USRE14110E - youngren - Google Patents

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0. A. YOUNGREN.

'LIFE PRESERVER.

APPLICATION FILED mum's. 191s,

Reissued Apr. 11, 1916. I 14,1 10.

original in. 1,123, as, We December-29, 1914, seri'amo; 773,681.} 191a. .seria1no.s2,soe.

ll-whom may concern; I a

I zBe-it knownthatgl, OSCARA.

. aLjCitiZegh ofstheikUnitedj States, residing at a sheridamfSheridancounty, and State of -tyoming, .ha verfii-nvented and discovered certainanew 1:; and? useful Improvements .in

Life-Preservers, of which the following is a r Theiobjemf yinrention is to pro alifepresem'er'i-n1the form of a waterroof, suitsadaptedto completely. inc'lose the bodysof'the wearelna'ndto be put on over the;elothingg and one which may be readily adapt t-.o'--floa,fi.xthez wearer regardless of ,weigl nd,;--pro;\#ide; ineans for sustenance during! a fconsiderableperiod, all as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed,

l r JReferringto theaccompanying drawings,

[which a'refnladea lparthereof, and on which similar reference characters indicate similar. .parts,;F1-gu11e;1 1s a. viewof a man haying-i one ,ofniy improved life preseryers. adjusted as, imposition foruse; Fig. 2 a detail; viewshowlng.the-Topper, portion of the suit in 'sideh'elevation as when opened and ready to be put on; andFig detail section of the @frame aroundatheclosure;

nlThegeneral?eonstruction of the suit Ads "substantially as indicated in Fig.1, beingof one piece and made ofwater-proof material, such as rubber clothahd comprising legs, arms, and. a body portion, the legs terminat- .i ng iIl'5fQQt j'coiierings' 110 to, receiYe the feet of the W ;1eu,-and-tl 1e arms in hand cover- "ings 11 to receive the hands of the wearer.

Elastic-bands l2around theankles serve to retainthe footico verings 10 upon the feet,

andsinlilar ba-nds 13 retain the hand cover 7 ingsl1:upon thehands] By this means the 'suit[may;be made of a size to .be worn by a person of any s ze, and the foot and hand coverings can beheld 111 place regardless of .thelengtlrofthe legs or arms of tlie wearer,

adapting-asingle suit foruse by persons of rl llSS1ZeS5{,

' .ThHLGDlY opening the suit is near the upper end extending from approximately the top of the shouldersdown and across the front in a curved direction. The body portion of the suit at thisopening is attached to a metal frame ll. which is shaped substantially' as shown in Fig. 2, to rest and fit comfortably upon the "shoulders and chest of the wearer. The rear portion of the suit f Specification of'ieissued lettei's Applica'tionjor reissue filedilfareli 6,

isin-one pieceiterminating in yoke which is attached to a metal frame portion 1.6, hinged at lTto, the other metalportion I I 14, Frame portion 16 to which the yoke15 is attached is adaptedto fit snugly'over the portion ll attached to, thesuit, and. clamping screws l8,ior other a'ppropriate fastening devices, extend through ears on opposite sides and are adapted to clamp the parts together when closed as'indicated in Fig. 1.

A neck portion 20 of soft rubber, or other waterproof and elastic material, is attached to the yoke portion 15 and adapted to v fitclosely around, the neck of the wearer.- A

hood portion 21 of water-proof material and having, an elasticband around th'eledge of its opening isattached to theupper portion ofthesuitbye-strap 2:2, thus providing for the protectionpf the, hair and the head of the wearer from thewater and the weather.

vA collapsible air. chamber B is provided which is adapted to extend around the body of thefwearer adjacent to the arm pits,

either formed, in piece with said suit or formed separately and attached thereto, as

may be desired. .An inflating tube 24 with a mouth piece'25 containing a valvewhich will permit the air to be readily blown into the-chamber, but'prevent its escape, is attached to one side of said chamber in convenient position and of'appropriate length to be reached and lusedby the wearer. A

fresh water or other "liquid containing chamber C is also attached tot-he front of "the suit and is adapted to' contain fresh wa-v ter or other nourishing liquid and is provided with a tube 26, of convenient'leng'th to be used by the wearer, haying'a nozzle-27 i -.containing a Valve adapted to prevent ingres's, but arranged to permit the contents to be drawn out by-the person Wearing the suit'by suction.

per end is opened asshown'in Fig. 2. The

person steps into' the opening thus provided p anddraw's the suit to position, then'pulls the frame-16 .with yoke 15 and elasticneck piece 2Dover the head, all as shown in Fig. 1.- The around the neckflof the wearer andthe frame piece 16 will fit-tightly within the frame por tion 14 on the upper end of the suit The clamping screws 18 are then adjusted to clamp the two frame parts together, for'm-.

