JP3168035U - wetsuit - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a wet suit that can be easily attached / detached by a user through an attaching / detaching opening opened via a slide fastener. In a wet suit 1 sewn in a human body shape by an elastic material, the front side of the elastic material 2 at a position substantially corresponding to the crotch from the back collar to the left and right waist. A detachable opening 2x is formed over the thigh, and a slide fastener for opening and closing the detachable opening 2x is provided over the back surfaces of the left and right elastic materials sandwiching the detachable opening 2x. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  This invention relates to a wet suit used in marine sports such as diving and surfing.

  In general, a wet suit is formed by integrally sewing a human body shape with an elastic material such as chloroprene rubber. The wet suit is provided with a detachable opening extending downward from the collar portion and a slide fastener that opens and closes the detachable opening. When the wet suit is attached or detached, the collar is opened by opening the slide fastener. After the detachable opening extending from the part is formed, the lower body is inserted from the leg through the detachable opening, or the lower body is removed from the buttocks.

  As such a detachable opening 101x of the wet suit 100, for example, on the back side, it has been proposed and known to be formed substantially linearly along the spine from the collar portion to the waist portion of the stretchable material 101 (see FIG. 5, see FIG.

  By the way, since a slide fastener is provided in order to open and close the attachment / detachment opening of the wet suit, there is a drawback that expansion and contraction of the stretchable material is restricted in the length direction in which the slide fastener is provided. For example, in surfing, when the surfer bends, the fasteners do not extend along the spine, which hinders the surfer's movement to bend or tightens the surfer's neck and crotch. On the other hand, when the surfer is bowed, the slide fastener does not shrink, so that an unpleasant wearing state in which the neck rides on the rear side of the surfer's neck is forced.

  In addition, when the slide fastener is opened, the wetsuit detachment opening is formed from the collar to the waist, so the waist of the wetsuit must be worn over the buttocks while pushing against the elasticity. However, there is a problem that it is not easy to put on and take off the wet suit over the large gap between the user's waist and buttocks.

  Moreover, since the slide fastener does not extend while the stretchable material stretches, the tensile force repeatedly acts on the sewing portion between the lower end of the slide fastener and the stretchable material each time the user bends and stretches. The sewn portion between the lower end portion of the slide fastener and the stretchable material is broken by use over time.

  It has also been proposed to secure the stretchability of the stretchable material in the lower back of the stretchable material by forming the wetsuit attachment / detachment opening on the back side from the collar to the left or right waist, but it is still proposed. It is not easy to attach and detach, and it takes time, and there is no change in the fact that the elastic material that extends below the slide fastener is continuously provided. The problem that the sewn part is broken is not solved.

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and provides a wet suit that can be easily attached and detached by a user through an attaching / detaching opening opened through a slide fastener.

  The present invention is a wet suit that is integrally sewn in the shape of a human body with an elastic material, and the elastic material has a large front side that corresponds to the crotch part from the collar on the back side through the left and right waist. A detachable opening is formed over the thigh, and a slide fastener that opens and closes the detachable opening is provided over the back surfaces of the left and right elastic materials sandwiching the detachable opening.

  According to the present invention, the slide fastener is opened by forming a detachable opening from the collar on the back side of the stretchable material through the left and right hips to the front thigh at a position approximately corresponding to the crotch. By doing so, it is possible to form a large detachable opening over a position substantially corresponding to the user's crotch. Accordingly, the user can insert the leg into the lower body part of the wet suit through the attachment / detachment opening, and can pull up the lower body part and get over the hips with almost no resistance, and can be easily worn. Further, the lower body part of the wet suit can be pulled down to get over the buttocks with almost no resistance, and the lower body part can be taken off from the leg and removed easily.

  In addition, since the slide fastener is provided along the above-described attachment / detachment opening, the back side lower part can be expanded and contracted following the wearer's bending without interfering with the elasticity of the back side lower part of the elastic material. it can. In addition, the lower end of the slide fastener is located on the front thigh where the stretchable material hardly undergoes expansion and contraction due to the user's bending and stretching, so that the sewing part between the lower end of the slide fastener and the elastic material is elastic The tensile force due to the elongation of the material does not act, and it is possible to prevent the sewing portion between the lower end portion of the slide fastener and the stretchable material from breaking for a long time.

  Here, the opening and closing operation of the slide fastener can be performed by connecting the lead to the slider puller, grasping the lead and pulling it up over the back, or pulling it down and moving the slider.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the edge portions of the left and right stretchable materials facing each other across the attachment / detachment opening are respectively wrapped with a cover. Thereby, the corner part of the end surface by cutting of an elastic material is not exposed, and it can prevent that a slide fastener bites the edge part of an elastic material.

