Abstract An improved seamless aquatic shirt of the ''''dry suit'''' type is provided for surfing, skin diving, water skiing, and the like. The shirt is composed of a latex material of a thickness which is tapered so as to have a maximum thickness at the waist which gradually decreases to a minimum thickness at the neck and sleeves. The tapered garment of the invention is easier to put on and take off as compared with the shirts of corresponding prior art dry suits, and it has other features as will be described. In a second embodiment of the invention, for example, mittens are formed integral with the sleeves as a molded extension of the shirt, so that the wearer''s hands, like the rest of his body, will remain dry and warm.
Inventors
👤 R Schultz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-04 18:54
CPC Classifications
B; B63; B63C; B63C11/00; B63C11/02; B63C11/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
134 words
A protective garment for aquatic use comprising: a torso aquatic member formed of a latex material in the form of a sheath having a neck opening at the top and a waist opening at the bottom, the material thickness of said sheath varying in the form of a gradual and uniform taper from a minimum thickness at said neck opening to a maximum thickness at said waist opening, and including sleeves integral with said sheath and having a material thickness corresponding to said minimum thickness, said sheath and said sleeves being formed of a seamless integral molded construction, and in which said material thickness at said neck opening and sleeves is approximately in a range of 0.015-0.020 inches, and said material thickness at said waist opening is approximately in a range of 0.030-0.040 inches.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
134 words
A protective garment for aquatic use comprising: a torso aquatic member formed of a latex material in the form of a sheath having a neck opening at the top and a waist opening at the bottom, the material thickness of said sheath varying in the form of a gradual and uniform taper from a minimum thickness at said neck opening to a maximum thickness at said waist opening, and including sleeves integral with said sheath and having a material thickness corresponding to said minimum thickness, said sheath and said sleeves being formed of a seamless integral molded construction, and in which said material thickness at said neck opening and sleeves is approximately in a range of 0.015-0.020 inches, and said material thickness at said waist opening is approximately in a range of 0.030-0.040 inches.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The protective garment defined In claim 1, and which includes hand enclosures integral with the ends of said sleeves, and in which said sheath, said sleeves and said hand enclosures are all formed of a seamless integral molded construction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The protective garment defined in claim 2, in which said hand enclosures are in the form of mittens.