US1242752A

US1242752A - Life-preserver.

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Publication number: US1242752A
Application number: US6161415A
Authority: US
Inventors: Oscar A Youngren
Original assignee: NAT LIFE PRESERVER Co
Current assignee: NATIONAL LIFE PRESERVER Co; NAT LIFE PRESERVER Co
Priority date: 1915-11-15
Filing date: 1915-11-15
Publication date: 1917-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 1934-10-09

Description

0. A. YOUNGREN.

LIFE FHESEHVER.

APPLICATION FILED HOV. I5) I915.

Patented Oct. 9,1917.

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LIFE PRESERVER.

APPLICATION mu) NOV. 15.19l5.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

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UNITED-sums PATENT OFFICE.

OSCAR A. YOUNGBEN, OI SHERIDAN, WYQMING, ASSIGNOB NATIONAL LIFE PRE- 'BEB-VEB COMPANY, OF SHERIDAN, WYOMING, A CORPORATION 01 WYOMING,

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To alliwhom it may concern:

Be it known that LOsoan A. YOUNGRE-N, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sheridan, Sheridan county, and State of Wyoming, have invented and discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Life-Preservers, of which the following is a s ecification.

he present invention relates to life preserversand consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and particularly set forth in the accompanying claims.

The object of my said invention. is to provide a life preserver in the form of a waterroof suit adapted to completely inclose the ody of the wearer and to be put on over the clothing, and one which may be readily adapted to float the wearer regardless of weight, and provide means for sustenance during a considerable period, all as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

A further purpose of the invention is to equip the suit with a buoyant substance other than air, in compliance with the requirement, before sanctioning, of the Steamboat Inspection Service of the Department of Commerce; and to that end a suitable buoyant body is appropriately shaped and forms the lining for the garment The invention is pro osed as an improvement, or further deve opment, of the life reserver disclosed in my United States Tateht No. 1,123,058, of December 29, 1914.

The resent construction is disclosed by Way of illustration in the accompanying drawings, wherein- V Figure 1 shows the manner of wearing the suit and its exterior construction at the front,

Fig. 2 is a central sectional view thereof, with parts in elevation,

Fig. 2 illustrates the collar construction indetai1,,'

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the lin.e 33 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 a detail perspective view of a portion of the closure frame removed from. the garment,

Fig. 5 an enlarged sectional view of the entrance closure frame in applied position, and

Specification of Letters Patent.

be considerable.

that drawing in on the two straps 10 at the- Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

Application fled November 15, 1915. Serial No. 81,614.

Fi 6 a detailed central sectional view of the oot inclosure.

Referring to the construction .in further detail, the suit or garment A is constructed substantially as indicated in Fig. 1, being of one piece, and made'of water-proof material, such as rubber cloth, and comprising arms, legs, and a body portion, the legs terminating in foot coverings l (see Fig. 6) to receive the feet of the wearer, and the arms in hand covering 2 to receive the hands of the wearer. The said foot coverings are fitted with inner soles or plates 3, of lead or other suitable material, and outer linlugs, or reinforcing coverm s, 4, of twoply rubberized material, who il inclose the foot portions 1. Adjustable bands, or strips, are provided around the ankles to retain the foot coverings upon the feet, and each consists of a part 5, having a ring 6 that engages with'a snap hook 7, carried by a strap 8, after the manner illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, and 6.

The garment is adapted to be adjusted to the end that the suit may fit the individual wearer, b means of a pair of tapes'or cords 10 see Figs. 2 and 3), by which the body part of the garment is drawn down on the wearer and the suit, therefore, as a whole, shortened. It will be understood that when the garment is in actual use on the person, the buoyant bod portion will always tend to move upward y on the body of the wearer, and if the suit be too large, this tendency to upward crowding would It will therefore be seen crotch will tend to draw the bod portion of the suit downward and give a etter fit.

The only opening in the suit is at the upper end, extending from approximately the top of the shoulders down and across the front in a curved direction. The body portion of the suit at this opening is attached to a metal frame comprising a smgle curved bar 11 that is secured to -the garment at the entrance opening by pipm or in any ot er approved manner, and a duble and curved bar I? is in like manner secured to the swinging portion at the entrance'opening,

and 1s adapted to close down over the bar 11, bringing the same between the members otthe bar 12 and thereby forming a com,-

pletely Water-tight seal, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. The bar 12 is constructed with hub portions 13 that are hingedly mounted on the projecting end portions 14: of the bar 11 (see Fig. 4).

