EP1788899B1 - Piece of garment and system for sealingly joining pieces of garment - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an item of clothing ( 1 ), in particular a glove ( 2 ), a shoe or headwear, comprising at least one material layer ( 4 ), and the at least one material layer ( 4 ) is formed by a sealing, in particular fluid-tight functional layer ( 6 ), and having in particular a tubular shaft ( 15 ) with an attachment ( 16 ), which attachment ( 16 ) can be coupled with a specifically tubular connecting piece ( 17 ) of another item of clothing ( 3 ) to form a sealed connection preventing penetration by foreign substances into an interior ( 5, 26 ). The attachment ( 16 ) is disposed on an external face ( 23 ) or an internal face of the shaft ( 15 ) and formed by a cuff ( 18 ) extending along the shaft ( 15 ) and a collar ( 19 ) covering at least certain regions of the latter in a closed position, and the cuff ( 18 ) and the collar ( 19 ) are made from a sealing, in particular fluid-tight material and the cuff ( 18 ) and/or the collar ( 19 ) are mounted on the shaft ( 15 ) by means of at least one fixing element ( 21 ) in such a way that the functional layer ( 6 ) is not perforated.

Description

The invention relates to a garment, in particular a glove, a shoe or a headwear, as described in the preambles of claims 1 and 2, and a system for liquid-tight joining of two wearable on a body and to each other adjacent garments, such as glove and sleeves or shoe and trouser leg as described in the preamble of claim 24.

From the prior art, garments, e.g. Gloves or shoes are known, which are at least partially constructed of waterproof material to protect an enclosed by the garment interior from unwanted liquid entry. Furthermore, connecting devices for liquid-tight coupling of two clothing items are known from the prior art.

For example, is from the DE GM 78 19 843 U1 a glove, in particular for motorcyclists, known, which is provided with a wrist of a user enclosing cuff, wherein the cuff is surrounded by another, outer cuff. For coupling this glove to a sleeve of another item of clothing, the outer cuff is pulled over the sleeve part, wherein a liquid which penetrates into the interior space between the inner and outer cuff can be diverted via a recess or opening arranged in the outer cuff.

Such a ausgestalteter glove has the disadvantage that the penetration of moisture in the sleeve only at a certain inclination of the hand and the arm - as this is done when steering a motorcycle - can be prevented, but with intensive fluid contact of the entire sleeve and Hand area and at undefined and changing position of the arm water ingress into an interior space over the connection area is readily possible. Furthermore, there is the problem with such a glove that in a sewn connection between the cuff and the glove in this connection region the required tightness against liquid entry without the use of additional sealing elements, such as a glued or welded over the seam seam sealing tape, is not given, because the waterproof functional layer perforated by sewing.

From the DE 196 01 561 C1 For example, a waterproof glove is known that has a shaft constructed on an outer material and a waterproof cuff tube extending below the shaft. Between the shaft of the cuff tube, a sleeve receptacle is formed into which a lower end portion of a sleeve can be inserted by a garment worn by the user of the glove. A channel bottom formed in the region of a cuff lower edge is sealed against passage of water in the receiving groove into the interior of the glove, wherein an upper length of the cuff tube is dimensioned such that in a position of a glove-clad hand, in which water in the Can gather in the armhole, in the sleeve groove water can not reach the cuff upper edge.

In such a glove, it is disadvantageous that water can penetrate into the sleeve receiving groove and this water can rise up to a cuff upper edge, which is located on an inside of the sleeve cuff tube. Now is the hand and the arm of a user wearing such a glove, for example, fully under water, a liquid entry into the interior of the sleeve or the glove can not be prevented with certainty. In particular, in the execution of alternating and jerky arm movements by a user under water, which is the case for example in the execution of a dipping or floating movement, in such a glove designed a water ingress into the glove and sleeve interior is likely. For use in applications in which a great freedom of movement or flexibility of the arms is required by a user and at the same time takes place in intensive fluid contact, such a glove is therefore not suitable.

In general, in the previously known from the prior art garments such as gloves, which are coupled to other items of clothing and sealed against an impurity entry, the disadvantage that either a poor wearing comfort and a limited freedom of movement by the use of mechanical connecting devices in large and complicated construction, for example in the form of threaded, snap-in or plug-in connections of two connection rings with the interposition of a sealing element is present or erforderhlhe in some applications Safety against liquid ingress is not achieved if the connection area is formed by thin and flexible layers of material, such as textile fabrics, laminates, membranes, etc.

The US 6,134,717 A describes a protective clothing for firefighters, rescue men, chemical workers or other vulnerable persons, the protective clothing comprises a pair of shoes with shank and pants with leg parts, which encase the legs. The leg parts of the pants have an outer layer which is a moisture barrier and terminate in an outer sock and inner layer which are insulated against cold and end in an inner sock. The protective clothing further comprises cuffs, each cuff being connected to the outer layer of a leg part of the pants which extends further downwards. The cuff deflects water or other liquids that are spilled onto the leg of the pants, thus preventing them from entering the leg-hugging parts of the shoes.

