Classifications

• • 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
  • A41D13/015—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with shock-absorbing means
  • A41D13/0153—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with shock-absorbing means having hinged or separable parts
• • 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
  • A41D13/015—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with shock-absorbing means
  • A41D13/0156—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches with shock-absorbing means having projecting patterns
• • 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
  • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
  • A41D13/0518—Chest

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a protection vest against shocks.
• the invention relates in particular to a protective vest intended for use in various high-risk activity areas and, for example, for activities in the equine field in order to equip all personnel in contact with horses and who are likely to suffer shocks, such as for example hoofbeats, and also riders.
• the standard provides that these products may also be suitable for persons dealing with horses and likely to face eg kicks.
• This standard defines a protective vest as a sleeveless clothing covering defined areas of the torso and lower back, consisting of one or more layers of material and designed to reduce injuries from shocks, sudden falls, and injuries. kicks or hoof.
• the standard defines ergonomic requirements that jackets and vests can be designed to reduce the discomfort they cause.
• the present invention relates to the design of a protective vest intended in particular to meet the above-mentioned standard, but the use of which is not limited to this field of activity.
• This model of vest is constituted by a set of foam panels that adapt to the shape of the parts of the torso to protect.
• a vest is not entirely satisfactory, particularly as regards ergonomics and comfort, and more particularly as regards its overall flexibility as perceived by its user or user, as well as which relates to the ventilation or global aeration which is a determining factor of the comfort, in particular when such a vest is carried many hours per day by its user or the user.
• the proposed design does not allow industrial production satisfactory and easy, especially to achieve different sizes or dimensions for adults of both sexes.
• the invention proposes a vest for protecting the surfaces of the torso, or torso, of the body of a user, in particular vertically, from the neck to the waistband, of the type comprising: a plurality of protection panels whose three-dimensional conformation is adapted to at least a part of said surfaces to be protected;
• an envelope which is constituted by the assembly of a first internal layer oriented towards the body of the user and of a second external layer generally parallel to the first layer, and within which said plurality of panels ; characterized in that at least some of said protective panels are interconnected by a seam stitch, made by hand or with the aid of a sewing machine, so as to constitute an articulated connection between two stitched panels to form at least one set of protective panels.
• said protective panels are interconnected by a stitching stitch so as to define, between two stitched panels, a slot or clearance for the passage of air, and the two layers of the envelope are made in a material permeable to air;
• the two layers of the envelope are made of regular mesh net
• the protective panels are interconnected by stitching stitches to form an articulated panel structure that is permeable to air;
• each panel is made by thermoforming an expanded polyethylene foam sheet
• the sheet of foam in which the panels are made by thermoforming is a sheet with two superimposed sub-layers of different structures, and names of different densities, so that each protection panel has distinct structural characteristics at its external face; formed by a plate, and at its level internal face constituted by at least one internal protective pad;
• a panel comprises at least two adjacent protective blocks articulated with respect to each other; - The back of the vest has a neck cut extending vertically below the shoulder line;
• the lower edge of the vest has two cutouts of hips.
• FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of an embodiment of a protective vest according to the invention for women which is illustrated in the use position, closed by means of its zipper on the front;
• FIG. 2 is a diagrammatic detail view illustrating the assembled protective structure of the protective vest of FIG. 1 which is shown flat before it is inserted into the envelope and on the internal or internal side turned towards the body of the user. vest, with binding stitches made on the panels of the left half;
• Figure 3 is a partial view similar to that of Figure 2 which illustrates the vest after the insertion of the protective structure in the outer net casing and after completion of closing punctures;
• FIG. 4 is a diagrammatic sectional detail view illustrating the arrangement of a protection panel of the structure between the two mesh layers of the outer casing;
• FIG. 5 is a schematic view in perspective and in partial section of an exemplary embodiment of a protection panel belonging to the articulated structure for protecting the vest according to the invention;
• FIG. 6 is a detail view of FIG. 2 illustrating the assembly between different adjacent protective panels;
• Figure 7 is a detail view similar to that of Figure 6 illustrating the other side or face of the assembled protective structure facing outwards.
• the protective net 10 illustrated in the figures has a general symmetry of design with respect to a median vertical axis AVM passing through the middle of the back and identical elements are designated by the same references indexed "G” or "D".
• the protective net 10 illustrated in the figures has a general symmetry of design with respect to a median vertical axis AVM passing through the middle of the back and identical elements are designated by the same references indexed "G” or "D”.
• the protective vest 10 illustrated in the figures is generally in the form of a unitary vest which is conventionally donned by two opposite armholes 12G and 12D and which consists essentially of a back 14 and two left front 16G and right 16D.
• the vest 10 closes on the front, here by means of a zipper called “Eclaire” (registered trademark) in two parts 18G, 18D.
• the shoulder is constituted by two opposite shoulder legs before 2OG, 2OD and 22G 22D rear which meet at the line connecting the neck to the shoulder of the user, and which are connected and fixed to one another by an adjustable clip comprising a shoulder band 24G, 24D which extends from the free end of the rear leg 22G, 22D and which overlaps the front leg 2OG, 2OD, the band 24G, 24D being fixed by a fastening 21 G, 21 D of the type with hooks and multiple loops, also called "Velcro" fastener (registered trademark).
• the vest 10 consists essentially of an outer envelope permeable to air and an articulated inner structure of protection itself.
• the outer casing 26 is made from two layers of "tissue", internal 28 and outer 30, substantially of the same shape and dimensions that are interconnected along their peripheral edges vis-à-vis, for example , by sewing.
