FR2796035A1 - RESCUE BRASSIERE - Google Patents

Abstract

The sea rescue harness has an exterior envelope (3) and an inner inflatable bag (4) formed separately. The strap (5) is attached to the envelope and the bag is of inverted U-shape with the branches (4a,b) attached to the strap. The envelope is formed by two flaps (3a,b) with their outer sides attached by straps (6,7) with hooks and loops to allow opening of the envelope during inflation of the bag.

Description

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  The present invention relates to a lifejacket.

  More particularly, the invention relates to a bra adapted to be passed around the neck of a user and to extend along the torso

of it.

  In general, such a bra has an external envelope, an internal inflatable bladder and at least one ventral fixing belt.

  of the bra on the user adapted to pass around it.

  In the state of the art, the bladder is fixed in one way or another on the jacket of the bra and it is understood that this fixing requires

  special precautions to ensure its watertightness.

  This results in relatively high manufacturing costs.

so many of these bras.

  The object of the invention is therefore to solve these problems.

  To this end, the invention relates to a lifejacket suitable for

  té to be passed around the neck of a user and to extend along the

  torso thereof and comprising an external envelope, an inflatable bladder

  dull and at least one ventral belt for fixing the bra on the user, adapted to pass around it, characterized in that the envelope and the bladder are formed by distinct and separate parts, in that the belt is fixed on the envelope and in that the bladder has the general shape of a

  U reversed whose ends of the branches are connected to the belt.

  The invention will be better understood on reading the description which will

  follow, given only by way of example and made with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which: - Fig.1 shows a front view of a bra according to the invention; and

  - Fig.2 shows a rear view of it.

  There is indeed shown in these figures, a life jacket which is designated by the general reference 1 and which is adapted to be pass

  around a user's neck and to extend along the user's torso.

  For this purpose, this bra has a passage for the head of the user.

  sator, designated by the general reference 2.

  This bra has an external protective cover

  hindered by the general reference 3, an inflatable internal bladder designated by the general reference 4 and at least one lap belt designated by the general reference 5 for fixing the bra on the user, adapted to pass around

of it.

  This envelope and this inflatable bladder are associated with various conventional equipment for this type of material, such as for example a gas bomb under inflation pressure for the bladder and various survival and tracking accessories, etc. In fact, the envelope can be formed of two blanks, designated by the general references 3a and 3b, including a front blank and a rear blank whose edges

  interiors at the level of the passage of the head of the user are for example covered

  one on top of the other and whose outer edges are connected to each other by loop and hook bands, designated by the general references 6 and 7

in figure 1.

  This then allows the spacing of these blanks during inflation of the bladder and therefore the opening of the envelope to allow the deployment of this bladder.

  Tabs for limiting this spacing of the blanks of this

  veloppe can be regularly distributed between them, one of these tongues-

  your being designated by the general reference 8.

  These tabs also serve to hold the bladder in position in the envelope and may include accessory storage pockets.

  of the bra, these pockets being accessible when the bladder is inflated.

  These tabs can also receive locating members

  such as for example reflective strips, light means, etc. ..

  In the lifejacket according to the invention, the envelope and the bladder are formed by separate and separate parts, the belt 5 being fixed on the envelope and more particularly on the rear blank 3b thereof, for example at level of a sewing area designated by the general reference 9

in figure 1.

  This then makes it possible to fix the belt on the envelope to ensure its

  maintenance in position on the body of the user.

  In addition, the inflatable bladder 4 has the general shape of a U

  shed, whose ends of the branches are also connected to this belt.

  Indeed, the bladder 4 has at the ends 4a and 4b of

  its branches, passersby designated by the references 10 and 11 respectively-

  allowing to fix these ends of the bladder on the belt in order to

  put the holding in position of this bladder on the body of the user.

  Such a structure makes it possible to simplify the manufacture of the bra because the envelope and the bladder can be produced separately from each other, the various equipments of the bra being able to be fixed very simply on the envelope without risking degrade the bladder and without requiring any special precautions regarding its tightness insofar as this bladder can be introduced into the envelope once this envelope

  is finished and equipped with its accessories.

  The bra according to the invention also has in its upper part

  a dorsal handle designated by the general reference 12 formed from a dorsal strap designated by the general reference 13 adapted for

  stretch between the legs of the user and to hang on a ball

  key 14 fixed in the lower part of this bra.

  This strap and this loop are also, for example, sewn onto the envelope.

  It can therefore be seen that such a bra structure has a certain

  any number of advantages, to the extent that it can be achieved very simply-

for a reduced cost.

Claims (8)

  1. Lifejacket adapted to be passed around the neck of a user and to extend along the torso of the latter and comprising an external envelope (3), an internal inflatable bladder (4) and at least one belt ventral (5) fixing the bra on the user, adapted to pass to-   turn thereof, characterized in that the casing (3) and the bladder (4) are formed   més by separate and separate parts, in that the belt (5) is fixed on the envelope (3) and in that the bladder (4) has the general shape of a U   overturned whose ends of the branches (4a, 4b) are connected to the belt (5).   2. bra according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt   ture (5) is sewn (at 9) on the envelope (3).   3. bra according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the ends of the branches (4a, 4b) of the bladder (4) have loops   (10,11) for the belt in order to ensure its fixing thereon.   4. Bra according to any one of the preceding claims,   characterized in that it has a back handle (12) in its upper part lower.   5. A bra according to any one of the preceding claims,   characterized in that it comprises a back strap (13) extending from its upper part and adapted to pass between the legs of the user   in order to hang on a loop of the envelope (14).   6. Bra according to any one of the preceding claims,   characterized in that the envelope (3) is formed by two blanks (3a, 3b) whose inner edges are fixed to each other by sewing and whose outer edges are fixed to each other by bands (6,7) with loops and hooks to allow the opening of this envelope (3) during inflation of the bladder (4) and its deployment.   7. bra according to claim 6, characterized in that the edges   external blanks forming the envelope are connected by tabs (8) of li-   mimic the spacing of these and holding the bladder in the envelope.   8. Bra according to claim 7, characterized in that the lan-   outlets (8) are equipped with pockets for receiving accessories from the bra and tracking devices.