The cuffs of the shoes are made of a material that forms a moisture barrier. Each cuff is connected by stitching or gluing with or surrounding the downwardly extending leg portion of the pants and interacts with the upper portion (upper) of the shoes. Each cuff has an inner part and an outer part which adjoins the inner part, with the outer part pointing downwards. The cuffs drain the water so that it can not get to the feet or beinkleidkleidenden parts of the shoes.

Especially for persons acting on water or emergency forces there is a demand for couplable pieces of clothing, on the one hand have a high level of comfort and excellent tactile properties and on the other hand ensure great safety against ingress of water in conjunction with other garments. Such a water ingress must be prevented because otherwise there is a significant risk of drowning for a person inadvertently in the water, since the direct water contact with the human body caused by the cold paralysis or feeling dustiness of the body and saving swimming movements or taking rescue Objects, such as swimming tires, etc., are no longer feasible or is. In addition, liquid is absorbed or accumulated inside the glove and the other body clothing of the user, whereby the downforce in the direction of water - and thus the risk of drowning - is reinforced.

It is therefore an object of the present invention to overcome the disadvantages described above in garments, especially gloves, shoes or headgear, and to provide a garment and system with which the security against unwanted foreign material entry, in particular water ingress, can be improved in the interior of the clothing and at the same time the wearing comfort and freedom of movement for a user wearing this garment is not deteriorated.

The object of the invention is achieved independently by the features stated in the characterizing part of claim 1. The advantage resulting from these features lies in the fact that with a very simple construction of the receptacle for another piece of clothing, a transition region with increased and more reliable tightness between two items of clothing is created. Because the receptacle of the glove for the further item of clothing is functionally separate from the lining or at least one material layer of the item of clothing, the respective elements can be designed exclusively for their intended purpose. This means that the at least one material layer of the lining is very fine to the anatomical conditions of users can be adjusted and the wearing comfort of the garment can be optimized in particular with regard to the tactile properties. For example, a sealing functional layer may be very thin, preferably membranous, and flexible, since this is integrated in the layer structure of the glove and is optionally protected by the cover layer and an inner lining layer. Thus, the cuff and the cuff of the recording for their intended use - the coupling with the other garment - be designed optimized, the cuff or the membrane may be constructed of a material particularly suitable for this purpose, which is not necessarily required for the lining Characteristics of the garment, such as the preservation of tactile and tactile sensation and freedom of movement. For example, in contrast to the material layers of the garment, the use of a breathable or sensitive material for the cuff is usually not necessary, so that conventional and proven sealing materials, preferably elastomers such as rubber, can be used as the material for these elements. with which a secure seal of the connection area is ensured and with which mechanical effects or forces, such as an effective tensile stress, can be exploited to reinforce the sealing area. On the one hand is thus achieved by the appropriate design of the recording improved sealing of the coupling region between two garments and on the other hand not restricted by the proven structure of at least one layer of material or the lining of the wearer comfort and freedom of movement when wearing the garments. The fact that the functional layer of the garment is not perforated in the region of the receptacle by the attachment, a particularly inexpensive and compact construction of the garment can be achieved because no additional sealing elements for sealing perforations are needed.

A further, independent solution of the object according to the invention is represented by the features cited in the characterizing part of claim 2, wherein the special fabric, tightly attached to the cover layer configuration of arranged on the outside of the shaft cuff when in use garments, the impurity-tight transition zone between two Garments is designed compact and functional. Due to the fact that the cuff can be positioned in two positions, in the release position of the cuff, on the one hand, the coupling process can be carried out easily and conveniently On the other hand, in the closed position, a high density and reliable connection between the two garments can be achieved. The advantage here is in particular that the receptacle is arranged on the outside or inside of the glove, whereby the cuff for the Ankoppelvorgang with the other garment easily accessible and the cuff is easily adjustable.

An embodiment variant according to claim 3 is advantageous, since internal tensile stresses can be generated by the use of a stretchable and elastically restoring material for the cuff and / or the cuff of the first item of clothing and / or the connecting piece of the further item of clothing with a corresponding expansion of the material Elements in the coupling region can be arranged one above the other under mechanical prestressing. By thus acting radial forces between the sleeve and the connector and / or the cuff and the connecting piece of the sealing seat is reinforced in the coupling region.

Embodiment variants according to any one of claims 4 or 5 are advantageous because by a separate functional film for inclusion, which is optionally intact or not perforated, the coupling region between the garments is sealed reliably and inexpensively without additional sealing elements.

An embodiment of the garment according to claim 6 is advantageous due to the expedient and proven in the prior art construction.

The features according to at least one of claims 7 or 8 are advantageous because a sealed, in particular liquid-tight, contact closure with the connecting piece of the further item of clothing can be established via the contact surfaces.

