1, a sealing member 13 is located radially outward on the functional ply 9, i. on the side of the outer material layer 3, arranged. This sealing member 13 is bonded directly to the functional layer 9 over the entire surface. The inner material layer 3 extends into the overlapping region 11 and thus underlies the functional layer 9 also in the region of the overlying sealing member 13. The outer material layer 5, however, does not overlap the sealing member 13, but ends at the upper, lateral edge 14 of the sealing member in FIG 13. There, the sealing member 13 is connected by a seam 15 with the outer material layer 5. This seam 15 ensures a force transmission between the outer material layer 5 and the sealing member 13 and thus prevents, for example, when putting on and taking off the glove an excessive force on the functional layer. 9

The sealing member 13 (shown in Fig. 1 only in cross section) is annular or tubular and may, as shown in Fig. 1, have a slightly wedge-shaped or simply a rectangular cross-section. It consists of eg elastic silicone and is glued on its side facing the functional position over the entire surface and liquid-tight with this.

The sealing member 13 serves to seal the glove 1 against a sleeve 17 of a jacket (not shown). The sleeve 17 in the example of Fig. 1 consists in its end region of an elastic, waterproof material layer 19. This may either be part of the material forming the sleeve. Alternatively, the sleeve may for example also be constructed of a waterproof, breathable multi-layer laminate structure to which a single-layer cuff, for example made of silicone, is glued in the end region.

In the overlapping area 11, the sleeve 17 overlaps the glove 1. The material layer 19 of the sleeve 17 lies tightly and watertight in this overlapping area on the sealing member 13 of the glove 1. As a result, a seal of the glove 1 relative to the sleeve 17 is effected.

Both the cuff 10 of the glove 1 and the end portion of the sleeve 17 have such elasticity and extent in the overlapping area 11 that they can easily be pulled over the hand of the wearer, but otherwise conform to the wrist of the wearer and rest on this. Thus, a radially inwardly acting pressure of the sleeve in the overlapping area 11 can be absorbed by the wrist-supported sealing member 13 of the glove.

Fig. 2 shows a cross section of an embodiment of the garment according to the invention (again using the example of a connection of a glove 1 with a sleeve 17) in a region around the overlap region 11. Again, the adhered to the functional layer 9 Abdichtglied 13 by a seam 15 with the connected to the upper material layer 5. In the overlapping area 11, the cuff area of the glove 1 is overlapped by the sleeve 17 of the jacket. The sleeve 17 is constructed in this case with several layers of material, for example with a three-layer laminate, which has an outer material layer 19, an inner material layer 23 and a liquid-tight, water vapor-permeable functional layer 21 arranged between these two layers. Similar to the cuff region of the glove 1, a sealing member 25 is also arranged on the end region of the sleeve 17. The inner layer 23 of the sleeve 17 does not overlap the sealing member 25 and is glued flush with this edge and additionally sewn on a seam 27. The two sealing members 13, 25 of the glove or sleeve are designed such that, when the Ärmelendbereich is covered over the cuff area of the glove, contact each other. Since the sealing members 13, 25 are made of a liquid-tight, elastic material, they form in the sealing portion 29 a liquid-tight seal between the glove and the sleeve.

In order to maintain this seal even at a higher water pressure and at the same time to reduce the pressure on the wrist of the wearer, as in the illustrated embodiment, the glove in the sealing portion 29 is provided with a support ring 31. This support ring 31 is arranged radially inside the sealing member 13 in a region of the sealing member 13 of the glove 1 and has a higher rigidity than the sealing member 13. The support ring 31 has a circumference which is large enough that the wearer can slip his hand through the support ring 31 into the glove. The support ring 31 serves to at least partially accommodate the radially inwardly directed force which the sleeve 17 transmits in the overlapping area 11 to the cuff area of the glove 1. Thereby, a higher contact pressure between the Abdichtgliedern 13, 25 can be realized without exerting an unpleasant pressure on the wrist of the wearer.

In order to be able to further increase the contact pressure between the two sealing members 13, 25, the sleeve can be provided radially outside the sealing member 25 and the outer material layer 19 with a hook-and-loop fastener 33. This Velcro closure 33 encloses the sealing portion in an annular shape and allows adjustment of the circumference of the sleeve in the sealing portion. Thus, a contact pressure between the sealing members 13, 25 can be regulated.

