JP2021017663A - Wet suit - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a wet suit which maintains ease of attachment and detachment of the wet suit without using a sliding fastener and a hook and loop fastener, prevents portions of the wet suit from being peeled even by vigorous exercise of water sport, and provides comfortable feeling when being worn and further excellent movement performance.SOLUTION: There is provided a wet suit 1 made from materials which have waterproof property and elastic property, and provided with a body opening part 3 which inserts and removes the whole body near an upper end of a wet suit body 2, the wet suit 1 comprising an outer cover 4 arranged outside the body opening part 3 and fixing both ends of its substantially strap shape to the body 2 of the wet suit 1, and an outer neck part 4A formed at a position overlapping with the body opening part 3 of the outer cover 4, adhered around the neck, and improving the water resistance property, and the outer cover 4 and the body 2 of the wet suit 1 stretch, thereby making the wet suit 1 detachable.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention relates to a wetsuit used for marine sports such as surfing and personal watercraft, and more particularly to a wetsuit having an opening at the upper end for putting in and out the entire body.

Conventional wetsuits generally have an opening that opens forward or back, and after the entire body is housed in the wetsuit, the opening is closed with a slide fastener. However, such a slide fastener is inextensible and is unfavorably restrained when the back-opening wetsuit wearer bends forward, and this restraint leads to a decrease in the exercise performance of the wetsuit, which has been a problem.

In response to such a problem, in Patent Document 1, most Japanese people adopt a stretchable material as a material for forming the entire wet suit including an opening at the upper end for putting in and out the entire body. A non-zipper wetsuit that allows the entire body to be taken in and out is disclosed.

However, in the non-zipper wetsuit described in Patent Document 1, the opening for taking in and out the entire body becomes a collar which is an opening around the neck after the wetsuit is worn. In that case, comparing the size of the wearer's neck and the size of the waist of the entire body, the material forming the non-zipper wetsuit requires a high expansion and contraction rate, and the stretch resistance of the material makes it convenient to put on and take off the wetsuit. It has been an issue to achieve both waterproofness around the neck after wearing a wet suit.

To solve such a problem, Patent Document 2 describes a non-zipper dry suit for water sports, in which the entire body is put into the non-zipper suit through an opening for inserting and removing the entire body, and then the collar is overlapped from the rear. A non-zipper suit with improved waterproofness around the neck is disclosed by wearing it.

Jikkenhei 7-21499 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2011-6827

However, since the non-zipper suit described in Patent Document 2 uses a hook-and-loop fastener for attaching and detaching the collar, a feeling of resistance occurs due to the difference in the stretch ratio of the hook-and-loop fastener and the stretch ratio of the material used for the suit body. There is a problem that the surface fastener is peeled off during intense exercise of water sports due to deterioration of the bondability of the hook-and-loop fastener when used in seawater.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a specific object thereof is to provide a wet suit that can withstand intense exercise of water sports while maintaining the ease of putting on and taking off the wet suit. ..

The present invention has been devised to achieve the above object. More specifically, it is a wetsuit made of a waterproof and elastic material, and has a main body opening for taking in and out the entire body near the upper end of the wetsuit main body, and is arranged outside the main body opening. An outer cover that is formed in a substantially band shape and whose both ends are fixed to the wet suit body, and an outer that is formed at a position overlapping the opening of the body of the outer cover and adheres to the wearer's neck to improve waterproofness. It includes a configuration in which the wet suit can be attached and detached by having a neck portion and expanding and contracting the outer cover and the wet suit main body.

The wetsuit of the present invention has a main body opening and an outer neck portion without using a slide fastener or a hook-and-loop fastener, and can be attached and detached by utilizing the elasticity of the wetsuit main body and the outer cover. It is easy to wear, it is comfortable to wear, and it has good exercise performance.

The present invention includes a configuration in which the highly elastic portion forming the vicinity of the edge of the main body opening is made of a material having a thickness smaller than that of the wet suit main body other than the highly elastic portion, and has high elasticity. Is done.

In the wet suit of the present invention, since the vicinity of the edge of the opening of the main body in which the entire body is taken in and out is formed by a highly elastic portion, the wet suit can be attached and detached more easily, and the wet suit main body and the outer cover can be separated. It has the effect of minimizing the discomfort given to the fit of the part that will be double-layered and worn.

The present invention includes a configuration in which the highly stretchable portion is set in a narrower range than the outer cover, is hidden by the outer cover when the outer cover is attached, and cannot be seen from the outside.

The wetsuit of the present invention improves the visually appealing design by covering the appearance of the main body opening that does not fit the wearer's neck with an outer cover, and prevents water from entering the wetsuit. It has the effect of preventing.