Of advantage is a variant according to claim 9, since elastic materials, in particular rubber materials, on the one hand adhesive and slip-resistant contact surfaces can be created and on the other hand by the elastic and elastically resiliency properties of elastomeric plastics with respect to a starting widened cuff and / or cuff and / or Connector a tensile stress can be built up.

In claims 10 to 13 each advantageous means for increasing the connection strength in the coupling region between the first and further garment are indicated.

With the reproduced in claim 14 features, it is possible in an advantageous manner that the further garment with the connecting element in the release position of the cuff without much effort on the cuff is fastened and a completely liquid-tight connection by resetting the cuff in the closed position, in which the connector is particularly fully enclosed by the cuff, is guaranteed.

The features of claim 15 are advantageous because the cuff is by folding or everting in a particularly simple and convenient way from the closed position to the release position or vice versa and vice versa no own adjustment must be present.

In claim 16, a particularly advantageous embodiment of the cuff or cuff described to create a liquid-tight transition zone between the garments in cooperation with the connector.

By reproduced in claim 17 features, a cuff can be used with a small width, which is umschlagbar and still has a large contact surface. Thus, cuff material can be saved and the length of the cuff course on the shaft, i. Also, the extent of the coupling region, are kept low, whereby the wearing comfort of the garment is hardly limited.

In the claims 18 and 19 features are given, with which a particular efficient production and functional design of the garment is given.

By the features described in claims 20 and 21, a, by a user particularly comfortable wearable garment is created.

Of advantage is also a variant according to claim 22, since an additional tension element, the safety and strength of the connection between the first and further Garment can be further improved.

The embodiments described in claim 23 are advantageous because reinforced in the area of the wrist and ankle can come into contact with liquid and close exactly in these areas often two adjacent garments together. Preferred embodiments of the first item of clothing therefore relate to gloves or shoes which can be coupled to the further item of clothing in the form of a sleeve or trouser leg.

Another independent solution of the object of the invention is shown in the characterizing part of claim 24, wherein with such a system, the coupling region between the two garments is compact and simple and a Fremdstoffeinritt is still reliably prevented. Further advantages of the system according to claim 24 and 25 can be taken from the preceding and following description.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.

Fig. 1

eine mögliche Ausführungsvariante eines erfindungsgemäßen Bekleidungsstücks in Form eines Handschuhs in schematischer Draufsicht;

Fig. 2

der Handschuh nach Fig. 1 mit einer in Ausgangsstellung befindlichen Aufnahme für ein weiteres Bekleidungsstück in Form eines Ärmels in Schrägansicht;

Fig. 3

die Aufnahme des Handschuhs nach Fig. 1 mit in Freigabestellung befindlicher Aufnahme und an der Aufnahme angeordnetem Bekleidungsstück;

Fig. 4

die Aufnahme des Handschuhs nach Fig. 1 mit an die Aufnahme angekoppeltem Bekleidungsstück und in Verschlussstellung befindlicher Stulpe.

Show it:

Fig. 1

a possible embodiment of a garment according to the invention in the form of a glove in a schematic plan view;

Fig. 2

the glove after Fig. 1 with an in-starting position for another garment in the form of a sleeve in an oblique view;

Fig. 3

the inclusion of the glove Fig. 1 with the receptacle in the release position and the item of clothing arranged on the receptacle;

Fig. 4

the inclusion of the glove Fig. 1 with a piece of clothing coupled to the receptacle and a cuff in the closed position.

By way of introduction, it should be noted that in the differently described embodiments the same parts are provided with the same reference numerals or the same component names, the revelations contained in the entire description can be mutatis mutandis to the same parts with the same reference numerals or the same component names transmitted. Also, the position information selected in the description, such as top, bottom, side, etc. related to the immediately described and illustrated figure and are to be transferred to a new position analogous to the new situation. Furthermore, individual features or combinations of features from the different exemplary embodiments shown and described can also represent independent, inventive or inventive solutions.

The Fig. 1 shows a possible embodiment of a garment 1 according to the invention, which consists of one or more material layer (s). The item of clothing 1 is in this case designed in the form of a glove 2, to which a further item of clothing 3 in the form of a sleeve can be coupled.

The item of clothing 1 according to the invention is not limited to the embodiment variant of a glove 2 illustrated in the figures, but the item of clothing 1 can also be formed by any clothing enveloping a body part of a user which is directly adjacent to another item of clothing 3 this connects. Preferred embodiments of the item of clothing 1 according to the invention relate above all to hand-held footwear, to which adjacent leg or arm clothing can be coupled, or headwear, such as helmets or caps, which can be coupled to adjacent breast or upper body clothing.

In principle, it should be ensured with the item of clothing 1 or clothing system according to the invention that a body part of a user is reliably protected against contact with an externally acting foreign substance, in particular water. This is achieved by the sealed construction of the lining of the garment 1 and by a sealed transition zone between two joined garments 1, 3.

