US1325108A - peterson - Google Patents

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W. PETERSON.

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WILLIAM PETERSON, OI NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

SAFETY-SUIT FOR AVIA'IOBS.

Application filed February 1, 1919. Serial No. 274,489.

To all whom it may concern: 7 v

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Pnrnnsou,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented new and use- 7 ful Improvements in Safety-Suits for Aviators, of which the following is a specification.

safety appliances for the use of aviators; and it consists in the aviators safety suit, hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

The object of my invention is to provide a comfortable and close-fitting suit, designed to-be worn by an aviator and constructed and arranged in such manner that it will not impede the movements of the upper portion ofthe aviators body and his arms;while he is seated in an aeroplane," and yet the event of it being necessary for the aviator means or rendering the suit buoyant in the event of the aviator dropping into a body Other objects and practical advantages of the invention will be fully understood from the following detailed description,

considered in connection with the drawings,

accompanyin and forming part ofthis specification, 1n which:

Figure l is an elevation showing my novel suit as .the same appears when the aviator is standing upon the ground.

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the suit and its appurtenances as the same appear when an aviator has jumped from-an aero plane and is descending through the air. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail section of the buoyant belt.

Fig. 4 is a detail showing one of the valves.

Fig. 5 is a detail section showing the helmet.

My present invention has to do with eluding parachute members, means whereby material. The said machine while in Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail section showing the valves complementary to the lower parachutes.

Similar numerals of reference-designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

My novel aviators suit 1 is preferably formed of waterproof material, and comprises a body 2, legs I 3 closed at their lower e1ids,arms.4= closed at their outer ends,

'and' a helmet 5, having an opening 6 in its forward portion, and joined through a neck portion 7 with the upper portion of the body 2." The body is provided with a closure 8 of the general character coinmon to union suits, and in the preferred embodiment of-my invention the said closure is extended upwardly to the opening 6 in the helmet or headpiece 5.

In accordance with my invention, the

opening 6 of the helmet 5 .is guarded by a sheet 10 of appropriate transparent materlal; the said sheet 10 being attached along .its lower edge to the front; of the helmet 5 below the opening 6 and being carried upwardly to a point above the opening 6, where it is joined to the upper front portlon of the helmet through the medium of textile material'll, which will permit the passage of ample air for the comfort of the aviator and yet will eifectually prevent the rush of air from seriously aflecting the aviator. It will also be readily apprec ated that this safety provision will-enable the aviator to see without 'difiiculty.

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Attached through guy lines l3 or thelike to'the helmet 5-is a parachute 14,- of flexible parachute 14 is designed when not in use to hang at the back of the avlator so as to be entirely out of the way.

When however, the aviator jumps from his flight, the parachute is designed to assume the position shown in Fig.

movement of the aviator and at the same time enabling the aviator to fall. feet foremost and in an upright position. It will edge is connected with the waist portion of D5 '2 with a view to retarding the downward the suit 1 through the medium of guy cables 17.

Preferably arranged in the center of the 4 parachute 14. is a vertical conduit 18 for the passage of air. This conduit 18 is normally closed through the medium of a springpressed valve 19. The said valve 19 is con nected to a cord 20, which extends downwardly and is connected to the bodyportion of the suit 1 at such point as to be within I convenient reach of the hand of the-aviator.

- parachutes and 26. These lower para- By virtue of this provision, it will be manifest that the aviator is enabled, when he desires to accelerate his descent, to draw upon the cable 20 and thereby open the valve 19 against the action of its complementary spring so as to permit air to escape from under the upper parachute. It will also be apparent that when the aviator releases the cable 20 the valve 19 will be firmly closed, so as to enable the upper parachute to more adequately check the downward movement of the aviator.

Connected to the body portion 2 of the suit 1 are what I denominate the lower chutes 25 and 26 are formed of flexible material, and are joined to the body portion of the suit in lapped relation. Said lower parachutes 25 and 26 are adapted, when not in use, to rest snug against the lower portion of the suit. When, however, the aviator the guy cables 27, which are interposed ber jumps from a machine into the air the parachutes 25 and 26 will assume the positions shown in Fig. 2 and will be retained in said positions against the pressure of the air by tween and connected to the said parachute members and the legs and body portion of the suit as shown. It will also be observed that each'of the members 25 and 26 is provided with an-air escape conduit 27, controlled by a spring uided and normally pacity of the said members. It will also be apparent that by reason of the said lapped relation the member 25, when the parachute members are not in use, will drape over the member 26 so as to contribute to the comfort of the aviator when he is seated in his machine. By opening the valves in the members 25 and 26 the aviator is enabled to permit the passage of air from under said members and in that way enable himself to descend through theair in a steady manner and at the rate of speed desired.

Surrounding the waist portion of the suit 2 is a buoyant belt 30. This buoyant belt may be? of the air-inflated type or may be filled with cork orlother highly buoyant material, and it has for its purpose, in the event of the aviator falling into a body of water, to cooperate With the parachute members 25 and 26 in maintaining the upper portion of the aviators body above thesurface of the water. In this connection, the lapped relation of the parachute members 25 and 26 is important, inasmuch as it enables the members 25 and 26 to rest where they are lapped on the surface of the water, with the result that the aviator is adequately supported in the water.

By reference to Fig. 2 of the drawings, it will be observed that notwithstanding the appurtenances provided upon my novel suit,

for-the manipulation of the machine; and it will also be noted that the hands of the aviator are not covered. On the other hand, the closures of the sleeves 4 of the suit are effected around the wrists of the aviator.

At 40 in Fig. 2 are panels of suitable transparent material, calculated to enable the aviator to see through the lower parachutes incidental to a descent.

Notwithstanding the practical advantages hereinbefore ascribedto my novel suit, it

will be readily appreciated that the suit is simple and inexpensive in construction and is not liable to interfere in any measure with the performance of the duties of the aviator while he is seated in and controlling the movements of his machine. Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. Safety means for aviators comprising a close-fitting suit, having legs, arms," and a helmet, with an opening in its front portion, a transparent layer connected to the helmet below the face opening therein, porous material interposed between and connected to said transparent layer and a helmet above the face opening, a parachute adapted, when opened, to rest above the helmet, and, when not in use, to hang from the helmet; the said parachute being connected with the helmet through the medium of guy cables and ber ing provided with an air-escape conduit and a normally closed spring-pressed valve for controlling said conduit, a valve-opening cable extending from said valve to a point on the body of the suit, a buoyant belt carried by the suit and surrounding the waist portion thereof lower parachute members the arms of the aviator are left entirely free having their inner portions arranged in lapped relation and connected to the waist portion of the suit, and each having a conduit for the escape of air, and'a normally closed spring-pressed valve for closing said conduits, guy cables interposed between the lower parachute members and the lower portion of the suit, and cables connected to ingupwardly from the point of connection, the valves of the lower parachute members and porous material interposed between and 10 and extending to points on the suit within connected to the upper ortion of the transconvenient reach of the wearer. 7 parent layer and the he etat a point above 2. An aviat'ors safety device, comprising the opening therein.- a helmet or head-piece, having an opening In testimony whereof I have afiixeci .my

in its front, a transparent layer connected signature. to the helmet below the opening and extend- WILLIAM PETERSON.

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