JP2004168231A - Life jacket - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a life jacket capable of stably keeping a person wearing the life jacket in a state of floating on the water surface. <P>SOLUTION: This life jacket A has a rear collar part 21 suspended from a collar part 1a of the life jacket main body 1 standably along a back face of a back body 11 of the life jacket main body 1, and a floating material 21a is included in the back collar part 21. Accordingly, when the person wearing this life jacket falls into the water, the rear collar part B automatically floats on the water surface, whereby the person wearing the life jacket is prevented from largely dancing by the rear collar part B to secure the breathing of the person wearing the life jacket B. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a life jacket that can stably maintain a state in which a wearer is floating on the water surface.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in marine sports such as fishing on a fishing boat or a shore, yachting or rafting, a life jacket has been worn to prevent drowning when falling under water and falling.
[0003]
As shown in Patent Document 1, such a life jacket includes a back body and left and right front bodies, and a buoyant material such as a foam is internally provided in the back body and the left and right front bodies. Provided by
[0004]
However, since the life vest has only a buoyancy material inside the back body and the left and right front bodies, the wearer may wear the garment when the water surface is rough such as in the sea or a rapid current. However, there is a problem in that a large amount of water is consumed without being able to respond smoothly to changes in the water surface.
[0005]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-8-230778 (Claims)
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention provides a life jacket that can stably maintain a state in which the wearer is floating on the water surface.
[0007]
[Means to solve the problem]
In the life vest according to claim 1, the back collar is hung up and down along the back of the back body of the life vest main body from the collar neck of the life vest body, and a buoyancy material is provided inside the rear collar. It is characterized by having.
[0008]
Further, the life vest according to claim 2 is the life vest according to claim 1, wherein the rear collar portion is located behind the top of the wearer's head when the wearer's head of the life vest is supported. It is characterized by having a protruding vertical width.
[0009]
The life vest according to a third aspect is characterized in that, in the life vest according to the first or second aspect, a handle is integrally provided at a lower end portion of the rear collar.
[0010]
[Action]
The life vest according to the present invention is formed by suspending a back collar, which is provided with a buoyancy material, along the back of the back of the life vest body from the collar neck of the life vest body so as to be able to undulate freely. If the wearer falls into the water, the back collar of the life jacket will fall down from the state along the back of the back of the body of the life jacket and will automatically float on the water. Become.
[0011]
In this state, the rear collar maintains a state of floating along the water surface in a smooth manner in response to a change in the water surface, and the rear collar includes a life jacket body on which the rear collar is suspended. Is controlled to prevent the life-saving vest body from swaying greatly against the water surface. Therefore, the wearer of the life jacket can be held stably floating on the water surface, and the breathing of the wearer can be ensured.
[0012]
In addition, since the rear collar of the life jacket of the present invention is on the land along the back of the rear body of the life jacket main body, it does not hinder the operation of the wearer of the life jacket.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An example of a life jacket according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the life jacket main body 1 of the life jacket A includes a back body 11 and left and right front bodies 12, 13 in which buoyancy materials such as foams are internally provided, respectively. The left and right upper ends of the back body 11 are integrally connected to the upper ends of the left and right front bodies 12 and 13, respectively, and the left and right ends of the rear body 11 and the ends of the left and right front bodies 12 and 13 opposed thereto. The parts are formed by connecting the gaps between the opposing parts in the lower halves thereof in a manner that the width of the gap can be adjusted.
[0014]
Openings 14 and 15 for extending left and right arms are formed between the left and right ends of the upper half of the back body 11 and the ends of the left and right front bodies 12 and 13 opposed thereto. On the other hand, the pair of improved half portions of the left and right front bodies 12 and 13 are formed in a front V-shape, and a fastener 16 is integrally provided on the opposed lower half of the left and right front bodies 12 and 13.
[0015]
Further, a collar portion 2 is integrally formed with a neck portion 1a formed by the upper end portion of the back body 11 of the life jacket body 1 and the edges forming the V-shaped portions of the left and right front bodies 12, 13. Is provided.