The garment 1 consists of one or more material layer (s) 4, which form a lining and which has an interior 5 for receiving a body part of a user enclose, wherein at least one of these material layers 4 is formed by a sealing functional layer 6. The function layer 6 has the task of penetration of an externally acting or impinging on the item of clothing 1 or impinging foreign material in the by the garment 1; 3 enclosed interior 5 to prevent.

The sealing functional layer 6 is preferably at least liquid-repellent or liquid-tight, in particular waterproof, so that a foreign substance present in the form of a liquid can not penetrate the material layer (s) 4 and thus can not penetrate into the interior of the clothing. The sealing functional layer 6 may also be impermeable or partially permeable to other types of foreign matter or media such that sealing and protection of the interior, e.g. before chemically alkaline or acidic substances, microparticles, gases, odor particles, etc. can take place. In particular, the functional layer 6 can be formed by a microporous layer which is optionally semipermeable. Preferably, the functional layer 6 is formed by a semi-permeable membrane 7 which is impermeable to water and permeable to water vapor, i. breathable, designed.

Depending on the field of application of the item of clothing 1, the functional layer 6 can also be formed by different materials adapted to the sealing determination and / or constructed as a composite element with further layers, for example of textile, leather, or polymer material, of the item of clothing 1 or on another Layer of material 4 be laminated.

Another of the material layers 4 is formed by a cover layer 8 covering the functional layer 6. The cover layer 8 forms the outermost region of the item of clothing 1 and has an outer surface 9 which is in contact with the external environment. The cover layer 8 can be formed by one or more blanks 10, which can be connected via connecting elements 11, for example a welded or stitched seam. The blanks 10 can be selected from uniform or different materials, in particular from textile materials, leather materials, flexible plastics, etc., which can be treated with hydrophobing processes known from the prior art, for example. In essence, the glove 2 shown consists of an upper hand part, an inner hand part and lying between the fingers finger side parts, which are sewn together.

The blanks 10 of the cover layer 8 may at least occasionally have gas and / or liquid-permeable properties, so that a gas transport can take place between the interior 5 and the outside environment. The garment 1 can be made breathable by using the semi-permeable membrane 7 and air- or water-permeable materials for the cover layer 8 and support the reduction of perspiration inside the glove.

The in Fig. 1 shown glove 2 is substantially formed such that in the region of a back of the hand 12, a water and air permeable, textile fabric is provided, which is sewn on the connecting elements 11 with a running in the palm of the hand leather, especially natural leather.

Furthermore, below the functional layer 6, a lining layer 14 may be arranged which, for example, is covered by a textile fabric, such as e.g. a woven or knitted fabric. The lining layer 14 in this case has heat-insulating properties, so that the heat exchange between the external environment and the interior 5 can be kept as low as possible. The material of which the lining layer 14 is formed may have similar properties as described for the covering layer 8 and is in particular designed to be water and / or air permeable.

The cover layer 8 and / or the lining layer 14 are each constructed in one or more layers, wherein these layers can be formed by different types of fabric, fabric or knitted fabric and can be made using different bonding or processing methods.

According to the embodiment in Fig. 1 the functional layer 6, cover layer 8 and lining layer 14 are each formed by only one layer, each having a small thickness, in particular in the range of a few millimeters. Thus, a lighter, comfortable to wear glove is created, with which the tactile and tactile sense of a user's hand is largely maintained, creating a very tactile glove 2 is created.

The garment 1 has a substantially cylindrical in use, but flexible or deformable shaft 15 with a receptacle 16, which with a connector 17 of the further item of clothing 3 can be coupled to terminate a connection sealed against the entry of foreign matter into the interior 5 of the items of clothing 1, 3. The particular tubular connector 17 may be formed in one piece or of a uniform material with the remaining areas of the further garment 3 or as its own cuff-shaped element, which is connected to the rest of the garment 3 via connecting means, be formed.

The receptacle 16 has a cuff 18 running along the shaft 15 and surrounding it in an annular manner, and a cuff 19 covering the cuff 18 in a closed position at least in regions. The cuff 18 and the cuff 19 are designed in the manner of a hollow cylinder or a tube whose longitudinal extent runs essentially parallel to a longitudinal extent of the shaft 15. The sleeve 18 and / or the cuff 19 and / or the connector 17 may be formed like a film or thin layer and preferably be formed variable in shape.

The sleeve 18 and the cuff 19 are formed of a sealing, in particular waterproof, material. The sleeve 18 and the cuff 19 are connected to the cover layer 8 in at least one connecting region 20 via a fastening element 21, for example a seam or an adhesive or welded connection.

The functional layer 6 is not part of the receptacle 16 formed by the cuff 19 and sleeve 18 in the embodiment shown or an independent solution of the invention, but it extends the functional layer 6 in the lining of the garment 1, in particular as a separate layer of material 4 below Covering layer 8 and independent of the recording 16.