Further, in the present invention, the outer cover is laminated between the peripheral portion of the main body opening and the outer cover, and one end thereof is fixed to the wet suit main body and arranged so as to be openable and closable in a state where the outer cover is removed from the neck. It has a substantially band-shaped inner flap, and has an inner neck portion that is in close contact with the wearer's neck at a position that substantially overlaps with the main body opening of the inner flap, and the inner neck portion has the outer cover. Includes a configuration in which the end that is not fixed to the wet suit is also pressed and fixed by wearing it.

In the wet suit of the present invention, by arranging the inner neck portion between the outer neck portion and the opening, it is possible to further prevent water from entering from around the neck of the wearer, which is particularly effective when used in winter. The effect is obtained.

The wetsuit of the present invention maintains the ease of putting on and taking off the wetsuit without using a slide fastener or a hook-and-loop fastener, and the wetsuit part does not peel off even during intense exercise in water sports. The purpose is to provide a wet suit that is comfortable and has good athletic performance.

It is a perspective view which shows the front side of the wet suit which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the rear side of the wet suit shown in FIG. It is an overall view which shows the state which attached the wet suit which concerns on this invention. It is an enlarged front view which shows the state which the outer cover of the wet suit which concerns on this invention is removed from a neck. It is an enlarged front view which shows the state which the outer cover of the wet suit which concerns on this invention is removed under the armpit. It is an enlarged front view which shows the state which took off the right shoulder of the wearer from the main body opening of the wet suit which concerns on this invention. It is a front view which shows the state which took off both shoulders of a wearer from the main body opening of the wet suit which concerns on this invention. It is an enlarged vertical sectional view which shows the wearing state of the wet suit which concerns on this invention. It is an enlarged front view which shows the inner flap of the wet suit which concerns on this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the drawings are schematically shown and do not necessarily match the actual dimensions and ratios. In addition, there may be parts in which the relations and ratios of the dimensions of the drawings are different from each other.
In the present embodiment, each direction such as up, down, front, and back is determined while the wet suit is worn.

(First Embodiment)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wet suit 1 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 2 of the wet suit 1, a main body opening 3 provided near the upper end of the main body 2 for taking in and out the entire body. It is provided with an outer cover 4 that substantially covers the main body opening 3.

The main body 2 includes a front body 2A, a back body 2B, an arm portion 2C, a leg portion 2D, and a main body opening 3. When the wearer 100 wears the wet suit 1, the body of the wearer 100 is located in the main body 2, the arm of the wearer 100 is located in the arm 2C, and the leg of the wearer 100 is located in the leg 2D. Is located, and the wearer 100's neck is projected from the main body opening 3.

The outer cover 4 has a substantially band shape, and both ends are fixed to the front body 2A and the back body 2B, and the outer neck adheres to the neck of the wearer 100 at a position substantially overlapping with the main body opening 3 to improve waterproofness. It includes a part 4A.

The joint portion 4B between the front end of the outer cover 4 and the front body 2A and the joint portion 4C between the rear end of the outer cover 4 and the rear body 2B form a slightly concave arc shape and are joined with an adhesive. After that, it is sewn and fixed. On the other hand, the left and right ends 4D and 4E are sewn after the material is folded back and joined with an adhesive, but since it is not fixed to the main body 2, the wearer uses the elasticity of the material. It is ready to be attached and detached from the neck of 100.

Further, the outer neck portion 4A has a tubular standing collar shape having a size that fits snugly around the neck of the wearer 100, and has an opening for the neck of the outer cover 4 that allows the head of the wearer 100 to be taken in and out. Is forming.

(Second Embodiment)
As shown in FIG. 9, the highly elastic portion 5 having a substantially rectangular shape formed from the front body 2A to the rear body 2B near the edge of the main body opening 3 is the highly elastic portion 5 of the main body 2. It can be configured to be a thin-walled portion formed of a material having a thickness smaller than that of a material forming other portions other than the above.

(Third Embodiment)
Further, as shown in FIG. 9, in a state where the outer cover 4 is laminated between the high expansion / contraction portion 5 and the outer cover 4 and the outer cover 4 is removed from the neck of the wearer 100, one end is formed from the joint portion 4C of the rear body 2B. The other end, which is fixed upward and located on the side of the front body 2A, is provided with a substantially band-shaped inner flap 6 which is arranged so as to be openable and closable. An inner neck portion 6A that is in close contact with the neck of the wearer 100 is provided at a position substantially overlapping with the main body opening 3 of the inner flap 6, and the inner flap 6 is pressed by attaching the outer cover 4. It is fixed.

Further, the highly elastic portion 5 is set in a narrower range than the outer cover 4, and is hidden behind the outer cover 4 when the outer cover 4 is attached so that the outer cover 4 cannot be seen from the outside.

