KR101918093B1 - Foldable life jacket - Google Patents

Abstract

A foldable life jacket is disclosed. According to the present invention, the foldable life jacket comprises a back plate containing a buoyancy member and a chest plate opposite to the back plate having the buoyancy member. The back plate comprises: at least two back plate members spaced from each other; and at least one connection member connecting the two back plate members, and formed to be relatively ductile compared to the back plate members. Based on the connection member, the back plate has a structure to fold the back plate. According to the present invention, the back plate is formed with at least two back plate members and a connection member connecting the same for the back plate of the life jacket to maximally adhere to the whole back portion of a user to improve wearable ability and increase activity for the user.

Description

Foldable life jackets {FOLDABLE LIFE JACKET}

[0001] The present invention relates to a vest, and more particularly, to a vest capable of improving a wearer's comfort feeling (adherence feeling) to improve the activity and being foldable in half, .

Generally, a life jacket is a relief device for an airplane or a ship to float when an emergency falls, and to secure a user's safety in a water park or swimming pool. Such a life vest can be made in various forms such as a vest-like form that can be worn by a user or a form to be worn on a daily basis. A buoyancy member is built in to allow a user to float on water by a buoyancy member So that it can be maintained continuously.

However, the conventional life vest has a disadvantage in that it can not provide a good feeling of wearing when the user wears it. For this reason, it is difficult for the user to operate comfortably while wearing the life vest. Specifically, since the conventional life vest has a single plate shape, it is difficult to form a sufficient contact area with the back region of the user. Usually, the back part of a person is not flat as a whole, but has a rounded shape toward both side edges of the left and right sides. The conventional life vest has a structure that is not easily adhered to both sides of the back part as much as possible. In addition, the life jacket of the related art has a disadvantage in that it is difficult to fold, store, and transport the back panel as a single plate.

The applicant of the present invention has improved the above disadvantages and improved the fit of the life jacket as a whole to the user's back so as to enhance the wearer's feeling of comfort and provide a structure which is folded in half to easily store in a narrower space To improve the storage capacity and to improve the transportability.

Korean Registered Utility Model No. 20-0432410 (registered on Nov. 27, 2006)

The present invention has been conceived in order to solve the above-mentioned problems of the related art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type folding type The object of the present invention is to provide a life vest.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a life vest comprising a back plate including a buoyancy member, and a chest plate including a buoyancy member and opposed to the back plate, wherein the back plate comprises at least two back plate members spaced from each other; And at least one connecting member connecting between the at least two backing plate members and relatively flexible than the backing plate member, wherein the back plate has a foldable structure with respect to the at least one connecting member Provide a folding life jacket.

According to the folding life jacket of the present invention described above, since the back plate is composed of at least two back plate members and a connecting member connecting the back plate members, the back plate of the life vest can be closely adhered to the back portion of the user as much as possible, To increase the activity.

In addition, since the connecting member is made of a soft material having elasticity of more than a certain level, the user can fold the life vest in half, if necessary, so that the connecting member can be easily stored even in a narrow space, .

In addition, since at least one reinforcing bar of a shape memory alloy material is further provided on the connecting member, the placement position between the backing plate member and the connecting member can be maintained as constant as possible, so that the wear comfort of the user can be maintained constantly for a long time, do.

Further, by applying the structure in which the connecting member and the backing plate member can be separated when necessary, it is possible to facilitate the cleaning of the connecting member, the backing plate member, and the chest plate, as well as to facilitate storage and transportation.

In addition, by applying the buoyancy member of the back plate and the chest plate as a volume controllable structure, the volume of the buoyancy member can be expanded or reduced as needed, and when the life vest is stored or transported, The vest is reduced in volume and folded in half, making it easier to store and transport with reduced volume.

1 is a front perspective view showing a folding life jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a rear view of a folding life jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a rear view showing a folded life vest folded in half according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a view showing a further example of a folding life jacket according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, It is provided to let you know. Wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view showing a life vest according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a rear view illustrating a life vest according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a view showing a further example of a life vest according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

The folding life jacket according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is improved to improve the wearer's comfort and to be foldable in a smaller size so as to improve storage and portability. In addition, in the past, most of the users were rented from water parks or swimming pools because of insufficient wearing comfort of a life jacket and inconvenience in portability. However, the present applicant of the present invention has found that many design and test tests, (FIT) combination, and tried to solve the inconvenience of the past, and the result was derived.

1 and 2, the life vest according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a back plate 100 including a buoyancy member (not shown) and a buoyancy member (not shown) And a chest plate 200 opposed to the chest plate 200.

Here, the back plate 100 and the chest plate 200 are generally formed by inserting a buoyancy member such as foamed styrofoam, rubber, or the like into the inside of a two-ply fabric plate, and then cutting the edge.

The back plate 100 and the chest plate 200 are connected to each other with their both sides separated from each other. At both sides of the back plate 100 and the chest plate 200, a separate connecting bar And male and female buckles are provided at the ends of the connecting bars.

Hereinafter, the characteristic parts of the present invention will be described in detail.

1 and 2, in the present invention, the back plate 100 includes at least two back plate members 110 spaced from each other, and at least two back plate members 110 connected to each other, And at least one connecting member 120, which is relatively more flexible than the member 110.