FIG. 3 shows a cross-section of a further item of clothing according to the invention in the form of a glove 1. Between the inner material layer 3 and the functional layer 9, a support ring 31 'is arranged. This support ring 31 'is located radially inside the sealing member 13 and is glued both to the functional layer 9 and to the inner material layer 3. The support ring 31 'has a radially inward, i. away from the second garment to be joined to this garment. Due to its elasticity, the sealing member 13 conforms to the shape of the support member 31 'and is thus secured against axial slippage. Forces, which are exerted on the sealing member 13, thus no longer need to be absorbed solely by the bonding of the sealing member 13 with the functional layer 9 and with the outer material layer 5, but also transferred to the support member 31 'and the inner material layer connected thereto third

FIG. 3 also shows the end region of a sleeve 17. The sleeve is in turn formed in three layers with an outer material layer 19, an inner material layer 23 and a functional layer 21 arranged therebetween. At their end, these layers of material, which are joined, for example, in a laminate structure, can be folded inwards once and connected by a seam 45 to a cuff 41. The cuff 41 is made of a waterproof, elastic material such as rubber or silicone. The cuff 41 tapers in the overlapping region 11 between the glove 1 and the sleeve 17 and, due to its elasticity, seals against the sealing member 13 of the glove 1. So that the cuff 41 bears even more firmly against the sealing member 13 and virtually locks in its arched structure, it can be provided with a bead 42 in its end region.

In order to prevent ingress of water in the region of the connection between the sleeve cuff 41 and the laminate structure 19, 21, 23 of the sleeve 17, a sealing tape 43 is waterproof bonded to the sleeve cuff 41 and the laminate structure 19, 21, 23.

FIGS. 4a and 4b show various embodiments of the sealing member 13 in cross-section.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 4a, the sealing member 13a is formed with a sawtooth structure. The sawtooth structure has flat flanks 35 and steep flanks 37. As a result, such a sawtooth structure makes it possible for the overlapping areas of two garments to be connected to one another to be simply pushed over one another. If both clothing pieces are each provided with sealing members, which advantageously have saw tooth structures complementary to one another, the two sealing members 13a arranged in the overlapping areas can mesh with their sawtooth structure particularly well in order to prevent a subsequent, unwanted slipping of the two clothing pieces from one another.

4b shows a sealing member 13b, which is formed with a sealing lip 39. This sealing lip 39 extends in a tapering radially outward. Due to its tapering shape, the sealing lip 39 has increased flexibility at its radially outer end. As a result, a good sealing effect is achieved with respect to an overlapping region of a second item of clothing which has been slipped over the sealing member 13b.

It should be noted that the individual features of the embodiments described above can be combined in a variety of ways without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The invention also extends to clothing arrangements, which consist of two inventively designed garments. In this case, the sealing members of the respective items of clothing are advantageously designed such that they cooperate sealingly, are easily connectable and inhibit unwanted slippage from one another. This can, as described above, be achieved by appropriate geometrical design of the Abdichtglieder, by the use of support rings and / or hook and loop fasteners and a suitable choice of material for the respective parts.

In Fig. 5, an embodiment of a glove is partially shown in three dimensions. An inner glove 6 has in this case a two-layer laminate of a functional layer and a feed layer. The bonding of the functional layer 9 with the sealing member 13 in the area not covered by the outer material layer 5 has not been illustrated. The outer material layer 5 is sewn in this embodiment with the sealing member 13 at its axially outer ends by seams 15, 16. FIG. 5 also shows two alternatively usable sealing members 13, 13 'with different cross-sectional geometries.

In the embodiment of the overlapping region of a glove cuff illustrated in FIG. 6, the sealing member 13 is connected in a liquid-tight manner to the outside of the functional ply 9 by means of a liquid-tight adhesive layer 61. Otherwise, there is agreement with previous embodiments, wherein the outer material layer 5 can stop at the pointing to the finger portion of the glove axial end of the sealing member 13 or can continue at the other axial end of the sealing member 13 (indicated by dashed lines in Fig. 6).

