US20100122391A1 - Clothing capable of generating signal in wet environments - Google Patents

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US20100122391A1
US20100122391A1 US12/349,340 US34934009A US2010122391A1 US 20100122391 A1 US20100122391 A1 US 20100122391A1 US 34934009 A US34934009 A US 34934009A US 2010122391 A1 US2010122391 A1 US 2010122391A1
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Mei-Hua Chao
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/01—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with reflective or luminous safety means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F13/00—Bandages or dressings; Absorbent pads
    • A61F13/15—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators
    • A61F13/42—Absorbent pads, e.g. sanitary towels, swabs or tampons for external or internal application to the body; Supporting or fastening means therefor; Tampon applicators with wetness indicator or alarm
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C9/11—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like covering the torso, e.g. harnesses
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • 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
    • B63C9/00—Life-saving in water
    • B63C9/08—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like
    • B63C9/20—Life-buoys, e.g. rings; Life-belts, jackets, suits, or the like characterised by signalling means, e.g. lights
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/012—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids

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  • the present invention relates generally to an article of clothing, and more specifically to an article of clothing that can generate signals when used in a wet environment.
  • a life jacket is a device for aquatic activities that is designed to assist a wearer to keep afloat when in water, thereby enhancing safety on the water for the wearer.
  • this current invention can also be applied mainly for attracting passers-by on the streets in rainy days, or simply as a decoration on clothing. Additionally, clothing of the present invention can much enhance the wearer' safety automatically when he or she is walking in the streets on rainy dark days.
  • the clothing comprises a garment, a container embedded in or attached to the garment for infiltration of water liquids, which is filled with a dry electrolyte solution made of organic materials and having two electrodes electrically connected to the electrolyte, and an electric device electrically connected to the above electrodes for generating signals.
  • the water solution can permeate through the container to mix with the originally dry electrolyte such that an electric current can be created to drive the electronic device to generate the signals.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic drawing of an article of clothing according to a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the container of the clothing according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic drawing of the clothing according to the first preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing the electronic device is electrically connected with the electrolyte, and
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an article of clothing according to a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • an article of clothing 10 in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a garment 20 embodied as a life jacket, a container 30 , and an electrical device 40 .
  • the container 30 is made of porous materials, such as a two-way flow membrane that includes fiber or polymers.
  • the container 30 can be made of flexible materials to be fitted to the type of the garment 20 , or can be made of inflexible materials.
  • the container 30 is filled with a dry electrolyte 32 and equipped with a positive electrode 34 and a negative electrode 36 .
  • the electrical device 40 can be embodied as, but not limited to, a radio transmitter, a light-emitting unit or a sound producing device so as to generate an electrical wave, rays of light or sound.
  • the electrical device 40 can be mounted to the garment 20 and electrically connected with the positive and negative electrodes 34 and 36 by wires, or mounted to the container 30 and electrically connected with the positive and negative electrodes 34 and 36 by wires, as shown in FIG. 2 .
  • the electronic device 40 can send out signals automatically by the direct mixing of the seawater and the electrolyte 32 without taking any manual work on the electronic device 40 , so that the wearer stands a better chance of being rescued, especially in the dark.
  • the clothing 10 of the present invention is crucial to its wearer in terms of increasing chances of being rescued from drowning in water owing to its automatic signal generating capability. Moreover, the clothing 10 of the present invention provides the organic electrolyte 32 that can be absorbed and decomposed completely in soil without causing threat to the environment. Furthermore, the fact that the clothing 10 of the present invention only allows the electrochemical reaction within to proceed in a wet environment, rather than in a dry situation, guarantees its long service life.
  • FIG. 4 shows an article of clothing 50 in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention, i.e., as a diaper.
  • the container 52 and the electrical device 54 are installed inside the clothing 50 .
  • the electrical device 54 is activated immediately owing to the permeation of the urine through the container 52 and thus parents or a babysitter will be reminded of the need to change the diaper, thereby preventing a baby from catching cold or suffering a diaper rash.
  • Such same invention can also be applied on some disabled or old persons.

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