For this purpose, the functional layer 6 extend at least in a coupling region 22 of the glove 2, in which the receptacle 16 is arranged, in one piece and / or undamaged below the cover layer 8. The cuff 19 is attached to the shaft 15 via at least one fastening element 21 such that the functional layer 6 is not perforated by the fastening element 21. In particular, the functional layer 6 in the region of the fastening element 21 is not sewn to other components of the item of clothing 1, in particular the sleeve 18 or cuff 19, and thus not perforated. In the illustrated embodiment the cuff 19 and the sleeve 18 is fastened exclusively to the cover layer 8 via a sewing seam.

The functional layer 6 can be connected to one of the material layers 4 via an arbitrary fastening means in an area lying in the direction of a slip-in opening of the glove 2 behind the fastening element 21, wherein a sealing element, e.g. an adhesive or weld, may be provided over which a sealed connection is made between the functional layer 4 and the sleeve 18.

About the receptacle 16, the connector 17 of the further garment 3 is sealed and releasably held on the shaft 15. For this purpose, the receptacle 16 comprising the collar 18 and the shaft 19 in the region of the shaft 15 of the first item of clothing 1 on an outer side 23 or an inner side of the lining or at least one layer of material 4 or a layer structure is arranged and it is the connecting piece 17 of the further item of clothing 3 preferably formed by a tubular or hollow cylindrical Stimendendbereich 24 with an opening 25. The connecting piece 17 of the further item of clothing 3 is pulled onto the shaft 15 via the outer surface 9 for coupling with the receptacle 16, so that the shaft 15 is enveloped by the tubular connecting piece 17. The shaft 15 of the first item of clothing 1 extends over an overlapping length in an inner space 26 of the further item of clothing 3. In the case of garments 1, 3 coupled to one another, the outer surface 9 of the stock 15 is enclosed by an inner surface 28 of the connecting piece 17, wherein the connecting piece 17 on the Inner surface 28 and an outer surface 29 is received by the sleeve 18 and the cuff 19 of the receptacle 16 on both sides.

The sleeve 18 and the cuff 19 have contact surfaces 30, 31 which can be brought to the inner surface 28 and the outer surface 29 of the connecting piece 17 for direct contact, so that the connecting piece 17 is arranged under the action of a holding force on the receptacle 16.

In a closed position of the cuff 19, the contact surfaces 30, 31 are at least partially above each other and facing each other, wherein the contact surfaces 30, 31 in the closed position of the cuff 19 a receiving slot 32 for the connector 17 of the limit further clothing item 3.

The shank 15 extends substantially from an end face 34 of a front end region 35 of the item of clothing 1 over a shaft length 36. In the embodiment shown, the shank length 36 extends between the end face 34 with a slip-in opening 37 into which a user's hand is inserted in an insertion or withdrawal direction 38 is insertable, and a wrist area 39, to which a hand and finger area 40 of the glove 2 is connected.

The cuff 19 can be positioned in at least two positions, wherein a first closed position of the cuff 19 in the Fig. 1 is shown in solid lines. In the closed position, the contact surfaces 30, 31 of the cuff 19 and the underlying sleeve 18 are facing each other or arranged lying against each other. In a release position shown in dashed lines, the contact surface 31 of the cuff 19 is at least partially lifted or distanced from the contact surface 30 of the sleeve 18, so that the closure piece 17 can be placed on the exposed contact surface 30 of the sleeve 18. In the illustrated embodiment, the transfer of the cuff 19 takes place between the release and closure position by folding or everting the cuff 19 about a fixed or fixed area, in particular a front end 41 of the cuff 19, wherein shown in dotted lines an intermediate position during the continuous Umstülpvorganges is.

In the Fig. 2 to 4 the Ankoppelvorgang between the garments 1, 3 is shown.

The Fig. 2 shows the starting position of the receptacle 16, in which the cuff 19 is in the closed position and the sleeve 18 is below the cuff 19.

In the Fig. 3 is the cuff 19 in the release position in which the hidden in the closed position contact surface 30 of the sleeve 18 is released or accessible from the outside. The transfer of the cuff 19 from the closed position to the release position is carried out by turning around the fixed or fixed portion of the cuff 19, in particular by turning around the front end portion 41 of the cuff 19. Wie aus Fig. 1 apparent For this purpose, the cuff 19 is lifted in the direction of an arrow 42 from a parallel to the shaft 15 extending position and everted by applying a sufficient adjustment or Umschlagkraft about an axis, so that in the closed position inner contact surface 31 is turned outwards and the contact surface 30 of Cuff 18 is at least partially hidden.

Subsequently, the connecting piece 17 can be pulled onto the shaft 15 and be arranged with the inner surface 28 on the outer holding surface 30 of the sleeve 18 - as in Fig. 3 shown -, wherein between the holding surface 31 and the inner surface 28 at least partially a contact closure is formed.