• the fabric used here for each of the two layers 28, 30 constituting the envelope is in the form of a net with regular mesh.
• the fabric used with mesh is such that the opening of each mesh, or "mesh", is sufficient to allow a virtually free flow of air through the fabric.
• the fabric can be made in different ways, that is weaving, knitting, knotting, molding, etc.
• the fabric or textile used is preferably made of a synthetic material resistant especially to wear and tear, while presenting great ease of maintenance.
• the most resistant meshes are those obtained by rectilinear weaving.
• the envelope 26 is made by stitching along its peripheral edge, along the two fronts 16G, 16D at each of the two complementary parts 18G, 18D of the zipper, along the neck 17G, 17D , two armholes and the dorsal cut-out 15 at the neck of so as to constitute an envelope 26 which, at first, is open downwards.
• This opening at the bottom and along the entire length of the vest 10 makes it possible to introduce, vertically from below upwards, the previously assembled protection structure 32, and then, by making a final hem seam along the substantially rectilinear lower edge. 34, to close the envelope 26.
• An additional seam 36 is also made, near the sewn lower hem 34, which is a seam of shape along the lower contour of the assembled protective structure 32 in order to correctly position it in the envelope 26 and avoid any vertical displacement of the assembled structure 32 inside the envelope 26.
• the articulated protection structure is constituted by an assembly of a multiplicity or plurality of protection panels Pi of different shapes and sizes which are assembled together so as to produce joints between the adjacent panels generally along vertical axes and / or horizontal.
• the number of panels Pi, their dimensions and shapes, and their points or hinge lines are chosen so as to give the assembly 32 the greatest possible flexibility and the greatest possible adaptation to the shapes of the torso or bust of the user, for example in the chest of a user, in the case of a vest for women.
• connection mode between the adjacent panels P is such that there is a clearance "j" between two adjacent edges B substantially parallel to two adjacent panels interconnected.
• Each slot or clearance "j" thus formed constitutes a passage for the circulation of air through the articulated protection structure 32, and therefore through the vest 10.
• the assembly is performed by means of seams Ci between the various panels P.
• the seams C are for example preferably made to the sewing machine.
• the protective structure 32 is gradually assembled by stitching the different panels P corresponding to the model to be produced, in the desired size.
• the pits or seams C are here made generally in parallel horizontal and / or vertical parallel directions, that is to say generally perpendicular to the edges B of the adjacent panels Pi that the pits connect to each other.
• Each protection panel P comprises one or more protection pads Pp ensuring in particular a shock absorption function.
• Each block Pp has a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape with a slightly frustoconical profile resulting from the molding technique, for example by thermoforming the blocks Pp and each of which is thus substantially in the shape of a truncated pyramid with a rectangular base.
• the shape of some P panels and Pp pavers is slightly different depending on the area in which they are located.
• the shapes and dimensions of the blocks Pp constituting each panel P are adapted to the shapes and dimensions of the corresponding panel P.
• each panel P consists of an outer plate Pe from which the different blocks Pp of the panel extend transversely inwards.
• the flat end face Pi free end of each pad Pp is parallel to the general plane of the free face of the outer plate Pe, and is oriented towards the body of the user of the vest 10.
• Each panel P with its protective pads Pp is preferably made in one piece by thermoforming from an expanded polyethylene foam sheet.
• the foam sheet in which the panels P are made by thermoforming is a sheet with two superimposed sub-layers of different structures, and name different densities.
• the molding sheet thus has a thinner outer sub-layer SCe of higher density and a thicker inner sub-layer SCi of lower density.
• the outer sub-layer SCe constitutes the external plate Pe of the panel P, while the blocks Pp are made at least partly in the thickest inner sub-layer SCi.
• thermoforming of all the panels P necessary for the production of a vest 10 of a certain model and size it is possible to use a mold for the simultaneous production by thermoforming of all the panels P necessary for the production of a vest 10 of a certain model and size.
• Each protection panel P, and thus the assembled articulated structure 32 thus has characteristics distinct structural at its outer face formed by the plate Pe, and at its inner face formed by the adjacent internal protective pad Pp.
• the vest 10 has an outer contour which, in the embodiment shown here, is more particularly adapted to the practice of riding.
• the lower edge of the back 14 is substantially horizontal and is located at the same vertical rib as the lower horizontal edges of the two front 16G, 16D, to facilitate mounting and not to interfere with the saddle.
• the upper edge of the back has a large neckline cutout 15 to easily adapt to the riding position of the rider without interference with his neck, or with his helmet or bomb.
• each front 14G, 14D here consists of a first zone Z1 consisting of a first panel adjacent to the associated portion of the zipper, which is vertical, which extends over all the height of the vest and which has two parallel vertical series of pavers.
• the structure 32 then comprises a second zone Z2 of general vertical orientation visually comprising two vertical series of blocks.
• a third zone Z3 consisting of two parallel vertical panels each having a series or vertical column of pavers.
• the back is constituted by a fourth zone Z 4 constituted by two panels of vertical orientation each having a vertical column of six adjacent pavers.
• the fifth zone Z5 main central back 14 has a lower panel shaped "V" with four additional specific shape of pavers, including a lower pavement point "V".
• the back of the vest has a neck cut extending vertically below the shoulder line whose lowest point corresponds to the upper edge of said lower V-shaped central panel.
• the assembled structure 32 having a general symmetry of design, the other half will not be described in more detail.
• the panels and their arrangement are such that there is on each side, at the bottom of the vest, a recess or cut at the right of each hip, corresponding to the indication of the reference Z3 in FIG.
• the hip cut does not exist and, moreover, in the upper part of each front Z1 -Z2, the panels and their arrangement are also different from what is illustrated in FIGS. .
• the two rods or straps or columns in the upper part each consisting of a column of single blocks are interconnected and made by sewing assembly horizontally superimposed panels each having two horizontally adjacent blocks.

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