The frame is locked in closed position by means of a pair of clips 11*, secured to a rod 12 on the bar 11 (see Fig. 5), and said clips are adapted toengage with suitable hook members, 13, carried by the double bar 12. No claim is made to this particular form of fastening between

bars

11 and 12, inasmuch as various forms of locking devices may be employed with satisfaction.

The

frame construction

11 and 12 is shaped substantially as shown in Fig. 1, to rest and fit comfortably upon the shoulders and chest of the wearer. The rear portion of the suit is in one piece, terminating in a yoke 15 that has a turtle neck 16 adapted to fit snugly about the neck of the wearer and prevent the entrance of any water into the garment. Said

neck portions

15 and 16 are provided with a plurality of non-elastic strips 17 that serve to prevent endwise stretching of the neck portion when the same is being fitted over the head, but which will permit of sufficient lateral stretching to allow of this fitting in a convenient and ass manner.

he buoyant substance consists of kapoc, or other approved material, suitably contained in

pads

18 and 19 of appropriate thickness, and dis osed at the back, the sides, and front 0 the garment after the manner clearly shownin Figs. 2 and 3. The buoyant lining is securely attached to the inner surface of the garment, and tapes, or cords, 18 connect the lower portions thereof as shown in Fig. 2, and which, when engaging with the wearer, will properly hold the garment in position. I

The front section of the buoyant body is divided alon the line of the

frame bars

11 and 12 and t e upper portion 20 thereof'is formed continuous with the back portion 18. There is an opening 21 through the bod 20 in register with the neck portion, as wi 1 be understood. It may be. desired to extend the buoyant lining for a distance within the sleeve portions 22, but this is not necessary,

. however.

A fresh water or other liquid containing receptacle 23 may be attached to the garment by means of the pocket or strap 24, and a tube 25 leads therefrom throughm loop 26'adjacent to the neck portion 15, .whe1:eby the contents of the receptacle 23 ="'inay be taken by the wearer. The head covering accompanying the garment may be constructed after the manner of a hood, as

disclosed in my patent above referred to, or a separate head piece 27 (see Fig. 1) may be provided, as preferred.

It is obvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and arrangement of 'parts without de arting from the spirit of the invention, an therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claims.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A life preserver comprising a one-piece suit of waterproof material adapted to in close the body of the wearer from neck to feet and having an entrance opening therein, a closure for said entrance comprising a curveddouble bar attached to the suit along one opening edge, a curved single bar attached to the suit along the other opening edge and adapted to engage with said double bar and form a water tight joint therewith, and means forholding a buoyant substance in the suit, substantially as set forth.

2. A life preserver comprising a one-piece suit of waterproof material having leg ortions and adapted to inclose the body 0 the wearer from neck to feet and having an entrance opening therein, means located within the garment for shortening or lengthening said garment above its waist line to suit persons of different sizes, and means for holding a buoyant substance in the suit, substantially as set forth.

3. A life preserver comprising a one-piece suit of waterproof material having leg ortions and adapted to inclose the body 0 the wearer from neck to feet and having an entrance opening therein, a pair of straps located within and connected to the garment near the Waist line thereof adapted for shortening or lengthening the garment above its waist line to suit ersons of different sizes, and means for ho ding a buoyant substance in the suit, substantially as set' forth.

4. A life preserver comprisln a one-piece suit of waterproof materlal a apted to inclose the body of the wearer from neck to feet and having an entrance opening there in, a closure for said opening comprisin a frame of horizontally hinged bars, an a buoyant lining for the suit comprising sec tions secured thereto and divided along the gnilpf the hinged bars, substantially as set or V 5. A life preserver comprisin a. one-piece suit of water-proof material a apted to inclose the body of the wearer from neck to feet and having an entrance opening there- 1n,'the neck on aging portion provided with non-elastic strips reventin stretching in the lengthwise dlrection ut permitting stretching and contracting in the crosswise direction, a closure for the entrance opening, and a buoyantlining suitably secured within the suit, substantially as set forth.

6. device of the character described comprising a pair of hinged parts, one of said arts adapted to hold a. flexible sheet in the f rm of a web, a projectin memberon one of said parts, and a lever pivoted on the other part adapted to engage with said member to close the web holding part against the other part and secure the same in locked relation, substantially as set forth.

7. A device of the character described comprising a single bar and a, double bar hingedly connected, a projecting member on one of said bars, and a lever pivotally mounted on the other bar, said lever constructed to engage with the projecting memher to close the single bar between the members of the double bar and secure the same in locked relation,

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal at Washington, District of Columbia, this first day of November, A. D. nineteen hundred and fifteen.

OSCAR A. YOUNGREN. [1..s.] Witnesses:

H. H. Brmm, E. G. CLEMENTS.

substantially as set forth.