JP3243002U - Wetsuit protective equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide protective equipment for wet suits that has a simple structure and is easy to handle. A fibrous material having a sock-like shape with an opening 2, a semi-circular or semi-elliptical elastic processing 3 applied to the end side of the opening, and a smooth surface. A wet suit wearing protective equipment 1 characterized by being formed by putting a hand or foot through the opening of the wet suit wearing protective equipment and wearing a wet suit in that state, so that the hands and feet are It is possible to wear it smoothly without being caught by friction. In addition, it has the effect of preventing damage to the wet suit by preventing the wet suit from being caught by the hands and feet. [Selection drawing] Fig. 1

Description

The present invention relates to protective equipment for wearing wet suits. More specifically, the present invention relates to protective equipment for wearing a wet suit that can assist the wearer while preventing damage to the wet suit.

A typical wet suit used for surfing is called a full suit, and it is a type that covers the entire body from the wrist to the ankle. Such wet suits are generally made of synthetic rubber as a main material, and have stretchability for close contact with the body and waterproofness for imperviousness to seawater. As a result, wetsuits are also excellent in heat retention, enabling activities that can withstand the cold even in winter.

On the other hand, wet suits have difficulty in wearing due to the fact that synthetic rubber is used as the main material.
In other words, since the wet suit has good adhesion and resistance, it can get caught when you put your hands or feet through it. This catching may damage the wetsuit by scratching or tearing it.
For this reason, a technique for putting on and taking off a wet suit has been provided (Patent Document 1).

Patent Publication No. 6537878

Patent document 1 has an outer cylinder with one end open and an inner cylinder with one end open. The cylinder and the inner cylinder are composed of two cylinders, and the opening side ends thereof are connected to each other, and the inner cylinder is normally positioned inside the outer cylinder. A wet suit putting on and taking off assisting tool is disclosed in which the opening side ends are sometimes pulled up to the user's ankles, and the outer cylinder and the inner cylinder are slidable relative to each other.
Such attachment/detachment aids described in the prior art are useful in facilitating and assisting attachment/detachment of a wet suit. However, the prior art has a relatively complicated structure, such as having two members, an outer cylinder and an inner cylinder, which are communicated with each other. In addition, there is no mention from the viewpoint of preventing damage to wet suits, and the effect is unknown. In particular, it can be said that there is a problem in that damage to the wet suit cannot be completely prevented in that the toes and heels are protruding during use.

Against the background of the above circumstances, the subject of the present invention is the development of wearable protective equipment for wet suits that are simple in structure and excellent in handling.

As a result of intensive research, the inventor came up with a protective gear for wearing a wet suit that has a predetermined shape and is made of slippery fibers, and completed the idea.

The present invention consists of the following configurations.
[1] It has a sock-like shape with an opening, and the end side of the opening is stretchable in a semicircular or semielliptical shape, and is made of a fiber material with a smooth surface. Wet suit wearing protective equipment characterized by being.
[2] Protective equipment for wearing a wet suit according to [1], wherein the fiber material is selected from one or more of polyester fiber, nylon fiber, acrylic fiber, polypropylene fiber, and silk fiber.
[3] The protective equipment for wearing a wet suit according to [1] or [2], which is formed by sewing a semi-elliptical fiber material and an elliptical fiber material.

The present invention has made it possible to provide a donning aid for a wet suit that has a simple structure and is excellent in handling. According to the wet suit wearing protective equipment of the present invention, it is possible to prevent damage to the wet suit because it is possible to wear the wet suit without getting caught in the hands and feet, and it is possible to easily wear the wet suit. It is.

The top view of the wet suit wearing protective equipment. The perspective view of the wet suit wearing protective equipment. The figure which showed a mode that the wet suit wearing protective equipment was mounted|worn. The left side of the drawing is a side view of the device attached to the foot, and the right side of the drawing is a side view of the device attached to the hand. The figure which showed the prototype example of the wet suit wearing protective equipment. a is a top view of the prototype, and b is a top view of the prototype when it is turned upside down. The figure which showed a mode that the prototype example of the wet-suit wearing protective equipment is mounted|worn. c is a side view of the device attached to the hand, and d is a side view of the device attached to the foot. The figure which showed the mode at the time of mounting|wearing a wet suit wearing protective equipment and wearing a wet suit. In the figure, e and f show how the device is worn on the right leg, and g and h show how it is worn on the left leg.

The present invention will be explained.
The protective equipment for wearing a wet suit of the present invention has a sock-like shape with an opening, and the end side of the opening is subjected to a semicircular or semielliptical stretchable process, and the surface is formed of a smooth fibrous material.
That is, the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit according to the present invention makes it possible to wear the wet suit without catching hands or feet, thereby preventing damage to the wet suit. In addition, the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit of the present invention has the effect of enabling smooth wearing of the wet suit. In addition, the wetsuit is not particularly limited, and can be applied to wetsuits used for various purposes such as surfing and diving. Preferably, it can be used as a full-suit type wetsuit.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit of the present invention has a shape similar to socks (sock-like shape).
In other words, this sock-like shape allows the wet suit wear protective device to be used not only for the feet but also for the hands, thereby improving the functionality and versatility of the wet suit wear protective device.