7 shows an embodiment of the overlapping area of a glove cuff in the event that the jacket sleeve against which a sealing of the glove cuff is to be reached is not to be worn on the outside of the glove cuff, as in the previously shown embodiments, but on the inside. Therefore, the sealing member 13 is located on the inside of the functional layer 9 and at this point the functional layer no material of the inner material layer 9 is present. In the illustrated embodiment, the inner material layer 3 stops at the upper axial end of the sealing member 13 and is sewn thereto at this end. Also in this embodiment, a continuation of the material of the inner material layer 3 at the lower axial end of the Abdichtgliedes 13 and / or an adhesion of the Abdichtgliedes 13 with the functional layer 9 is possible, as has already been described in connection with the preceding embodiments, to which context with the embodiment of FIG. 7 can be referenced.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 7, however, there is a sealing mating surface of the jacket sleeve on the outside thereof. This also applies to an optional Gegenabdichtglied 25 on the outside of the jacket sleeve 17. A support ring on one and / or the other of the two garments to be sealed against each other, which are not shown in Fig. 7, can also be provided.

Finally, an embodiment of a manufacturing method for a garment according to the invention in the form of a glove will be explained:

On the prefabricated inner material layer 3, an adhesive is applied almost completely to the palm of the hand and to the back of the hand, including the fingers and the thumb. In order not to block their breathability in the case of the use of a not only liquid-tight but also water-vapor-permeable functional layer, in one embodiment of the production method according to the invention a discontinuous adhesive, for example in the form of an adhesive dot matrix or an adhesive layer in the form of a network, is applied to this material layer 3 to form a liquid-tight adhesive bond applied. The area 10 of the cuff is left out. A functional layer 9 is pulled over the inner material layer 3. Here is the supernatant material To draw the functional position 9 in the finger and thumb bends so that the formation of wrinkles in the fingertip area is kept as low as possible. In the same way as on the inner material layer 3 adhesive is discontinuously applied to the functional layer 9, but only to the front edge of the Abdichtgliedes 13. The outer material layer is made up as follows: the individual parts of the outer material layer 5 of the glove (eg permanent flame-resistant material the back of the hand, leather of the inside of the hand, the fingers and the inside of the thumb) are joined together by seams. From the wrist in the direction of the forearm, a hose-shaped sealing member 13 which is about 6 cm wide is connected by seams to the front and back part of the outer material layer 5. The back part of the glove 1 or glove cuff is made of the same material as the back of the hand.

The inner material layer 3 with the functional layer 9 adhered thereto is pulled over an artificial, heatable hand mold. Above this, the outer material layer 5 is pulled. It is important to ensure that the layers are superimposed accurately.

The three glove layers are then heated by means of the artificial hand mold to achieve a permanent, displacement-resistant connection by activating the adhesive.

The non-bonded portion of the outer layer 5 of the glove (cuff including sealing member 13) is slipped forward, whereby the functional layer 9 and the inner material layer 3 are exposed. The functional layer 9 is slipped forward. The inner material layer 3 is then exposed and coated with adhesive ring-shaped. Now the functional layer 9 to be folded can be connected to the inner material layer 3. The outer material layer 5 and the sealing member 13 are saturated with adhesive, so that no water can penetrate into the folds of the functional layer 9 and can continue to penetrate towards the end of the cuff. It must ensure that the entire surface of the sealing member 13 is waterproof connected to the functional layer 9.

In the inner material layer 3, a strain form is introduced to the middle hand. The diameter of the strain form must correspond to the slip-in opening for the hand. This ensures that the functional layer 9 is not damaged at maximum elongation. The strain form is taken from the inner material layer 3, so that the outer material layer 5 including the sealing member 13, the functional layer 9 and the inner material layer 3 can be brought into the correct position. Thereafter, the strain form is again insert in the glove to achieve close contact between the annular sealing member 13, functional layer 9 and inner layer of material 3 in the stretched state. Finally, the three layers of the glove are sewn together at the end of the cuff.

Claims (23)

