Abstract: Inflatable air strips for protection of a motorcyclist body in case of a traffic accident are disclosed. The air strips comprise plurality of horizontal and vertical air strips worn all around the motorcyclist body which are inflated with gas produced in a gas generator. An inflation process is initiated by an activating cord which is extended from the gas generator and attached to a motorcycle.

Abstract: The present invention is an inflatable protective cushion to be worn by people in high speed and high impact sports such as snowboarding for cushioning the blow when falling on their rear, or for sitting on as a seat when working on their boot bindings. The inflatable protective cushion comprises a pouch made of flexible and non-stretchable fabric material. The pouch has at least four constricted compartments parallel to one another, each constricted compartment containing an inflatable membrane made of flexible impervious material, where the inflatable membrane is arranged in constricted configuration. The inflatable protective cushion further comprises a valve means for inflating the inflatable membrane and maintaining a desired pressure therein, and means for attaching the pouch to the wearer, such that each of the two opposite hip regions of the wearer's body is overlapped by at least two of the at least four constricted compartments of the pouch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to 3-dimensional novelty apparel and comprises a lightweight jacket having a self-inflatable air pocket attached to the back of the garment and a design affixed to the exterior face of the air pocket. The preferred embodiment of the novelty garment incorporates a jacket design of rather conventional configuration wherein an opening is provided in a rear panel to accept a 3-dimensional design air pocket securely sewn to the rear panel about the opening. In an alternative embodiment, the 3-dimensional air pocket is sewn on the back of a conventional jacket having a continuous rear panel, wherein a plurality of relatively small holes are provided in the rear panel to permit the passage of air therethrough. The self-inflatable air pocket comprises generally a discreet panel having an outer panel and a side panel attached to the outer panel about its perimeter. The side panel comprises a plurality of segments secured together to form a continuous side panel.

Abstract: A suite for the support of the body in respect of acceleration forces has ducts running therethrough forming pressure bodies which are distributed among different suit areas and are filled with a pressure-generating medium, which serves at the same time as the thermal conditioning agent, which is supplied from a pressure supply unit which does not hinder the heat exchange between the body and the cooling medium so as to function as a heat suit. The comfort of wear is improved with simultaneous protection against acceleration forces and a tempering of the body by circulating a heat carrier medium which can flow through at least individual areas of the suit. The areas are connected to a heat exchanger.

Abstract: A disposable environmentally controlled suit. The suit includes a coverall made of an inexpensive material which is relatively non-permeable to air. Elastic closures are provided at the neck and the terminal portions of the arms and legs. A manifold is formed in the back of the suit by an inner layer and an outer layer which forms a chamber therebetween. Outlet ports are provided for release of air from the chamber into the interior of the suit. A Hilsch tube is attachable to the manifold for supplying a cooled or heated air stream to the manifold. Suspenders hold the suit off of the shoulders of the user for providing circulation of air around the shoulders. The suit inflates upon injection of air into the manifold which keeps the suit away from the body of the user. Air is allowed to escape through the elastic closures. In a controlled manner such that the entire body of the user is kept cool or warm as desired.

Abstract: A sleeping mat (4), preferably forming part of a sleeping bag (2), comprises an inflatable enclosure (10) containing a fibrous bat (12) which is attached to the opposite sides of the enclosure so that on inflation thereof the bat is non-resiliently expanded.

Abstract: Shock absorbing body protective pads for use by athletes in contact sports and comprising a pair of heat sealable woven scrim-reinforced plastic film members sealed together to form a plurality of cooperating and interconnected chamber elements therebetween. Each chamber element contains a foam pad constrainably retained within the chamber, and with the interior volume of at least two of the chamber elements being interconnected. A plurality of rigid tubular exhaust ports are arranged to communicate between the chambers and the ambient, with the exhaust ports being disposed along the lateral edges of certain of the chambers, and with these exhaust ports being arranged in oppositely disposed relationship, one to another, so as to insure continued communication with the ambient.

Abstract: A gas expansion type shock absorbing safety cloth for autocycle drivers is disclosed which comprises; a shock absorbing tube; a gas regulator connected through gas conduits to the shock absorbing tube; one or more of compressed gas storage and discharge devices connected to the gas regulator; an ignition controller; a trigger device connected through an electric wire and a pull string to the said ignition controller; and a connector disposed an intermediate position of both the electric wire and the pull string in such a manner that it is separated upon applying of a pulling force exceeding a certain predetermined value.

Abstract: A garment such as a vest or jump suit containing one or more inflatable gas-bags which will automatically expand upon appropriate signals from remote and garment contained deceleration sensors. A unique coded signal system is employed to insure that in fact inflation is required of the gas-bag or gas-bags prior to inflation to prevent accidental inflation.

Abstract: A sports protection garment for use by athletes to provide adjustable upper body protection. Separate configured air inflatable multiple chambered pads are positioned in multiple fabric compartments strategically located on a lightweight fabric garment covering the athlete's upper body. Each of the multiple chambered pads is independent and can be removed from its matching compartment for replacement or repair.