How out Fig. 4 the cuff 19, which is in the released position, is then in turn brought into the closed position so that the holding surface 31 of the cuff 19 rests against the outer surface 29 of the connecting tube 17.

Of course, further embodiments of the receptacle 16 are possible in which the cuff 19 for transferring into a release position does not have to be completely everted, but this is otherwise adjustable continuously or in one or more stages. For example, the cuff 19 may be cuff-shaped or ring-shaped and be displaceable parallel along the shaft length 36, or a diameter 43 or the opening width of the cuff 19 may be expandable or constrictable at least over part of a length 44 of the cuff.

According to the embodiment, the sleeve 18 and / or the cuff 19 is formed at least in the deformable Umstülpbereich and / or the tubular connecting piece 17 of the further garment 3 from a material which is flexible deformable and resettable to its original position. The material used is preferably selected from the group of elastomers, i. It can be designed to be stretchable and elastically resilient. In particular, the usable materials from the group of thermoplastic or elastomeric plastics, in particular the rubber, rubber, or latex materials may be selected.

Furthermore, the material on the sleeve 18 and / or the cuff 19 and / or the connecting piece 17 have at least in the area of the contact surfaces 30, 31 adhesive or slip-resistant properties.

The sleeve 18 may be formed of a similar or the same material as the cuff 19, but also variants of the sleeve 18 are possible in which the sleeve 18 is not deformable or rigid. Basically, the sleeve 18 may be attached as a separate part on the outer side 23 of the cover layer 8 and extend substantially parallel over the shaft 15 and extending the cover layer 8 surrounding. However, there is also the possibility that the sleeve 18 in the lining of the garment 1 and the at least one layer of material 4, in particular the cover layer 8, is integrated and the sleeve 18 forms the shaft 15 over its length, in which case the outer surface 23 of the material layer 4 forms the contact surface 30.

In a preferred embodiment, the inner surface 28 of the connecting piece 17 is under tensile stress acting on the cylindrical contact surface 30, wherein the inner surface 28 at the contact surface 30 receives a gap free over the entire circumference of the sleeve 18 contact closure. The cuff 19 is preferably dimensioned in its opening width in such a way that its contact surface 30 is in direct contact with the outer surface 29 of the connecting piece 17 in the closed position and when the connecting piece 17 is arranged on the sleeve 18. By the contact closure between the contact surface 30 of the sleeve 18 and the inner surface 28 of the connecting piece 17 and / or the contact surface 31 of the cuff 19 and the outer surface 29 of the connecting piece 17 can be determined via the receptacle 16 in dependence of a by the strength of the contact closure between the surfaces Degree of tightness of an impurity from penetrating into the interiors 5, 26 of the garments 1, 3 are prevented.

The material of the contact surfaces 30, 31 of the cuff 19 and / or sleeve 18 forms with the material of the outer surface 29 and inner surface 28 of the connecting tubes 17 a combination of materials, which strongly adheres to each other and is difficult to release by acting tensile forces. The resulting from the mathematical product of the force acting on the contact surfaces 30, 31 and inner surface 28 and outer surface 29 normal force and the static friction coefficient of the material used between the sleeve 18 and cuff 19 and the connecting tube 17 Grenzreibkraft, from a sliding friction between the material pairings entry, should therefore be as large as possible. A sufficiently strong connection via the receptacle 16 with a correspondingly large Grenzreibkraft is inventively achieved in that the force acting on the surfaces 30, 31 and 28, 29 normal force by using stretched or prestressed and elastically restoring materials by the cuff 19 and Connecting pipes 17 is constructed and / or materials with adhesive and slip-resistant properties, ie high coefficient of static friction, are used.

The material on the cuff 18 and cuff 19, to which the contact surfaces 30, 31 extend, can hereby be applied as a coating with correspondingly adhesive or slip-resistant properties. Furthermore, there is the possibility that in the receiving slot 32, one or more holding elements, such as adhesive strips or the like., Are arranged, on which the contact surfaces 30, 31 are provided. Furthermore, the contact surfaces 30, 31 may be formed by a particularly fibrous structure, for example a microfiber structure. Furthermore, the contact surfaces 30, 31 may be roughened, perforated or profiled, for example studded, to reinforce the contact closure of the surfaces.

The receptacle 16 may further comprise one or more mechanical coupling elements, which are connectable with corresponding coupling elements of the further item of clothing. The coupling elements are formed for example by latching, Velcro, clip or plug-in elements. About such coupling elements, the connection between the garments 1 and 3 in the coupling portion 22 are additionally reinforced, in particular, a withdrawal of the tubular connector 17 can be prevented from the receptacle 16.

The sleeve 18 and cuff 19 may be connected in the connecting region 20 via the fastening element 21 substantially at a common connecting line 45 with the cover layer 8, wherein in the region of this connecting line 45 a sewing seam, adhesive or weld seam or the like. May be provided. Preferably, the connecting line 45 extends in a circle or ellipse around the cylindrical or elliptical cuff 18 and cuff 19 in the front end region 41.