  According to the present invention, a user can easily attach and detach through an attachment / detachment opening opened via a slide fastener.

It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the wet suit of this invention. It is a rear view of the wet suit of FIG. It is a rear view which expands and shows partially the slide fastener of the wet suit of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the cut surface by the AA line of FIG. It is a front view which shows the conventional wet suit. FIG. 6 is a rear view of the wet suit of FIG. 5.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 and 2 show an embodiment of the wet suit 1 of the present invention.

  This wet suit 1 is formed into a human body shape by cutting an elastic material 2 such as soft rubber, for example, chloroprene rubber, into a plurality of parts corresponding to each part of the human body and sewing them together. The wet suit 1 has a detachable opening that extends in a gentle arc from the back collar of the stretchable material 2 to the front through the right waist and to the right thigh at a position corresponding to the crotch. 2x is formed. In the wet suit 1, a slide fastener 3 is sewn across the back surfaces of the left and right stretchable materials 2 sandwiching the attachment / detachment opening 2x so that the attachment / detachment opening 2x can be opened and closed.

  Here, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the slide fastener 3 has a large number of metal or resin-made elements (service teeth) 32 attached to the tape 31 and a slider between the paired left and right elements 32. By moving the slider 33 via the handle 34, the left and right opposing elements 32 are engaged and closed, while when the slider 33 is moved reversely, the engaged left and right elements 32 are separated and opened. In the slide fastener 3, the left and right tapes 31 are respectively sewn from the upper end to the lower end of the detachable opening 2x on the back side near the edge portions of the left and right stretchable materials 2 facing each other across the detachable opening 2x. .

  Therefore, if the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3 is moved and the element 32 is engaged and closed, the detachable opening 2x is closed by the closed slide fastener 3, and the slider 3 is moved in the opposite direction to release the element 32. If opened, the attachment / detachment opening 2x is opened through the opened slide fastener 3, and the user can attach / detach the wet suit 1 through the attachment / detachment opening 2x.

  Note that a lead 4 having a set length is connected to a handle 34 of the slider 33 in the slide fastener 3. By grasping the lead 4 and pulling it upward over the back, the slider 33 is pulled up and the slide fastener 3 is lifted. On the contrary, by pulling down the lead 4 downward, the slider 33 is pulled down and the slide fastener 3 can be opened.

  On the other hand, the edge portions of the left and right stretchable materials 2 facing each other with the detachable opening 2x sandwiched and sewn by the cover 21 from the upper end to the lower end of the detachable opening 2x, the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3 is stretchable. Biting the edge of the material 2 is prevented. That is, the stretchable material 2 has a thickness of about 2 to 3 mm, and an end surface having a corner portion is formed when the stretchable material 2 is cut corresponding to the detachable opening 2x. For this reason, when the slider 33 is moved, it may occur that the corner portion on the front surface side or the back surface side of the end surface of the stretchable material 2 is bitten, but the cover 21 wraps the end edge portion of the stretchable material 2. By covering, the corner portion of the end surface of the stretchable material 2 is not exposed, and the biting of the end edge portion of the stretchable material 2 by the slider 33 can be reliably prevented.

  Further, in order to prevent the element 32 and the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3 from coming into direct contact with the back or the like, of the left and right stretchable materials 2 sandwiching the attachment / detachment opening 2x, the vicinity of the edge portion of one stretchable material 2 is used. On the back surface side, a flap 5 made of a stretchable material is sewn together with one tape 31 with a length extending from the upper end to the lower end of the attachment / detachment opening 2x and a width extending to a position beyond the other tape 31. Specifically, the flap 5 is folded back at a position beyond the other tape 31 to be doubled, and the double free edge that is folded is the edge of one stretchable material 2. It is sewn in the vicinity. Therefore, the flap 5 does not have a corner portion of the end face by cutting facing the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3. For this reason, when moving the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3, it can prevent reliably that the slider 33 bites the flap 5. FIG. Further, the flap 5 is folded back and formed in a double shape, so that the thickness of the flap 5 can be increased and the depression on the back can be filled.

  The flap 5 may be formed by folding a flat elastic material into a double shape, or by folding a cylindrical elastic material into a flat shape.

  Next, the attaching / detaching work of the wet suit 1 configured as described above will be described.