[0016]
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the collar 2 has a width slightly smaller than the width of the back body 11 of the life jacket 1 and has a front width substantially half the height of the back body 11. The rear collar 21 includes a horizontally long rectangular rear collar 21 and front triangular left and right front collars 22 projecting forward from the upper left and right ends of the rear collar 21, respectively. A pair of cloth bodies formed by projecting a front triangular front collar portion forming the left and right front collar portions 22 from the left and right upper ends of the front horizontally long rectangular rear collar portion forming body in the front-rear direction. It is formed in a bag shape in which the outer peripheral edges of these cloth-like bodies facing each other are sewn over the entire circumference. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, a buoyancy material 21 a made of a foam having a constant thickness in a front horizontally long rectangular shape having a slightly smaller size than the rear collar portion 21 is provided in the rear collar portion 21. It is decorated.
[0017]
The neck circumference 2 a formed by the upper edge of the rear collar 21 in the collar 2 and the left and right front collars 22, 22 connected to the upper edge of the rear collar 21 is formed by the neckline 2 a of the life jacket 1. It is formed in a shape along the neck 1a.
[0018]
The neck portion 2a of the collar portion 2 is sewn and integrated along the collar neck portion 1a of the life jacket body 1, so that the rear collar portion 21 of the collar portion 2 is attached from the upper end of the back body 11 of the life jacket body 1. The left and right front collar portions 22 of the collar portion 2 are integrally provided on the V-shaped portions of the left and right front body portions 12 and 13 while being suspended downward along the back surface of the back body 11. The rear collar portion 21 is configured to be able to move up and down in the vertical direction around its upper end portion, that is, a portion sewn to the upper end of the back body 11 and a continuous portion with the left and right front collar portions 22 and 22. (See FIG. 2).
[0019]
Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the rear collar portion 21 is protruded about the upper end thereof so as to be horizontal, and the head B 1 of the wearer B of the life jacket A is placed on the rear collar portion 21. In the supported state, the front end (lower end) of the rear collar 21 is configured to protrude rearward from the top of the wearer's head.
[0020]
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, at the center of the lower end of the rear collar 21, the left and right upper ends of the front U-shaped cloth strip are spaced apart from the lower edge of the rear collar 21 by a predetermined distance in the left-right direction. The handle portion 21b is integrally provided by sewing and integrating in a state where the pattern is present. It should be noted that an elongated hole penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed at the center of the lower end of the rear collar 21, and the rear collar 21 between the elongated hole and the lower end of the rear collar 21 opposed thereto is also used as a handle. Good.
[0021]
Next, how to use the life jacket A will be described. The life jacket A may be attached in the same manner as the conventional life jacket. Specifically, both arms are extended from the openings 14 and 15 of the life jacket main body 1 and the left and right front bodies 12 are attached. , 13 may be closed by fasteners 16.
[0022]
When the wearer B of the life jacket A is on the land, the rear collar 21 of the life jacket A hardly protrudes in the left-right direction from the back body 11 due to its own weight, and extends downward along the back of the back body 11. Does not hinder the movement of the wearer B of the life jacket A.
[0023]
Also, when the wearer B of the life jacket A falls into the water and falls, the wearer B moves against the surface of the water due to the buoyancy of the buoyancy material provided on the back body 11 and the left and right front bodies 12 and 13 of the life jacket body 1. While floating on the surface of the water in an upright state, the rear collar 21 of the life jacket A is lifted by the buoyancy of the buoyant material 21a provided therein, that is, between the upper end of the rear collar 21 and the left and right front collars 22,22. It is automatically moved upward with the connecting portion as a center and floats on the water surface (see FIG. 6).
[0024]
At this time, even when the wearer B of the life jacket A falls and falls in a place where the water surface is rough and greatly changes, such as the sea or a rapid current, the back collar of the life jacket A is worn. Numeral 21 maintains a state of floating along the water surface in response to a change in the water surface smoothly.