A cuff length 46 of the cuff 18 overlying the cuff 19 can be substantially have the same or similar extent as the cuff length 44. About this sleeve length 46 is between the contact surfaces 30, 31 and the outer surface 28 and / or inner surface 29 a contact closure between the sleeve 18 and cuff 19 and the connecting piece 17 is constructed, so that the extent of the sleeve length 46 or sleeve length 44 for the tightness in Coupling region 22 and the strength of the connection between the receptacle 16 and the connecting piece 17 is co-determining. Embodiments of the sleeve 18 and cuff 19 have proven to be advantageous in which the length 46 is in the range of 0.5 to 30 cm, preferably 2 to 20 cm, in particular 5 to 10 cm.

The lying below the cuff 19 material layers 4 can project beyond the opposite end faces of the cuff 19 on both sides. These material layers, in particular the cover layer 8 and / or lining layer 14 and / or functional layer 6, can extend in a tube-like manner by a dimension 49, wherein the in Fig. 1 illustrated embodiment, the shaft 15 of the glove 2 extends in the region of the forearm and the receptacle 16 is in this case arranged in the wrist area 39. Thus, a comfortable for a user to wear glove 2 is created.

The cuff 18 and cuff 19 may be anatomically adapted to the surrounding body part of a user, so that the body part is enclosed by this close fitting. As can be seen from the above description and the figures, the cuff 19 and sleeve 18 are preferably formed by two superimposed tubes, which in the illustrated glove 2 in the wrist area 39 surround a wrist of the user annular and the cuff 19 is positionally variable at least over a partial area and is convertible into a release position. This results in a compact and cost-effective construction of the garment 1, which nevertheless ensures a reliable liquid seal in the coupling region 22.

Of course, can be arranged on the cuff 19 and / or on the connecting piece 17 of the further garment annular tension elements, for example in the form of an elastic band, with which the connection between the connector 17 and the receptacle 16 can be additionally increased.

The exemplary embodiments show possible embodiments of the item of clothing 1 and the system according to the invention, wherein it should be noted at this point that the invention is not limited to the specifically illustrated embodiments thereof, but rather various combinations of the individual embodiments are possible with each other and this possibility of variation due to the teaching of technical action by objective invention in the knowledge of the person working in this technical field. There are therefore also all possible embodiments, which are possible by combinations of individual details of the illustrated and described embodiment, the scope of protection.

For the sake of completeness, it should finally be pointed out that for a better understanding of the structure of the item of clothing 1 and of the system according to the invention, these or their components have been shown partly unevenly and / or enlarged and / or reduced in size.

The task underlying the independent inventive solutions can be taken from the description.

Above all, the individual in the Fig. 1 . 2, 3, 4 shown embodiments form the subject of independent solutions according to the invention. The relevant objects and solutions according to the invention can be found in the detailed descriptions of these figures.

REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

first piece of clothing

2

Glove

3

another piece of clothing

4

material layer

5

inner space

6

functional layer

7

membrane

8th

topcoat

9

outer surface

10

cut

11

connecting element

12

back of Hand

13

palm

14

lining layer

15

shaft

16

admission

17

joint

18

cuff

19

cuff

20

connecting area

21

fastener

22

coupling area

23

outside

24

end

25

opening

26

inner space

27

opening width

28

palm

29

outer surface

30

contact area

31

contact area

32

receiving slot

33

34

front

35

end region

36

shaft length

37

Einschlupföffnung

38

Insertion or withdrawal direction

39

wrist

40

Hand and finger area

41

end region

42

arrow

43

diameter

44

cuffs length

45

connecting line

46

sleeve length

47

front

48

front

49

dimension

Claims (24)