The wet suit 1 of the present invention may use a fabric composed of a so-called jersey made of nylon or polyester laminated on the surface of chloroprene rubber, which is a synthetic resin material having excellent waterproofness and elasticity. As a manufacturing method, although not particularly shown, the above-mentioned fabrics are cut out as a number of parts, combined three-dimensionally to fit the body of the wearer 100, and the detachability and fit are well formed.

Each joint is sewn and fixed after being joined with an adhesive. In addition, the cuffs and hem are made by folding the tip of the material inward, joining them, and then suturing them to improve the waterproof effect. The ends 4D and 4E of the outer cover 4 have the material tips folded inward slightly wider, joined and then sewn to improve the detachability and durability. On the other hand, the main body opening 3, the outer neck portion 4A, and the inner neck portion 6A improve the elasticity and the adhesion around the neck of the wearer 100 while keeping the material cut.

As the wet suit used in the summer season shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the thickness of the entire material may be 2 mm or more and 3 mm or less, and in the present embodiment, a material of 2 mm is used. The wet suit used in the winter season shown in FIG. 9 is formed of long sleeves and long legs, and the material is thick as a whole. For example, the whole may be selected from those of 2 mm or more and 7 mm or less, and in the present embodiment, a material of 5 mm is used for a part other than those specified below, and a material of 3 mm is used for the sleeve portion 2C. The high elastic part 5 used a material of 2 mm.

Next, a method of undressing from the wearing state of the wet suit used in the summer of the present embodiment will be described. FIG. 3 shows a state in which the wet suit according to the present invention is worn. From here, first, with both hands of the wearer 100, hold the ends 4D and 4E of the outer cover 4, lift it upward, pull out the head from the outer neck 4A, and put the outer cover 4 on the right shoulder. Shown in. Next, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the outer cover 4 is further shifted to the side, the right shoulder of the wearer 100 is pulled out, and the outer cover 4 is moved to the armpit. Further, FIG. 6 shows a state in which one arm is removed from the main body opening 3, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which the other arm can be removed to undress.

FIG. 9 shows a state in which the inner flap 6 added for the wet suit used in the winter season is attached. When undressing from this state, pull out the head of the wearer 100 from the inner neck portion 6A while holding the front end with both hands and move to the rear side, and then undress by doing the same as in FIG. 6 above. be able to.

According to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the neck circumference of the wearer 100 and the outer neck portion 4A and the inner neck portion 6A are in close contact with each other to prevent water from entering the wet suit from the main body opening 3. it can.

Further, according to the present invention, while maintaining the ease of putting on and taking off the wet suit, the fit of the wet suit at the time of wearing is improved, and there is an effect of exhibiting exercise performance capable of coping with intense exercise of water sports.

Further, according to the present invention, even in a wet suit used in winter, it has a structure that can improve both ease of putting on and taking off and waterproof performance, and has a simple structure that does not use a slide fastener or a hook-and-loop fastener. Therefore, it has the effect of improving durability.

As described above, the best configuration, method, etc. for carrying out the present invention are disclosed in the above description, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
For example, in the above embodiment, it has been described that a material containing chloroprene rubber as a main component is used, but the composition is not limited to this, and other synthetic resin materials may be used, for example, partially neoprene rubber. You may use the material.

1 Wetsuit 2 Body 2A Front body 2B Back body 2C Arms 2D Legs 3 Body opening 4 Outer cover 4A Outer neck 4B, 4C Joint 4D, 4E End 5 High stretch 6 Inner flap 6A Inner neck 100 Wearer

The wetsuit of the present invention maintains the ease of putting on and taking off the wetsuit without using a slide fastener or a hook-and-loop fastener, and the wetsuit portion does not peel off even during strenuous exercise in water sports. It is comfortable and has a good effect on exercise performance .

Claims (4)

A wetsuit made of a waterproof and elastic material, with a main body opening for taking in and out the entire body near the upper end of the wetsuit main body, and from the substantially band shape arranged outside the main body opening. It has an outer cover whose both ends are fixed to the wet suit body, and an outer neck part that is formed at a position overlapping the opening of the body of the outer cover and adheres to the wearer's neck to improve waterproofness. However, the wet suit is characterized in that the wet suit can be attached and detached by expanding and contracting the outer cover and the main body of the wet suit. The wetsuit according to claim 1, wherein the highly elastic portion forming the vicinity of the edge portion of the main body opening has higher elasticity than the portion other than the highly elastic portion of the wetsuit main body. The wet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the highly elastic portion is set in a narrower range than the outer cover, is hidden by the outer cover when the outer cover is attached, and cannot be seen from the outside. suit. It is laminated between the peripheral portion of the main body opening and the outer cover, and when the outer cover is removed from the neck, one end is fixed to the wet suit main body and is arranged so as to be openable and closable so as to be in close contact with the wearer's neck. The wet suit according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the inner neck portion has an inner neck portion to be formed, and the inner neck portion is pressed and fixed by attaching the outer cover.

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