  First, the user pulls down the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3 using the lead 4, opens the slide fastener 3, and opens the attachment / detachment opening 2x. Then, the wet suit 1 is inserted in order through the attachment / detachment openings 2x with the left and right legs open, and the legs are pulled up along the left and right legs. Get over. At this time, since the lower end of the detachable opening 2x is in the thigh at a position substantially corresponding to the crotch, an opening that substantially coincides with the circumference of the user's hip is formed, and the hip can be overcome with almost no resistance. it can.

  If the lower body is inserted into the wet suit 1, the left and right arms are inserted into the arms in turn, and then the lead 4 is turned around the shoulder and lifted over the back, so that the slider 33 moves upward to engage the element 32. Thus, the detachable opening 2x can be closed by the closed slide fastener 3.

  Here, when the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3 is moved, the slider 33 is prevented from biting into the edge portions of the left and right stretchable materials 2 or the flap 5 facing each other with the attachment / detachment opening 2x interposed therebetween, and is smoothly attached / detached. The opening 2x can be closed. That is, when the wet suit 1 is worn, the detachable opening 2x opens in a substantially triangular shape starting from the slider 33, and the positional relationship in which the folded edge of the flap 5 faces the slider 33 may occur. There is no corner at the folded end edge, and the slider 33 can be reliably prevented from biting the flap 5. Further, the edge portions of the left and right stretchable materials 2 are encased by the cover 21 so that the corners of the end faces are not exposed, and the slider 33 is reliably prevented from biting the edge portions of the left and right stretchable materials 2. it can. Thus, when the user wears the wet suit 1, the user can smoothly operate the slide fastener 3 without causing interruption due to the bite, and has the trouble of having the third party release the bite. In addition to being released, even a single user can wear it with peace of mind.

  When the operation of the slide fastener 3 is completed, although not shown in detail, one end of the collar is wound so as to cover the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3 and is fastened using a hook-and-loop fastener.

  By the way, when carrying out marine sports while wearing the wet suit 1, the lower end of the slide fastener 3 is located on the front thigh where the elastic material 2 hardly expands or contracts even if the user bends and stretches. Therefore, the tensile force due to the extension of the stretchable material 2 does not act on the sewing portion between the lower end portion of the slide fastener 3 and the stretchable material 2. Thereby, it can prevent over a long period that the sewing part of the lower end part of a slide fastener and an elastic material breaks.

  On the other hand, when the wet suit 1 is taken off, the operation may be reversed. Specifically, after releasing the collar, the lead 4 is grasped and pulled down over the back, and the slider 33 is moved downward to release the engagement of the element 32 and open the slide fastener 3. A large detachable opening 2x is formed from the side collar to the front thigh. Next, the left and right arms are sequentially extracted from the arm portion of the wet suit 1 and then pulled down so as to get over the buttocks while slightly expanding the portion corresponding to the buttocks. Furthermore, if the part corresponding to the buttocks of the wet suit gets over the buttocks, the left and right legs may be extracted from the legs in order.

  Even when the wet suit 1 is detached, when the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3 is moved, the slider 33 does not bite into the edge portions of the left and right stretchable materials 2 and the flaps 5 and the butt is easy. As described above, it is possible to overcome this problem.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the attachment / detachment opening 2x that goes from the collar on the back side to the right thigh on the front side through the right waist is formed is illustrated. The detachable opening 2x that goes around the left thigh on the side may be used.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the flap 5 is provided mainly corresponding to the attaching / detaching opening 2x formed on the back side is exemplified. However, if the attaching / detaching opening is opened and closed via the slide fastener 3, the slide fastener is used. In order to prevent biting 3, a flap can be provided corresponding to an arbitrary attachment / detachment opening. That is, when attaching and detaching the user's arms and legs, in order to easily get over the gap between the upper arm and the forearm or the gap between the upper and lower legs, an attachment / detachment opening is formed in the arm and leg of the wet suit 1. These attachment / detachment openings can be opened / closed via the slide fastener 3. In such a case, in order to prevent the slider 33 of the slide fastener 3 from being bitten, it is preferable to provide a flap 5 on the back side thereof. .

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Wet suit 2 Elastic material 2x Removable opening 21 Cover 3 Slide fastener 4 Lead 5 Flap

Claims (2)

  In a wet suit that is sewn together in the shape of a human body using an elastic material, attach and detach the elastic material from the collar on the back side to the thigh on the front side through the left and right hips and the crotch. A wet suit characterized by forming an opening and a slide fastener that opens and closes the attachment / detachment opening across the back surfaces of the left and right elastic materials sandwiching the attachment / detachment opening.   The wet suit according to claim 1, wherein the edge portions of the left and right stretchable materials facing each other with the attachment / detachment opening interposed therebetween are each wrapped by a cover.

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