Protective equipment for wet suits must be large enough to fit feet or hands. As such a size, for example, the size in the longitudinal direction of the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit can be 23 cm to 33 cm, preferably 23 cm to 30 cm, more preferably 23 cm to 29 cm, and most preferably 25 cm to 29 cm.
Also, the width of the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit can be, for example, 0 cm to 16 cm, preferably 10 cm to 15 cm, more preferably 11 cm to 15 cm, and most preferably 12 cm to 15 cm.

The opening in the present invention serves as a place to put a hand or a foot. The opening need not be particularly limited as long as it fulfills such a role, and can have various shapes and sizes.
Typically, the opening may have a semi-elliptical shape as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, and other shapes such as elliptical, semi-circular, and circular may also be used.
Moreover, as in the prototype example of FIG. 4, it is preferable that the opening be designed to have a size that allows the hands and feet to enter sufficiently and that the size of the fiber surface that comes into contact with the wet suit can be secured as much as possible. Such a size is typically 1/6 to 1/3, more preferably 1/6 to 1/4 of the length of the wet suit protective equipment in the longitudinal direction. It can be said.

The opening is stretchable on the edge side (the heel side when the foot is put in). As a result, when a hand or foot is put in, the front side of the opening expands and contracts instead of the front side, making it possible to expand and contract according to the size of the hand or foot. It has the effect of being able to easily and simply respond to the foot.
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the expansion/contraction treatment may be provided in a semi-circular or semi-elliptical shape at the opening.

The protective equipment for wearing a wet suit of the present invention is made of a fibrous material with a smooth surface. This structure has the effect of protecting the wet suit by reducing friction with the wet suit and preventing catching. In addition, it has the effect of enabling smooth wearing of the wet suit.
The fiber material with a smooth surface is not particularly limited as long as the friction with the wet suit is reduced, and various fiber materials can be used. As such a fiber material, for example, one or more of polyester fibers (including recycled polyester fibers), nylon fibers, acrylic fibers, polypropylene fibers, and silk fibers can be used.

The protective equipment for wearing a wet suit of the present invention is preferably formed by sewing a semi-elliptical fiber material and an elliptical fiber material. As a result, it is possible to manufacture the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit of the present invention with a small number of members and simple work, and it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost and improve the yield of the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit of the present invention. have an effect.

The present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a top view of the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit 1 of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit of the present invention, and Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the state of wearing the wet suit of the present invention. be.

The wetsuit of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, is shaped like a sock and has a semi-elliptical opening 2 for inserting hands or feet.
In addition, in the opening, the heel side (heel side or edge side) of a sock is processed to be stretchable in a semicircular shape (stretchable portion 3). As a result, when hands or feet are put in, the front side, rather than the tip side, expands and contracts to accommodate the size of the hands and feet, enabling hands and feet of various sizes from children to adults. have a possible effect.
It is used by putting a hand or foot into the opening 2 (Fig. 3) and wearing a wet suit in that state.

As shown on the right side of Fig. 3, the wet suit of the present invention can be worn not only on the feet but also on the hands. As a result, the wet suit protective equipment of the present invention can be used for both hands and both feet. For example, the wet suit protective equipment is first used for the feet, and the wet suit is worn from the foot side. Subsequently, it becomes possible to use the wet suit efficiently by using the wet suit protective equipment for the hands and wearing the hand side of the wet suit.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a prototype example of the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit according to the present invention, where a is a top view of the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit, and b is a top view in a state in which the front and back are reversed.
In the prototype example, it is made by sewing elliptical recycled polyester fibers (Uniecolo, a registered trademark) and semi-elliptical recycled polyester fibers, and can be easily manufactured with a small number of parts. is.
The end of the opening (the heel side when the foot is put in) is stretched with rubber (rubber stretchable part).

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state when a trial example of the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit according to the present invention is worn. As shown in the figure, it can be worn not only on the foot but also on the hand.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing how the wet suit protective equipment of the present invention is used. It is used in the following sequence of steps. This series of procedures is completed in about 20 seconds without catching your feet. It turns out that wearing is possible.
(1) Wear a wet suit protector on the right leg (not shown).
(2) Put the right foot through the wet suit while wearing it. In Figure 6e, the right foot is out of the wetsuit, and in Figure 6f, the right foot is completely out of the wetsuit.
(3) Remove the protective equipment for wearing a wet suit from the right leg and attach it to the left leg (not shown).
(4) Put your left foot through the wet suit while wearing it. In Figure 6g, the left foot is out of the wetsuit, and in Figure 6h, the left foot is completely out of the wetsuit.

Claims (3)

having a sock-like shape with an opening,
The end side of the opening is subjected to a semi-circular or semi-elliptical stretchable process,
Protective equipment for wearing a wet suit characterized by being formed of a fibrous material with a smooth surface.
2. The protective equipment for wearing a wet suit according to claim 1, wherein the fiber material is selected from one or more of polyester fiber, nylon fiber, acrylic fiber, polypropylene fiber and silk fiber.
3. The protective equipment for wearing a wet suit according to claim 1 or 2, which is formed by sewing a semi-elliptical fibrous material and an elliptical fibrous material.