Abstract: Low cost tuckaway garment which protects wearer against cold wind or rain and can be rolled or folded up when not needed and tucked into a pocket. The garmet is comprised entirely or essentially entirely of thin polyethylene sheet. A preferred embodiment is a windbreaker made of high density polyethylene having an opening at the top for the wearer's head, a long turtleneck and essentially identical front and back joined together by heat joining.

Abstract: Motorcycle safety apparel is disclosed which may be made in stylish and unencumbering designs to encourage regular use by motorcycle riders, and the like, which in the event of an impending or actual accident will inflate to provide a protective enclosure for the parts of the body most susceptible to critical or fatal injury. In the motorcycle application, the apparel is coupled through an umbilical cord to a container of compressed or liquified gas, with a much shorter pull cord being coupled between the rider and the valve of the container to rapidly inflate the apparel on separation of the rider from the motorcycle prior to separation of the umbilical cord.

Abstract: A garment for protecting a wearer against bone fracture resulting from accidental falling comprises an undergarment to which is applied pocket-forming fabric comprising a pair of portions forming pockets positioned so as to overlie opposite hip regions of the wearer and a connecting portion extending along the waist line of the garment and forming a passage joining the two pockets. A seam joins the pocket-forming fabric portion with the garment along the waist line and along outer, lower and inner margins of the pocket-forming portions. A lower edge of the connecting portion is left free from the garment to provide an entrance to the pockets. An impervious inflatable bag inserted through the entrance into the pockets has an inflatable cushion-forming portion in each pocket and a connecting portion joining the cushion-forming portions. The bag is inserted in deflated condition and is then inflated to provide over each hip region of the wearer an air cushion for cushioning the impact in the event of a fall.

Abstract: A protective pad assembly usable primarily by athletes to protect body parts from injury, especially from traumatic shock as when struck by a high speed hockey puck. The pad assembly includes a relatively rigid outer shell or shield and an inner air entrained cushion releasably attached to the outer shell and closely conformable to the body part being protected. The cushion includes a flexible, shock absorbent pad covered by a flexible air impervious case. The pad is formed of a soft, springy material which expels air upon compression, such as polyurethane foam. Small openings in the case are provided for expulsion of air from the case upon deflection of the pad as under the influence of the force of impact of an external object. The amount and rate at which air is expelled from the case influences the resiliency and shock absorbency characteristics of the cushion.

Abstract: A protective helmet assembly in which a manually operable pump carried by the helmet outer shell is accessible from outside the shell to inflate two inflatable bodies disposed between the shell and respective sound-attenuating earcup subassemblies suspended from the shell adjacent to the wearer's ears. An element accessible from outside the shell can be actuated to deflate the inflatable bodies when the helmet assembly is doffed.

Abstract: Motorcycle safety apparel is disclosed which may be made in stylish and unencumbering designs to encourage regular use by motorcycle riders, and the like, which in the event of an impending or actual accident will inflate to provide a protective enclosure for the parts of the body most susceptible to critical or fatal injury. In the motorcycle application, the apparel is coupled through an umbilical cord to a container of compressed or liquified gas, with a much shorter pull cord being coupled between the rider and the valve of the container to rapidly inflate the apparel on separation of the rider from the motorcycle prior to separation of the umbilical cord.

Abstract: An improved anti-G suit incorporates stiffening inserts sized and shaped to cover each inflatable air bladder and inserted between the bladders and the anti-G suit fabric. The stiffeners may be made of polypropylene, neoprene rubber, or a composite structure of Kevlar.RTM. fabric and polyethylene. A butt strap covers the buttocks of an aircrew member and is secured by belts extending across the abdominal and the thigh bladders of the anti-G suit. Inflation of the air bladders pulls the butt strap belts to compress the butt strap tightly against the aircrew member's buttocks.

Abstract: The heat retaining clothing of the invention comprising at least one inflatable envelope which is made of a polymer film. The film has a thickness of 50 to 150 .mu.m and an elastic modulus of extension of at least 90%.

Abstract: A protective garment having a vest portion for substantially covering the torso of a wearer utilizes inflatable envelopes adapted to inflate upon the occurrence of a predetermined event, such as a collision of an automobile in which the wearer is riding, for providing protective cushioning about selected regions of the wearer's body.

Abstract: An inflatable article, having a pair of gas impervious sheets which are heat welded together at their edges to form an envelope and are provided with parallelly spaced apart longitudinal first seams to define a plurality of air compartments between the pair of sheets, is provided with a reforming and reinforcing outer inflatable multiple-compartmented unit formed, on the wall of the envelope, by heat-sealing an additional outer sheet to one of the pair of gas impervious sheets at the edge portions and at the lines which lie between each two of the first longitudinal seams to form second seams whereby the article will achieve a stronger and stiffer construction and the acute fused edge portions thereof can be reformed by the expanded superimposed inflatable outer units adjacent to the edge portions.

Abstract: The heat retaining article according to the invention comprises at least one inflatable envelope attached on a sheet material. The envelope is made of an air-impermeable sheet which is produced by treating a cloth with at least one synthetic or natural rubber. The heat retaining property of the article can be controlled by adjusting the amount of air filled in the envelope.