1. A clothing article with a liquid-tight functional layer (9), on one side of which an outer material layer (5) and on the other side of which an inner material layer (3) are arranged, whereby the clothing article (1) is provided with an overlapping area (11) with a sealing arrangement having a ring-shaped sealing element (13) designed for liquid-tight sealing against a mating clothing article (17) when the mating clothing article (17) is arranged to overlap the clothing article, for which purpose, in an axially extending ring-shaped part of the overlapping area (11) of clothing article (1), the liquid-tight functional layer (9) is held free on one of its sides from the inner material layer (3) or outer material layer (5) and is provided there with the ring-shaped sealing element (13) of the sealing arrangement (13; 13, 31; 13, 31'), whereby the sealing element (13) is constructed with a liquid-tight material and whereby the sealing element (13) is attached to the functional layer (9) on a first radial periphery and has at least one free sealing surface designed for sealing against the mating clothing article on a second radial periphery positioned radially away from the functional layer (9), which is formed by a closed peripheral area and is free of material on the inner material layer (3) or the outer material layer (5),
   characterized in that
   both the outer material layer (5) and the inner material layer (3) are liquid-permeable, the sealing element (13) is glued liquid-tight to the functional layer (9) on the first radial periphery and the sealing arrangement in the area of the sealing element (13) has a support ring (31; 31') for radial support of the sealing element (13).
2. A clothing article according to Claim 1, whereby the sealing element (13) and the support ring (31; 31') are arranged on the opposite sides of functional layer (9).
3. A clothing article according to Claim 1 or 2, whereby the sealing element (13) is connected to the functional layer liquid-tight over at least a significant part of its axial extent.
4. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 3, whereby the sealing element (13) is connected liquid-tight to the functional layer (9) over its entire axial extent.
5. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 4, whereby the sealing element (13) is arranged on the radial outer side of functional layer (9) and connected to the outer material layer (5).
6. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 4, whereby the sealing element (13) is arranged on the radial inner side of the functional layer (9) and connected to the inner material layer (5).
7. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 6, whereby the sealing layer (13) is constructed with an elastic material.
8. A clothing article according to Claim 7, whereby the sealing element (13) is constructed with a material chosen from the material group silicone, rubber, natural rubber, polyurethane, and latex.
9. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 8, whereby the sealing element (13) has a wedge-shaped cross section.
10. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 9, whereby the sealing element (13) has a sawtooth-shaped geometry on the side facing away from the functional layer (9).
11. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 10, whereby the sealing element (13) is designed with a sealing lip (39).
12. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 11, whereby the functional layer (9) is constructed with a liquid-tight membrane permeable to water vapor.
13. A clothing article according to Claim 12, whereby the membrane is constructed with a material chosen from the material group polyurethane, polypropylene, polyester, polyether ester, and polytetrafluoroethylene.
14. A clothing article according to Claim 13, whereby the membrane is constructed with expanded microporous polytetrafluoroethylene.
15. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 14, whereby the outer and the inner material layers (3, 5) are each constructed with a material selected from the material group leather and textile.
16. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 15, whereby the support ring (31, 31') has a greater rigidity than the sealing element (13).
17. A clothing article according to Claim 16, whereby the support ring (31') has a radially arched structure whose arch is directed away from the side of the sealing element (13) provided for sealing contact with the mating clothing article.
18. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 17, whereby the periphery of the support ring (31; 31') is variable.
19. A clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 18 in the form of a glove (1) whereby the ring-shaped sealing arrangement (13; 13, 31; 13, 31') is arranged on a cuff area of the glove (1).
20. A clothing arrangement with a clothing article (1) according to one of claims 1 through 19 and a mating clothing article (17), whereby the mating clothing article is provided with an elastic liquid-tight connection area in an overlapping area (11) that the clothing article (1) forms with the mating clothing article (17), which is designed to be sealed tightly to the ring-shaped sealing element (13) of the clothing article (1).
21. A method for producing a clothing article according to one of Claims 1 through 19 comprising the steps:

    providing a first material layer (3) and a second material layer (5); providing a liquid-tight functional layer (9);

    providing a sealing arrangement (13; 13, 31; 13, 31') having a liquid-tight ring-shaped sealing element (13);

    at least partial overlapping of the functional layer (9) with a first material layer (3 or 5);

    at least partial covering of the functional layer (9) with the second material layer (5 or 3) outside a sealing area;

    ring-shaped attachment of the sealing element (13) to the functional layer (9) on the side facing the second material layer (5 or 3) in the sealing area;

    whereby the sealing element (13) is held free on a radial periphery of the material of the second material layer (5 or 3) radially spaced from the functional layer (9);
    characterized by
    providing the first material layer (3) and the second material layer (5) in the form of a liquid-permeable material layer;
    attaching the sealing element (13) to the functional layer (9) by liquid-tight gluing of the sealing element (13) to the functional layer (9); and
    arranging a support ring supporting the sealing element (13) radially in the area of the sealing element (13).
22. A method according to Claim 21, whereby the sealing element (13) is glued to the functional layer (9) in an elastically expanded state of the sealing element (13).
23. A method according to Claim 21 or 22, whereby the functional layer (9), before being glued to sealing element (13), is positioned in the sealing area and sufficient adhesive is applied between the functional layer (9) and the sealing element (13) to seal the hollow spaces between the creases.

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