The suit may be used, as follows: Its it heck-piece- 20? will adjust itself snugly 45 comprising a two part frame, one part at ing a water tight joint, and render the entire suit water-proof. The hand covering portions 11 and foot covering portions 101 til the proper degree of inflation has beensecured to obtain the buoyancy desired. The wearer can then jump into the water with reasonable safety and will be sustained with head and shoulders floating above the water until rescued. Should the air chamber become deflated to any appreciable degree the wearer can readily supply the air, by blowing through tube 24, to'maintain its buyancyas may be needed. ,The'nourishment provided in chamber, 0- may be par-- taken ofthrough tube'26 asthe wearer-"needs it, andlife be thus prolonged for'a'n extended period of time or'until rescued.

As will-be seen from the foregoing at scription and illustration, this sult can be readily and quickly put on'by any person without stopping to remove "clothing, whether man or woman 'and will protect the clothingfrom water as well as protect the body of the wearer from the'cold and exposure incident to a struggle for life in the ing from the spirit ofmy' invention or the V to appended.

water after shipwreck or other catastrophe.

It will he'understood that Various modifications in the details of form and arrange ment of parts may be made'without departscope thereof. as defined by the claims here- Having thus. vention, what I claim'as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,,is:

1, A life preserver comprising a one piece suit of water-proof material provided with I a neck yoke and adapted to inclose the en-' tire person from neck to feet and having'but a single opening atv the upper end thereof,

said opening bemg provided with a closure tached to the body of the suit and the other part to' the yoke, and means for clamping said parts tightly together, substantiallyas set forth.

2. A 'life preserver comprising a' one I piece suit ofwater-proof material, having a single opening at theupper end thereof, a

yoke formed in piece 'W'ith'the back Ofsaid suit and attached toclose said opening at the frontaan inherently elastic, self-closing neck piece attached tosaid yokejandah air chamber extending around th jb dyjof the suit,-substantially asf'set.forth;

. life-prcserver comprising her also attached stantially as set forth.

fully described my said V a ing being provided-withcldsure. securing means adapted to form aiswatefltight joint wearer, substantially: as set forth? a ene piece-'- suit of'water-proot material Wlth an open ingat its upper end, a yoke connected with one side of said suit permanentlyv and detachably connected to the otherf side-of said suit whereby said opening .mayfhe tightly closed, an. elastic selfi-closingneck piece, carried by said yoke,-an' air'chamb jer'ada ted to surround the body oifgth" eater, -8" iqllid chams pplying air to sea air chamber,- and the liquid! chamber,;"suhstantially as set saidsu'it, means for means for withdrawin the contents from opening near the upper end thereof, a yoke formed in pieceyw'ith the back of said suit and attached toclo'se said'opening at the front, an inherentiye'las'tic seli-closing neck piece attached to said yoke, and means for imparting buoyancy to the suit, substantially as set forth. v

5. A life preserver' comprising a onepiece suit of water-proof material having an opening near the upper .end thereof of a size adapted to; receive the .body of the piece attached to said yoke, and buoyancy imparting means attached to said suit, sub- 6. A life preserver comprising a water-,

'proof body-inclosing suitformed with two .the 'person andthe other at the extreme upper, end thereof adaptedLto-pass over the head of-the person, the first mentioned OPBH'.

and the second named openingbein formed wearer, a yoke formed in piece with one side of inherently elastic material-where y it be comes self-closing around" the neck of the wearer, substantially asset? forth.

opening near its upper end to admit theflper son of the wearer, means attached around said opening to close the same with a water- -1o5 7. A life preserverf fcompr1sing' a. waters 1 proof body-mclosing l'suit formed with an tight joint, one side of said closure means comprising a single integral member adapted to pass over the head-of thejwarer andimpinge against .the 'othereside, "and a neck piece formed to receive i-he' head of. the

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