Abstract: A motorcycle having a number of cooperating protective features to protect riders against injury in high speed crashes or other accidents. A motorcycle of the usual basic configuration, having a pair of wheels in tandem with a motor therebetween connected by a basic frame which supports at least one rider's seat assembly and a steering assembly for steering the front wheel is surrounded by a cage assembly of high strength, light-weight tubing fastened to the frame and forming part of the frame. A body covering covers the cage. At least one door is provided at the side of the rider. When fully open, the door extends outwardly in a manner such that the lower outer end of the door can engage the ground with the motorcycle tilted slightly in that direction to function as a sturdy, stable side stand. The seat assembly is in the form of a padded "bucket" type seat with sides that extend partially around the rider's sides.

Abstract: The protective garment of the present invention primarily for use as protective athletic equipment includes protective gear for the shoulders, ribs, biceps, forearms, thighs, knees and shins. The protective garment is generally composed of variable pressure pads, air cushions, and/or shields. The variable pressure pad includes two superimposed plies of a light-weight, non-elastic fluid-impervious fabric material having the adjacent surfaces of the material sealed around the periphery to form a pressure tight inflatable garment which does not distend and other adjacent surfaces sealed at regions internally of the periphery to define a plurality of fluid chambers and fluid passageways. The internal fluid chambers are fluidly communicable with adjacent fluid chambers by means of the fluid passageways. The material crinkles and folds over at preselected regions to constrict fluid communication between the fluid chambers as an external force is applied to the variable pressure pads.

Abstract: The disclosure is of a poncho for human use having an enclosed area at the center of the rear panel which may be inflated to form a cushion on which the wearer sits.

Abstract: This shirt is to be worn by children, and it consists primarily of inflatable chest muscle portions, inflatable stomach muscle portions, and inflatable biceps portions in the arms. It further includes an elastic neck band and elastic wrist bands, for securing it to the child, when it is being inflated, and it also includes an optional cape, that may be snapped on, or adhesively secured to the shoulder portions.

Abstract: Inflatable suspenders comprise an elongated envelope being closed at its respective end and having fastened in superimposed registry at its mid-point a strap including a slip loop at one of its terminal ends in communication with the envelope to form a substantially Y-shaped construction, the terminal ends of the envelope being closed and being provided with fasteners attachable on to apparel, the terminal end of the strap being provided with fasteners, the envelope being inflatable manually or with a capsule of pressurized gas, and a trigger mechanism selectively opening the capsule of gas.

Abstract: A protective and attractive garment such as a jumpsuit is provided which has the appearance of a normal article of clothing. The garment is particularly suitable for hang-gliding or parachuting and is made from a fabric of two coextensive layers of close-weave material which offers substantial resistance to the flow of air or gas through the material. If an emergency arises which exposes the wearer to the danger of an injury due to forceful impact, the suit is inflated by providing a gas under pressure to the area between the two layers of material thereby surrounding the wearer with a protective air cushion.

Abstract: Several embodiments of inflatable trousers and their auxiliary equipment are disclosed whereby the trousers are inflated in a controlled and precise manner. The form of the garment facilitates application to an infirmed individual by having a front and rear panel which are integral along the inseam of the legs, are separate at the top of an abdominal region, the region of the perineum and at the bottoms of the legs, and are separable along the outer side margins from the top to the bottoms of the legs. Fasteners such as slide fasteners are provided for selective closure along the outer side margins of the garment. One or more inflatable chambers are located within the garment to extend over substantial regions thereof and impose pressure over the enclosed body portion as the entire enclosed abdominal area and both legs or, selectively, the respective legs and an abdominal region. A relatively rigid outer reinforcing panel militates against ballooning in the abdominal region.

Abstract: A recreational and amusement toy for children in the form of an inflated balloon-like jacket which covers the torso, permitting children to bounce or roll off one another while standing erect or while prone upon a lawn or soft-surface play area.The generally spherical configuration permits the child to quickly return to his feet from either a bounce or roll action when balance cannot be maintained.Arms can be retracted with bent elbow into the arm openings to permit the child to roll readily on the ground.

Abstract: A ball type umbrella covering the head and extending below the top of the shoulder line being held in place by a draw string arrangement. The umbrella device is double layered with means of inflation thereof providing optional inflating means at two points within and without the device. The two layers are welded at a multiplicity of points whereby the ball or globular appearance of the umbrella is substantially maintained after inflation and during use due to uniformity of air pressure throughout the interlayer space.

Abstract: An inflatable garment or suit of clothing worn by a motorcycle rider is detachably connected with a source of pressurized gas operative to inflate the suit in response to a predetermined deceleration of the motorcycle, or manual operation of a trigger adjacent the motorcycle hand grip when a crash or spill appears to be inevitable. If the rider jumps or is thrown from the motorcycle, the suit will pull loose from the gas source by virtue of the detachable connection and will remain inflated for an appreciable time interval to protect the rider from multiple impacts. The detachable connection is also manually operative to permit the rider to disengage the suit in its non-inflated condition from the gas source without triggering the latter, and thereby to leave the motorcycle while still wearing the suit.