1. Item of clothing (1), in particular a glove (2), a shoe or headwear, with an attachment (16) which can be coupled with a specifically tubular connecting piece (17) of another item of clothing (3) to provide a sealed connection preventing foreign substances from penetrating to an interior (5, 26), and the item of clothing (1) comprises at least one material layer (4), and the at least one material layer (4) is provided in the form of a sealing, in particular fluid-tight, functional layer (6), and having in particular a tubular shaft (15) incorporating the attachment (16), and the attachment (16) is disposed on an external face (23) of the shaft (15) and the attachment (16) comprises a cuff (18) extending along the shaft (15) and a collar (19) overlapping with it in at least certain regions in a closed position, and the cuff (18) and collar (19) are made from a material affording a seal, in particular a fluid-impermeable material, and the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) is mounted on the shaft (15) by means of at least one fixing element (21) in such a way that the functional layer (6) is not perforated, characterised in that a slip-on opening (37) is formed in the region of the shaft (15), at which the item of clothing (1) terminates.
2. Item of clothing (1) as claimed in claim 1, characterised in that, in a closed position, the collar (19) extends in intimate contact along the cuff (18) or along the connecting piece (17) disposed around the cuff (18) and when the collar (19) is in a released position at least a part-portion of the cuff (18) or the connecting piece (17) that was covered in the connected position is released and rendered accessible.
3. Item of clothing as claimed in claim 1 or 2, characterised in that the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) and/or the connecting piece (17) are made from a stretchable and elastically rebounding material, for example a rubber blend.
4. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the functional layer (6) extends underneath a top layer (8) covering it, and the functional layer (6) is of an integral design at least in the region of the attachment (16).
5. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the functional layer (6) extending underneath the top layer (8) is not perforated, at least in the region of the attachment (16), in particular is not stitched.
6. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the functional layer (6) lies between the top layer (8) and an internally lying lining layer (14), which may be made from textile fabric layers, woven fabrics, knitted fabrics or similar, for example.
7. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) have a contact surface (30, 31) which bounds an attachment slot (32) for the connecting piece (17) of the other item of clothing (3) when the collar (19) is in the closed position.
8. Item of clothing as claimed in claim 7, characterised in that the material has adhering or anti-slip properties at least in the region of the contact surfaces (30, 31) on the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19).
9. Item of clothing as claimed in claim 7 or 8, characterised in that the material of at least the region of the contact surfaces (30, 31) on the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) is selected from the group comprising elastomeric plastics, in particular rubber, latex or caoutchouc materials.
10. Item of clothing as claimed in one of claims 7 to 9, characterised in that the material on the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) on which the contact surfaces (30, 31) extend has a coating applied to it that has adhering or anti-slip properties.
11. Item of clothing as claimed in one of claims 7 to 10, characterised in that one or more retaining element(s) is or are provided in the attachment slot (32) between the cuff (18) and the collar (19), for example adhesive tapes, on which the contact surfaces (30, 31) are provided.
12. Item of clothing as claimed in one of claims 7 to 11, characterised in that the contact surfaces (30, 31) are formed by a fibrous structure in particular, for example a micro-fibre structure.
13. Item of clothing as claimed in one of claims 7 to 12, characterised in that one or more mechanical coupling elements are provided on the attachment (16), for example catch, clip or push-in elements, which can be connected to a co-operating coupling element of the other item of clothing (3).
14. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that when the connecting piece (17) is not coupled with the attachment (16), the collar (19) extends along the shaft (15) lying underneath in its longitudinal extension in the closed position and the contact surfaces (30, 31) lie on top of or above one another, and in the released position, the contact surface (31) of the collar (19) is at least partially lifted away or spaced apart from the contact surface (30) of the cuff (18).
15. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the collar (19) is folded back about a stationary or fixed portion in the released position, preferably a terminal end region (41) of the collar (19).
16. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the collar (19) is secured to the top layer (8) at a terminal end region (41) and the collar (19) is not joined to the top layer (8) or cuff (18) lying underneath across the rest of its longitudinal extension.
17. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cuff (18) and the collar (19) are essentially joined to the top layer (8) on a common connecting line (45).
18. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cuff (18) and the collar (19) are essentially of an identical collar length (44) and this length is in the range of from 0.5 to 30 cm, in particular 2 to 20 cm, preferably 4 to 10 cm, for example.
19. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the material layer(s) (4) lying under the collar (19) extend beyond the end faces (47, 48) of the collar (19) at both ends in the closed position.
20. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the cuff (18) and the collar (19) are anatomically adapted to a body part which they surround so that they sit in intimate contact with the body part they surround.
21. Item of clothing as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterised in that the attachment (16) for retaining the connecting piece (17) of another item of clothing (3) on a glove (2) is disposed in the region of a wrist or on a shoe in the region of an ankle.
22. System for providing a sealed connection for two items of clothing (1, 3) which can be worn on a body and worn adjacent to one another, for example a glove (2) and sleeve or shoe and trouser leg, etc., characterised in that the first item of clothing (1) is of the type defined in one of claims 1 to 21, and the connecting piece (17) and/or the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) is or are made from a stretchable and elastically rebounding material, and an orifice width (27) of the connecting piece (17) and the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) is dimensioned so that the connecting piece (17) lies against the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) with a tension force.
23. System as claimed in claim 22, characterised in that the orifice width of the cuff (18) and/or the collar (19) is dimensioned so that when items of clothing (1, 3) are worn by a user and when the connecting piece (17) of the other item of clothing (3) is coupled with the attachment (16), the internal and/or external face (28, 29) of the connecting piece (17) contracts to form a contact closure with the contact surface (30) of the cuff (18) and/or the contact surface (31) of the collar (19) in at least certain regions, which is essentially fluid-tight.
24. System as claimed in claim 22 or 23, characterised in that a pulling element such as a rubber pull, for example, is provided on the collar (19) and/or the connecting piece (17) of another item of clothing (3).

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