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Aquatic attack protection suit and material therefor

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-09-06
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Granted: 1986-07-29
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Expires: 2003-09-06
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Abstract

Abstract A suit for protecting the wearer against shark attack including a plurality of cells formed in the material of the suit which contain a shark-repulsive chemical. The material of which the suit is made includes an inner ply of strong filamentary fabric capable of resisting shark bite and an outer ply of relatively thin, frangible material, with the cells carrying the shark-repulsive chemical being formed between the two plies. Other chemicals alternately may be used in the cells for other purposes, such as for heating purposes on the interaction of two initially separated chemicals in the cells.

Inventors

  • 👤 David P. Schneider

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 10:44
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/10; A41D13/00; A41D13/012; A41D13/015; A41D13/0156; A41D13/02; B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/12; B32B3/00; B32B3/02; B32B3/08; B32B3/085; B32B3/26; B32B3/28; B32B5/00; B32B5/22; B32B5/30; B32B2437/00; B63; B63C; B63C9/00; B63C2009/0088; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/90; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/907; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24628; Y10T428/24661

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 156 words
A material suitable for a person's garment including two opposite plies each having a substantial expanse both lengthwise and crosswise, one of said plies being a thin, homogeneous, flimsy, easily rupturable and penetrable sheet of plastic of a few thousandths inch of thickness and the other ply being of a fabric having strong warp and woof filaments, said plies being attached together except in spaced regions forming discrete cells which are about 1 to 2 inches in dimension across and are spaced less than an inch apart, one of said plies bulging out and away from the other said plies for about one-half to one inch so that the internal volume of each of said cells is between 1 to 4 cubic inches, and a chemically active chemical substance in said cells which is in a state in which parts of the chemical substance are freely movable with respect to other parts of the chemical substance.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 156 words
A material suitable for a person's garment including two opposite plies each having a substantial expanse both lengthwise and crosswise, one of said plies being a thin, homogeneous, flimsy, easily rupturable and penetrable sheet of plastic of a few thousandths inch of thickness and the other ply being of a fabric having strong warp and woof filaments, said plies being attached together except in spaced regions forming discrete cells which are about 1 to 2 inches in dimension across and are spaced less than an inch apart, one of said plies bulging out and away from the other said plies for about one-half to one inch so that the internal volume of each of said cells is between 1 to 4 cubic inches, and a chemically active chemical substance in said cells which is in a state in which parts of the chemical substance are freely movable with respect to other parts of the chemical substance.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 38 words
A material as set forth in claim 1, said fabric being substantially flat and said sheet of plastic being deformed out of flat condition so as to form said cells between the deformed parts thereof and said fabric.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 38 words
A material as set forth in claim 1, said plastic being substantially flat and said fabric being deformed out of flat condition so as to form said cells between the deformed parts thereof and said sheet of plastic.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 103 words
A material suitable for a person's garment including two plies, one of said plies being of a thin, homogeneous, flexible, frangible plastic sheet material and the other ply being of a fabric having strong warp and woof filaments, said plies being attached together except in spaced regions forming discrete cells, said cells being about 1 to 2 inches in dimension across and being spaced less than an inch apart, a chemically active chemical in said cells, and additional small cells of thin, frangible plastic material within said first named cells and containing another chemical which is chemically reactive with said first named chemical.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 103 words
A material suitable for a person's garment including two plies, one of said plies being of a thin, homogeneous, flexible, frangible plastic sheet material and the other ply being of a fabric having strong warp and woof filaments, said plies being attached together except in spaced regions forming discrete cells, said cells being about 1 to 2 inches in dimension across and being spaced less than an inch apart, a chemically active chemical in said cells, and additional small cells of thin, frangible plastic material within said first named cells and containing another chemical which is chemically reactive with said first named chemical.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 30 words
A material as set forth in claim 4, said additional small cells within said first named cells being fixed to an inner surface of each of said first named cells.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 160 words
A garment for the human form made of a material including two opposite plies each having a substantial expanse both lengthwise and crosswise, one of said plies being a thin, homogeneous, flimsy, easily rupturable and penetrable sheet of plastic of a few thousandths inch in thickness and the other ply being of a fabric having strong warp and woof filaments, said plies being attached together except in spaced regions forming discrete cells which are about 1 to 2 inches in dimension across and are spaced less than an inch apart, one of said plies bulging out and away from the other of said plies for about one-half to 1 inch so that the internal volume of each of said cells is between 1 to 4 cubic inches, and a chemically active chemical substance in said cells which is in a state in which parts of the chemical substance are freely movable with respect to other parts of the chemical substance.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 160 words
A garment for the human form made of a material including two opposite plies each having a substantial expanse both lengthwise and crosswise, one of said plies being a thin, homogeneous, flimsy, easily rupturable and penetrable sheet of plastic of a few thousandths inch in thickness and the other ply being of a fabric having strong warp and woof filaments, said plies being attached together except in spaced regions forming discrete cells which are about 1 to 2 inches in dimension across and are spaced less than an inch apart, one of said plies bulging out and away from the other of said plies for about one-half to 1 inch so that the internal volume of each of said cells is between 1 to 4 cubic inches, and a chemically active chemical substance in said cells which is in a state in which parts of the chemical substance are freely movable with respect to other parts of the chemical substance.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 61 words
A garment as set forth in claim 6, one of said plies being flat and the other of said plies being deformed and bulging out of flat condition so as to provide said cells between the deformed parts thereof and said other ply, the deformed parts of the ply deformed out of flat condition being on the inside of the garment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 61 words
A garment as set forth in claim 6, one of said plies being flat and the other of said plies being deformed and bulging out of flat condition so as to provide said cells between the deformed parts thereof and said other ply, the deformed parts of the ply deformed out of flat condition being of the exterior of the garment.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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