[0025]
The back collar 21 is large in the left-right direction through the connection with the neck 1 a of the life jacket main body 1 and the front collars 22, 22 provided at the left and right upper ends of the rear collar 21. By restricting the shaking, the situation where the wearer B gets wet with water can be minimized, and the breathing of the wearer B can be reliably ensured.
[0026]
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, even when the wearer B of the life jacket A falls backward due to the rough surface of the water, the rear collar 21 in a state protruding backward from the top of the wearer B's head is worn. The head B1 of the wearer B can be supported from below to prevent the head B1 of the wearer B from being swallowed by the rough water surface, and the wearer B of the life jacket A can be moved forward by the rough water surface. Even if it is about to fall, the rear collar 21 floating on the water surface is at the upper end of the life jacket 1 to which the rear collar 21 is connected due to water resistance when moving forward on the water surface. It is possible to prevent the wearer B from being swallowed by the rough water surface by restricting the part from falling forward and restricting the life jacket body 1 from falling forward.
[0027]
To rescue the wearer B wearing the life jacket A, the rescuer approaches the wearer B from behind the wearer B of the life jacket A, and the rescuer grasps the handle of the back collar 21 of the life jacket A. 21b, the wearer B may be rescued by pulling the wearer B backward.
[0028]
In this state, as shown in FIG. 8, as the rear collar 21 of the life jacket A is pulled backward, the upper end of the rear body 11 of the life jacket main body 1 to which the rear collar 21 is connected is moved rearward. The life vest body 1 is tilted rearward and the wearer B wearing the life vest A is also tilted rearward, but the head B1 of the wearer B is positioned from the top of the wearer B. Is also stably supported from below by the rear collar 21 floating on the water surface in a state protruding rearward, or is reliably prevented from unexpectedly sinking in the water, and is reliably maintained on the water surface. Thus, the rescue operation can be performed in a state where the breathing of the wearer B is ensured.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
In the life vest according to claim 1, the back collar is hung up and down along the back of the back body of the life vest main body from the collar neck of the life vest body, and a buoyancy material is provided inside the rear collar. If the wearer of the life vest falls into the water, the back collar will automatically float on the water surface, and this back collar will shake the wearer of the life vest significantly Can be minimized, and the breathing of the wearer can be secured.
[0030]
Further, the life vest according to claim 2 is the life vest according to claim 1, wherein the rear collar portion is located behind the top of the wearer's head when the head of the wearer of the life vest is supported. As it is characterized by having a protruding vertical width, it is ensured that the wearer's head sinks in the water by stably supporting the wearer's head entirely with the back collar And ensure the wearer's breathing.
[0031]
The life vest according to a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the life vest of the first or second aspect, a handle is integrally provided at a lower end portion of the rear collar portion. In the case of rescuing the wearer of the vest, the head of the wearer of the life vest is supported from below by the rear collar portion or by being held in the water by gripping the grip portion and pulling the wearer of the life vest backward. The wearer can be smoothly rescued while the breather of the wearer is reliably secured as a state of not sinking unexpectedly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a life jacket according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a rear collar of the life jacket of FIG. 1 is displaced in a horizontal state.
FIG. 3 is a rear view showing the life vest of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a partial sectional view showing the life jacket of FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which the back collar supports the wearer's head as viewed from below.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing a use state of the life jacket.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing a use state of the life jacket.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a use state of a life jacket.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Life jacket 1a Neck 11 Back body 12 Left front body 13 Right front body 14, 15 Opening 2 Collar 21 Back collar 22 Front collar 21a Buoyancy material 3 String A Life vest B Wearer

Claims (3)

A life vest comprising a life vest body, wherein a back collar portion is hung up and down along the back of the back body of the life vest body from the collar neck of the life vest body, and a buoyancy material is provided inside the rear collar portion. The life jacket according to claim 1, wherein the rear collar has a vertical width that projects rearward from a top of the wearer's head when the wearer's head of the life jacket is supported. . The life jacket according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a handle portion is integrally provided at a lower end portion of the rear collar portion.

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