The backing member 110 may be composed of two, three, four, or more, and the connecting member 120 is provided to connect the plurality of backing plate members 110 in the lateral direction. Specifically, the plurality of back plate members 110 are spaced apart from each other along the direction corresponding to the lateral direction of the chest plate 200 on the basis of the wearing state of the chest plate 200 (wearing state of the life vest). In the present invention, since the back plate 100 is not formed in a single plate shape but has a structure in which a plurality of back plate members 110 are spaced apart from each other, the back plate 100 is more closely adhered to the back of the user when wearing the product (life vest) . When the back plate 100 is composed of a plurality of back plate members 110, the mutual contact force between the back plate 100 and the back region of the user is further increased as compared with the case where the back plate 100 is formed in a single plate shape . In addition, in the case where the back panel 100 is formed in the form of a single plate, it is difficult to closely adhere to the back edge of the user, . However, according to the present invention, when the back plate 100 is composed of a plurality of back plate members 110 and connected to each other by the connecting member 120, the generation of the dead space area that can not come into contact with the back region of the user So that the wearer can wear the wearer in a state in which the wearer feels a close contact feeling as much as possible.

The Applicant has tested that such an adhesion property is further improved as the number of backing plate members 110 increases. In the related drawings, the case where two backing plate members 110 are provided is shown for convenience of illustration only. The following description will be made with reference to a case where two backing plate members 110 and one connecting member 120 are provided.

Here, the back plate 100 has a structure in which it can be folded on the basis of the connecting member 120. Specifically, when the backrest member 110 is made of two pieces and the central portion of the breast plate 200 is connected by a zipper for convenience of wearing, the user half-folds the life vest on the basis of the connecting member 120 and the zipper portion Collapsible. The present invention is advantageous in that a user can easily store the life jacket in a small storage space and can easily carry the life jacket by folding the life jacket in half.

In the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connecting member 120 may be made of a material including a woven mesh net or rubber having a certain elasticity. The connecting member 120 is made of a waterproof cloth mesh or rubber and has elasticity of more than a certain level, so that the user can fold the entire life vest in half based on the connecting member 120 as shown in FIG. Such a structure can be folded in half so that it is more easily stored and transported. In the related drawings, the connecting member 120 is applied as a mesh net for the sake of convenience, and the following description will be made with reference to a mesh net for convenience of explanation.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, a reinforcing bar 130 made of a shape memory alloy material and capable of bending at least a predetermined length may be further provided in the fabric mesh net.

A plurality of reinforcing bars 130 may be provided on the connecting member 120 so as to be spaced apart from each other and may be made of a shape memory alloy material to facilitate restoration of shape of the connecting member 120, So that the fabric mesh net is prevented from being bent or slacked more than necessary, so that the two backboard members 110 are more closely adhered to the user's back region, thereby enhancing the wearing comfort.

The reinforcing bar 130 of the shape memory alloy material maintains the arrangement position (distance between the two back plate members) between the back plate member 110 and the connecting member 120 to be as maximum as possible so that even after using the life vest for a long time, So that the durability can be increased.

Although not specifically shown in the drawing, the connecting member 120 may be detachably connected to the pair of back plate members 110, respectively. For example, the connecting member 120 may be separated from the pair of backing plate members 110 and replaced with a new one, and the washing may be facilitated. Further, due to such a detachable structure, the life jacket can be folded as a whole in a slimmer state, and storage and portability can be improved.

For example, the connecting member 120 may be detachably connected to the pair of back plate members 110 through a Velcro (not shown) or the like, and other detachable members other than Velcro may be used.

In the present invention, the buoyancy member (not shown) provided inside the back plate 100 and the chest plate 200 has a buoyancy such as styrofoam, foamed material, rubber, etc., But it can be applied to other structures.

Alternatively, although not shown in the drawings, The buoyancy member (not shown) provided in the back plate 100 and the chest plate 200 may be provided so as to be adjustable in volume by air injection from the outside and air discharge. The buoyancy member (not shown) may be formed, for example, in the form of an air bag (air bag), and may be provided in the space between the backing plate 100 and the chest plate 200, (Not shown) may be used to expand or reduce the volume of the buoyancy member in the form of an airbag.

When using the life vest of the present invention, the user can use the air compressor to expand the volume of the buoyancy member (not shown) and impart buoyancy to the buoyancy member. When storing or transporting the buoyancy member, The vest is reduced in volume and folded in half so that it can be easily stored and transported in a reduced volume.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings and the preferred embodiments described above, the present invention is not limited thereto but is limited by the following claims. Accordingly, those skilled in the art will appreciate that various modifications and changes may be made thereto without departing from the spirit of the following claims.

100: back plate 110: back plate member
120: connecting member 130: reinforcing bar
200: Chest plate

Claims (6)

A life jacket comprising a back plate including a buoyancy member and a chest plate including a buoyancy member and opposed to the back plate,
The back plate includes at least two back plate members spaced from each other on both sides; At least one connecting member detachably connected between the backboard members in the longitudinal direction and detachably connected to the backboard member, the at least one connecting member being relatively flexible compared to the backboard member and having elasticity; And a reinforcing bar provided to be able to bend in a state of being spaced apart from each other on the connecting member and provided in a lateral direction to maintain a position of arrangement between the back plate member and the connecting member and to facilitate restoration of the shape of the connecting member,
Wherein the back panel has a foldable structure with respect to the at least one connecting member.
delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the buoyancy member of the back plate and the chest plate is adjustable in volume by air injection from the outside and air discharge. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the at least two backboard members are spaced apart from each other along a direction corresponding to a lateral direction of the chest plate on the basis of the wearing state of the chest plate.

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