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Motorcycle safety apparel
Assignee: DICKETHERM A PARTNERSHIP
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Filing: 1985-03-28
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2005-03-28
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 Dan Kincheloe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 15:02
CPC Classifications
A; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/015; A41D13/018; A42; A42B; A42B3/00; A42B3/04; A42B3/0406; A42B3/0486; B; B62; B62J; B62J27/00; B62J27/20; A41D2200/00; A41D2200/20; A41D2600/00; A41D2600/10; A41D2600/102; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S2/00; Y10S2/03
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A protetive system for a motorcyclist comprising: a source of a pressurized gas; a protective device worn around the waist of a person, said protective device being inflatable with pressurized gas to expand and provide protection to the waist region, said protective device further having upper and lower portions generally circumferentially surrounding said waist region and being folded thereabout in the uninflated state, and inflatable to extend substantially upward and downward when inflated with pressurized gas to protect regions above and below the waist of the person; means for coupling said source of pressurized gas to said protective device; and means for releasing said pressurized gas into said protective device in the advent of an emergency situation.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A protetive system for a motorcyclist comprising: a source of a pressurized gas; a protective device worn around the waist of a person, said protective device being inflatable with pressurized gas to expand and provide protection to the waist region, said protective device further having upper and lower portions generally circumferentially surrounding said waist region and being folded thereabout in the uninflated state, and inflatable to extend substantially upward and downward when inflated with pressurized gas to protect regions above and below the waist of the person; means for coupling said source of pressurized gas to said protective device; and means for releasing said pressurized gas into said protective device in the advent of an emergency situation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The protective system of claim 1 wherein said upper portion is in flatable to extend upward over the head of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The protective system of claim 2 wherein said upper portion is inflatable to extend forward over the top and substantial part of the sides of the head of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The protective system of claim 3 wherein said upper portion is progressively inflatable whereby inflation of the upper portion tends to progress upward and then forward to the portion which extends over and to the side of the head of the wearer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
The protective system of claim 3 wherein the portion which is inflatable to extend over and to the side of the head of the wearer is folded on pleats when in the uninflated state.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
The protective system of claim 2 wherein said upper portion includes a portion inflatable to extend over the chin, mouth and nose of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The protective system of claim 1 wherein the protective device in the uninflated condition is folded into the form of a wide belt.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The protective system of claim 1 wherein the protective device in the uninflated condition is folded into the form of a jacket.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
The protective system of claim 8 wherein the jacket in the uninflated condition includes arm sleeves.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
The protective system of claim 8 wherein the jacket is sleeveless.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
28 words
The protective system of claim 10 including shoulder portions which are inflatable so as to extend at least to the wrists of a person wearing the protection device.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
The protective system of claim 8 wherein said upper portion is inflatable to extend forward over the top and substantial part of the sides of the head of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
The protective system of claim 12 wherein the portion which is inflatable to extend over and to the side of the head of the wearer is folded on pleats and disposed under a collar when in the uninflated state.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The protective system of claim 12 wherein said lower portion of said protective device is inflatable to extend downward below the knees of a person using the protective device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
The protective system of claim 14 wherein said lower portion may be fastened in a closed form proximate a user's hips and waist to be inflatable downward to enclose both legs of a user within an inflated tube-like structure.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
15 words
The protective system of claim 15 wherein said jacket includes a pair of inflatable sleeves.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The protective system of claim 16 wherein said sleeves are folded in the uninflated state so as to not extend below the wrists of a user, and are inflatable so as to extend beyond the the user's wrists.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
17 words
The protective device of claim 1 wherein said device is fabricated from a tight weave fabric material.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
12 words
The protective device of claim 18 wherein said material is sail cloth.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
74 words
A protective device worn around the waist of a motorcyclist, said protective device being inflatable with pressurized gas to expand and provide protection to the waist region, said protective device further having upper and lower portions normally circumferentially surrounding said wist region and being folded thereabout in the uninflated state, and inflatable to extend substantially upward and downward when inflated with pressurized gas to protect regions above and below the waist of the person.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
74 words
A protective device worn around the waist of a motorcyclist, said protective device being inflatable with pressurized gas to expand and provide protection to the waist region, said protective device further having upper and lower portions normally circumferentially surrounding said wist region and being folded thereabout in the uninflated state, and inflatable to extend substantially upward and downward when inflated with pressurized gas to protect regions above and below the waist of the person.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
The protective device of claim 20 wherein said upper portion is inflatable to extend upward over the head of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
The protective device of claim 21 wherein the protective device in the uninflated condition is folded into the form of a wide belt.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
34 words
The protective device of claim 20 wherein said upper portion is inflatable to extend forward over the top and substantial part of the sides of the head of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
42 words
The protective device of claim 23 wherein said upper portion is progressively inflatable whereby inflation of the upper portion tends to progress upward and then forward to the portion which extends over and to the side of the head of the wearer.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
34 words
The protective device of claim 23 wherein the portion which is inflatable to extend over and to the side of the head of the wearer is folded on pleats when in the uninflated state.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
29 words
The protective system of claim 20 wherein said upper portion includes a portion inflatable to extend over the chin, mouth and nose of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
22 words
The protective device of claim 20 wherein the protective device in the uninflated condition is folded into the form of a jacket.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
16 words
The protective system of claim 27 wherein the jacket in the uninflated condition includes arm sleeves.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
11 words
The protective system of claim 27 wherein the jacket is sleeveless.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
28 words
The protective system of claim 29 including shoulder portions which are inflatable so as to extend at least to the wrists of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
34 words
The protective device of claim 27 wherein said upper portion is inflatable to extend forward over the top and substantial port of the sides of the head of a person wearing the protective device.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
39 words
The protective device of claim 31 wherein the portion which is inflatable to extend over and to the side of the head of the wearer is folded on pleats and disposed under a collar when in the uninflated state.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
29 words
The protective device of claim 31 wherein said lower portion of said protective device is inflatable to extend downward below the knees of a person using the protective device.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
39 words
The protective device of claim 33 wherein said lower portion may be fastened in a closed form proximate a user's hips and waist to be inflatable downward to enclose both legs of a user within an inflated tube-like structure.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
15 words
The protective device of claim 34 wherein said jacket includes a pair of inflatable sleeves.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
37 words
The protective device of claim 35 wherein said sleeves are folded in the uninflated state so as to not extend below the wrists of a user, and are inflatable so as to extend beyond the user's wrists.
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