ES1248664U - GARMENT FOR UNDERWATER ACTIVITIES (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Pledge for underwater activities, which presents a configuration as a full vest or diving suit; characterized in that it comprises a plurality of small pockets distributed over the surface of the garment, and a plurality of ballast tablets, of lead or other heavy material, suitable to fit snugly in all or a selected part of the pockets of the garment, depending on the desired distribution of the weight of the ballast on the surface of the garment. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

DESCRIPTION

Garment for underwater activities.

Technique sector.

The present invention is applicable in the sector dedicated to the manufacture of garments for underwater activities, such as vests or diving suits.

State of the prior art

For underwater activities, it is a common practice to use thermal protection suits, neoprene or a similar material. To compensate for the buoyancy of the suit and facilitate the descent during the dive, a ballast is used, consisting of lead pads mounted on a diving belt.

The weight of these lead pills is generally between 500 and 2,000 grams, and the number of pills used by each diver is generally less than ten. It should also be borne in mind that when using thick wetsuits it is necessary to increase the ballast to be able to descend during the dive.

The use of these weighted belts is a problem for divers when long days of diving or spearfishing and apnea are carried out, since the weight of the ballast is concentrated in the lower back or cervical area causing back pain.

Therefore, the technical problem that arises is the development of a garment for underwater activities that allows to satisfactorily solve the problem that involves the use of belts or weighted baudrieres.

Explanation of the invention

The garment for underwater activities object of this invention, can have a configuration like a vest or short diving suit and presents some constructive details aimed at solving the problem posed, related to the use of weighted belts.

The solution proposed in the invention consists of a garment for underwater activities that comprises a plurality of small pockets distributed over the surface of the garment and a plurality of small ballast tablets, of lead or other heavy material, suitable to be housed respectively and in a adjusted in all, or in a selected part, of the pockets of the garment, depending on the desired distribution of the weight of the ballast on the surface of the garment to suit the diver.

This solution allows the small ballast pads, which have a much lower weight than those commonly used in diving belts, to be conveniently housed and distributed, to the user's liking, over the entire surface of the garment.

In this way it is achieved that each one of the ballast tablets compensates the buoyancy of a portion of the garment, making unnecessary the use of a weighted belt and that the weight of the ballast is concentrated in the waist or cervical area, with which avoids the inconvenience and injuries that produce these belts weighted or baudrieres by the prolonged use of the same.

According to the invention, the small ballast tablets have certain weights, between 100 and 170 grams, which allows to easily determine the number of tablets necessary to reach the desired ballast and to distribute it on the surface of the garment. according to user preferences.

In an embodiment of the invention, the pockets for receiving the ballast are defined between an outer layer, for example neoprene or the like, and an inner layer of elastic material fixed by the contour of said pockets to the outer layer.

Said inner layer comprises, corresponding to each pocket, an elastically deformable opening, of smaller size of the ballast tablets and suitable for the introduction and retention inside the chosen pocket of the corresponding ballast tablet.

In one embodiment of the invention it is provided that the pockets occupy the entire surface of the garment, which gives it greater versatility when it comes to distributing the ballast tablets on the surface of the garment.

Brief description of the content of the drawings.

To complement the description that is being made and in order to facilitate the understanding of the characteristics of the invention, a set of drawings is attached to the present descriptive memory in which, by way of illustration and not limitation, the following has been represented:

- Figure 1 shows a front elevation view of an embodiment of the garment for underwater activities according to the invention, represented in this case by a vest with a buckle with three anchor points for abdominal and pyreneal support. In this figure some of the ballast pads housed in the pockets and others, of different weights, have been removed from the garment.

- Figure 2 shows a section of a portion of the garment in which a ballast tablet housed in one of the pockets can be seen.

- Figure 3 shows a rear elevation view of the garment of figure 1.

Detailed exposition of embodiments of the invention.

In the exemplary embodiment shown in the attached figures, the garment (1) for underwater activities is represented by an integral vest that has an outer layer (11) of neoprene and an inner layer (12), fastened together by a plurality of seams, so that between said outer (11) and inner (12) layers a plurality of small pockets (13) is defined.

In this embodiment, the pockets (13) occupy the entire interior surface of the vest, with the inner layer (12) corresponding to each of the pockets (13) with a central opening (14), elastically deformable and suitable for insertion and retention inside said pockets (13) of respective ballast tablets (2).

According to the invention, the ballast tablets (2) can have different weights;

specifically, figure 1 shows three ballast tablets, made up of three lead discs, of the same diameter and of different heights and weights.

In this specific embodiment, the three ballast tablets (2) shown in Figure 1 have

weights of 130, 150 and 170 grams, and therefore much less than the ballast pads commonly used in diving belts; being able to incorporate the garment of the order of 80 small pockets, for as many small ballasts.

In the example shown, the garment (1) covers the diver's entire back, hip and buttocks and has a quick-release buckle (3) provided with three anchorage points located respectively on the two opposite sides, for attachment to the waist, and on a lower perineal strap.

With the aforementioned characteristics, if the user can insert a ballast tablet (2) in the pockets (13) he deems appropriate, distributing the tablets in the way that he considers most appropriate on the surface of the garment (1) and until reaching the weight and desired distribution of ballast.

Once the nature of the invention has been sufficiently described, as well as a preferred embodiment, it is stated for the appropriate purposes that the materials, shape, size and arrangement of the described elements may be modified, provided that this does not entail an alteration of the essential features of the invention that are claimed below.

Claims (5)

claims 1 Pledge for underwater activities, which presents a configuration as a full vest or diving suit; characterized in that it comprises a plurality of small pockets distributed over the surface of the garment, and a plurality of ballast tablets, of lead or other heavy material, suitable to fit snugly in all or a selected part of the pockets of the garment, depending on the desired distribution of the weight of the ballast on the surface of the garment. 2. Garment, according to claim 1, characterized in that the ballast tablets have a weight between 100 and 170 grams. 3. - Garment, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pockets for receiving the ballast are defined between an outer layer and an inner layer of elastic material fixed by the contour of said pockets to the outer layer; said inner layer comprising, in correspondence with each pocket, an elastically deformable opening, smaller than the ballast tablets, and suitable for the introduction and retention inside the pocket of the corresponding ballast tablet. 4. - Garment, according to claim 3, characterized in that the outer layer is formed with a thermally insulating material, neoprene type or similar. 5. - Garment, according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the pockets cover the entire surface of the garment.