US1851100A - Life-saving suit, specially for airmen, mariners, and the like - Google Patents

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US1851100A
US1851100A US408139A US40813929A US1851100A US 1851100 A US1851100 A US 1851100A US 408139 A US408139 A US 408139A US 40813929 A US40813929 A US 40813929A US 1851100 A US1851100 A US 1851100A
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    • B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
    • B63C—LAUNCHING, HAULING-OUT, OR DRY-DOCKING OF VESSELS; LIFE-SAVING IN WATER; EQUIPMENT FOR DWELLING OR WORKING UNDER WATER; MEANS FOR SALVAGING OR SEARCHING FOR UNDERWATER OBJECTS
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  • This invention relates toa' life-saving suit for airmen and mariners-by means of which persons are able to keep floating for a' very long time, access 'of water being prevented and the body being kept warm.
  • the whole suit is made in one piece of water-proof material lined with floatable material such as cork.
  • a vertical slot 10 is arranged adapted to be watertightly closed.
  • Fig. 3 shows the glove portion open.
  • a Fig. 4 shows on larger scale the fastening device in section.
  • the suit 11's made of water-proof impregnated material having a lining 2 i? fur or n wool.
  • Between the fabric of thesuit and the lining alinin'g 3 is inserted consisting of floatable material such as cork, this intermediate lining3 being thicker inthe portion of the suit designed to cover the upper part of the body than in the trousers 5, sleeves ertical section of Fig. 2 partly 130 6 and head cover 7.
  • The, parts 4, 5, 6 and 7 are made in one piece.
  • the cork is ground for instance to lumps of the size of a pebblestone so that the intermediate lining can. be.
  • the intermediate linin might also be composed of superposed thin ayers.
  • the trousers legs 5 form each, as shown-in Fig. 1, a shoe 8 at the lower end, or,.as shownin Fig. 2,-each trousers leg'may be tightly tied near the lower end by means of a strap 9 frame of packing material such as cork on the 99 to water-tightly closethe suit at the lower edges ofsaid-open'ing, and aflap adapted to end.
  • the sleeves 6 end each in a glove 10. be buttoned on the glove to watertightly close In the palin'of each glove 10 a flap- 12 is prosaid opening.- 7
  • the head cover 7 has the shape of a helmet, 100
  • an air valve 16 is arranged, which is not shown as it may be of any known type comprising for instance a valve body adapted to close automatically as soonas water pressure acts upon it from the outer side.
  • the body part of the suit has in the. front. side a vertical slot 17 extending from the head cover to the waist so that the suit canbe easily put on and taken ofi.
  • a strip 19 of'fa-bric is provided,-each strip carrying one halfQO of a fastener, the two parts adapted.
  • Packing strips 22 are arran ed under the strips 19, the sides a of said pacifiing strips facing one another being constructed so that-they areadapted 'to engage the one with the other to pack watertightly in outward-direction when the fastening device 20' is closed.
  • the cork lining does possess suflic ancy to keepla person in the water in upright position for a very long time andit further helps, together with the fur lining, to keep the. body Warm;
  • the lifesaving suit is'very useful not only. for airmen and mariners but also for steamer passengers. .'Iclaim

