US4416027A
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Diving suit seam construction
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-01-31
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Granted: 1983-11-22
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Expires: 2003-01-31
Abstract
Abstract An improved seam construction for diving suits and method of performing same which consists of a seam formed by cutting slits into the edges of two abutting pieces of elastomeric material, gluing and stitching the outer layers of the edge of each piece, inserting and gluing a filler strip of material into the interior of the cavity formed by the slit and gluing the inner layers of the material over said filler strip. Diving suits formed using such seam construction are stronger, more comfortable, more durable, more aesthetic and leakproof.
Inventors
- 👤 Henry L. Perla
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 13:34
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C65/00; B29C65/56; B29C65/62; A; A41; A41D; A41D27/00; A41D27/24; B29C65/48; B29C65/50; B29C65/5042; B29C65/72; B29C66/00; B29C66/01; B29C66/02; B29C66/022; B29C66/0224; B29C66/02241; B29C66/05; B29C66/10; B29C66/11; B29C66/114; B29C66/1142; B29C66/14; B29C66/20; B29C66/22; B29C66/223; B29C66/40; B29C66/41; B29C66/43; B29C66/70; B29C66/71; B29C66/72; B29C66/723; B29C66/727; B29C2793/00; B29C2793/0036; B29C2793/0081; B29K; B29K2621/00; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/52; B29L2031/5254; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1052; Y10T156/1062; Y10T156/1064; Y10T156/1066; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/19; Y10T428/192; Y10T428/197; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24033; Y10T428/24041; Y10T428/2405
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
92 words
An improved diving suit seam construction comprising: two pieces of elastomeric material, such as neoprene foam rubber, in sheet form, the surfaces of which may or may not be covered with nylon or lycra material depending on the diving suit style, said pieces having abutting edges and each containing slits cut into the abutting edges with one of the surfaces of material joined together by glue and stitching; and a filler strip of elastomeric material inserted and glued inside the slits over which the outer pieces of material are joined by glue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
92 words
An improved diving suit seam construction comprising: two pieces of elastomeric material, such as neoprene foam rubber, in sheet form, the surfaces of which may or may not be covered with nylon or lycra material depending on the diving suit style, said pieces having abutting edges and each containing slits cut into the abutting edges with one of the surfaces of material joined together by glue and stitching; and a filler strip of elastomeric material inserted and glued inside the slits over which the outer pieces of material are joined by glue.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of diving suit seam construction comprising: providing two pieces of elastomeric material having interior and exterior surfaces and abutting edges; cutting slits into the edges of the abutting pieces of elastomeric material; gluing the abutting edges of the two pieces along the exterior surfaces while the abutting edges of the interior surfaces are folded outward; stitching the exterior surface edges of the pieces; inserting a strip of elastomeric material inside the cavity formed by the seam of the abutting edges of the exterior surfaces and the outwardly folded interior surfaces; and bringing the outwardly folded interior surfaces into abutting relationship and gluing their edges together to form the finished seam.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
112 words
A method of diving suit seam construction comprising: providing two pieces of elastomeric material having interior and exterior surfaces and abutting edges; cutting slits into the edges of the abutting pieces of elastomeric material; gluing the abutting edges of the two pieces along the exterior surfaces while the abutting edges of the interior surfaces are folded outward; stitching the exterior surface edges of the pieces; inserting a strip of elastomeric material inside the cavity formed by the seam of the abutting edges of the exterior surfaces and the outwardly folded interior surfaces; and bringing the outwardly folded interior surfaces into abutting relationship and gluing their edges together to form the finished seam.
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