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AND was LIKE filiarch 29, 1932. [LG
LIFE SAVING sum, SPEGIALLY FOR AIRMEN, MARINERS Filed' nevjls. 1929 Patented Mar. 29, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ANNA ILG, or sun. KATHARINENTAL,
LIFE-SAVING SUIT, srEcIALLY FOR Application filed November This invention relates toa' life-saving suit for airmen and mariners-by means of which persons are able to keep floating for a' very long time, access 'of water being prevented and the body being kept warm.
According to the invention the whole suit is made in one piece of water-proof material lined with floatable material such as cork. In the upper portion of the suit a vertical slot 10 is arranged adapted to be watertightly closed. a v An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by Way of example in the accompanying drawings in which I Fig. 1 is a frontelevation of the life-saving suit. Fig.2 is a v in elevation.
Fig. 3'shows the glove portion open. a Fig. 4 shows on larger scale the fastening device in section. The suit 11's made of water-proof impregnated material having a lining 2 i? fur or n wool. Between the fabric of thesuit and the lining alinin'g 3 is inserted consisting of floatable material such as cork, this intermediate lining3 being thicker inthe portion of the suit designed to cover the upper part of the body than in the trousers 5, sleeves ertical section of Fig. 2 partly 130 6 and head cover 7. The, parts 4, 5, 6 and 7 are made in one piece. The cork is ground for instance to lumps of the size of a pebblestone so that the intermediate lining can. be.
' easily bent and the-suit is flexible. The intermediate linin might also be composed of superposed thin ayers. v
- The trousers legs 5 form each, as shown-in Fig. 1, a shoe 8 at the lower end, or,.as shownin Fig. 2,-each trousers leg'may be tightly tied near the lower end by means of a strap 9 frame of packing material such as cork on the 99 to water-tightly closethe suit at the lower edges ofsaid-open'ing, and aflap adapted to end. The sleeves 6 end each in a glove 10. be buttoned on the glove to watertightly close In the palin'of each glove 10 a flap- 12 is prosaid opening.- 7
vided, adapted to be buttoned and pressed In testimony whereof I aflix my signature. strongly against a frame 13 of cork. When a ANNA ILG the flap 12 has been unbuttoned, the fingers can bes'lipped through the opening, if this should be necessary to carryout certain work. -The head cover 7 has the shape of a helmet, 100
and a transverse opening 14 is provided at NEAR nmssnnnorniv, swrrzmmm) airmen, mmmmts, AND- THE LIKE 1a, 1929. Serial No. 408,139.
the height of the eyes, said opening being closed by a plate 15 of transparent material such as celluloid. In the head cover 7 an air valve 16 is arranged, which is not shown as it may be of any known type comprising for instance a valve body adapted to close automatically as soonas water pressure acts upon it from the outer side. The body part of the suit has in the. front. side a vertical slot 17 extending from the head cover to the waist so that the suit canbe easily put on and taken ofi. On each ed e of the slot 17 a strip 19 of'fa-bric is provided,-each strip carrying one halfQO of a fastener, the two parts adapted. to be engaged the one with the other or disengaged by means of a slide 21, so that thesuit can be easily closed andopened. Packing strips 22 are arran ed under the strips 19, the sides a of said pacifiing strips facing one another being constructed so that-they areadapted 'to engage the one with the other to pack watertightly in outward-direction when the fastening device 20' is closed.
The cork lining does possess suflic ancy to keepla person in the water in upright position for a very long time andit further helps, together with the fur lining, to keep the. body Warm; The lifesaving suit is'very useful not only. for airmen and mariners but also for steamer passengers. .'Iclaim A life-saving suit, for shipwrecked persons made of one piece of waterproof mateputting on extending from the chest portion overthe neck to the head portion, and comprisinggloves forming the ends of the sleeves and having each an opening inthe palm, a
ient buoyrial with cork lining having an aperture for
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Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE749119C (en) * 1940-06-01 1945-01-11 Buoy-like container to hold shipwrecked people
US2582811A (en) * 1947-01-31 1952-01-15 Harvey L Williams Garment
US3924305A (en) * 1972-06-05 1975-12-09 Daiichi Rubber Co Ltd Water-tight fastener
WO1984003266A1 (en) * 1983-02-18 1984-08-30 Nygard Holger B Survival suit
US5067921A (en) * 1988-09-30 1991-11-26 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Inflatable immersion suit
US20110130058A1 (en) * 2009-11-30 2011-06-02 Gu Young Kim Rescue Outfit
US11254403B2 (en) * 2016-07-07 2022-02-22 Mario Cesar VIGNOLA Salvage suit for shipwrecks with high functionality and insulation

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE749119C (en) * 1940-06-01 1945-01-11 Buoy-like container to hold shipwrecked people
US2582811A (en) * 1947-01-31 1952-01-15 Harvey L Williams Garment
US3924305A (en) * 1972-06-05 1975-12-09 Daiichi Rubber Co Ltd Water-tight fastener
WO1984003266A1 (en) * 1983-02-18 1984-08-30 Nygard Holger B Survival suit
US5067921A (en) * 1988-09-30 1991-11-26 Shell Internationale Research Maatschappij B.V. Inflatable immersion suit
US20110130058A1 (en) * 2009-11-30 2011-06-02 Gu Young Kim Rescue Outfit
US11254403B2 (en) * 2016-07-07 2022-02-22 Mario Cesar VIGNOLA Salvage suit for shipwrecks with high functionality and insulation

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