Urination relief hatch for waterproof waders and foul weather gear

• US 10,058,134 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2017
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Anthony Ismael Lopez, Robert A. Stevenson, Wendy L. Stevenson
• Original Assignee: Anthony Ismael Lopez, Robert A. Stevenson, Wendy L. Stevenson
• Inventors: Stevenson, Robert A., Stevenson, Wendy L., Lopez, Anthony Ismael
• Primary Examiner(s): VANATTA, AMY B
• Application Number:
  US15/782,846
• Publication Number:
  US 20180092409A1
• Time in Patent Office: 320 Days
• Field of Search: 2 82, 2 217, 2456, 2457, 2 79, 2 211, 2403-405, 2408, 2234, 2901, 604345, 604343, 604337, 604338
• CPC Class Codes: A41B 9/026 characterized by the opening
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/065 with crotch line opening
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 1/08 specially adapted for sporting purposes
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/012 for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 13/02 Overalls , e.g. bodysuits or bib overalls sweating suits A61H36/00
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2300/30 Closures
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/106 Fishing
• CPC Class Codes: A41D 2600/108 Hunting

Abstract

A rainproof pair of pants or a waterproof pair of waders includes a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof. The frame forms a frame aperture and a rigid lid is pivotably connected to the frame. A seal is disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture. When the density of the frame is first set to be 0.04 pounds per cubic inch and when the frame and lid are scaled so an area of the frame aperture is first set to be 7.205 inches squared, then the following is true: a mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the frame x-axis is equal to or greater than 0.19 pound square feet; and a mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the y-axis is equal to or greater than 0.27 pound square feet.

Claims

1. A rainproof pair of pants and/or a waterproof pair of waders including a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids, comprising:

a pair of pants and/or waders comprising a first and a second leg portion, wherein the first and the second leg portions are joined to a torso portion terminating generally at or between a waist and a neck of a wearer, wherein the pair of pants and/or waders comprise a substantially waterproof material, and wherein the pants are configured to overlap a separate pair of boots and/or the waders are configured to be integrally attached to a pair of boots;

a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants and/or waders disposed in a groin section of the pair of pants and/or waders, wherein the frame forms a frame aperture separating an outside of the pair of pants and/or waders from an inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;

a rigid lid pivotably connected to the frame disposed on the outside of the pair of pants and/or waders and configured to engage the frame aperture;

a seal disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in a closed position;

wherein the frame defines a three-dimensional coordinate system located at its center of mass, the frame coordinate system having a x-axis pointing towards a top of the frame, a y-axis pointing towards a side of the frame and a z-axis pointing through the frame aperture towards the inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;

wherein, when the density of the frame is first set to be 0.04 pounds per cubic inch (lbs*in³) and when the frame and lid are scaled so an area of the frame aperture is first set to be 7.205 inches squared (in²), then the following is true;

a mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the frame x-axis is equal to or greater than 0.19 pound square feet (lbs*in²); and

a mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the y-axis is equal to or greater than 0.27 pound square feet (lbs*in²).

2. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the frame x-axis is equal to or greater than 0.21 pound square feet (lbs*in²).

3. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the frame x-axis is equal to or greater than 0.23 pound square feet (lbs*in²).

4. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the y-axis is equal to or greater than 0.30 pound square feet (lbs*in²).

5. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the y-axis is equal to or greater than 0.32 pound square feet (lbs*in²).

6. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the volume of the frame is equal to or greater than 2.64 cubic inches (in³).

7. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the volume of the frame is equal to or greater than 3.06 cubic inches (in³).

8. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the volume of the frame is equal to or greater than 3.49 cubic inches (in³).

9. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the frame has a surface area equal to or greater than 45.97 square inches (in²).

10. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the frame has a surface area equal to or greater than 49.40 square inches (in²).

11. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the lid has a surface area equal to or less than 61 square inches (in²).

12. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the lid has a surface area equal to or less than 55 square inches (in²).

13. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein the lid has a volume equal to or less than 3.50 cubic inches (in³).

14. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, further including a separate component latch pivotably connected to the frame and configured to retain the lid in the closed position, and further including a spring biased between the latch and the frame, the spring biasing the latch to retain the lid in the closed position.

15. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 1, wherein when the density of the lid is 0.04 pounds per cubic inch (lbs*in³), the mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the frame x-axis and y-axis are greater respectively than a mass moment of inertia taken at a lid center of mass about a lid x-axis and a y-axis.

16. A rainproof pair of pants and/or a waterproof pair of waders including a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids, comprising:

a pair of pants and/or waders comprising a first and a second leg portion, wherein the first and the second leg portions are joined to a torso portion terminating generally at or between a waist and a neck of a wearer, wherein the pair of pants and/or waders comprise a substantially waterproof material;

a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants and/or waders disposed in a groin section of the pair of pants and/or waders, wherein the frame forms a frame aperture separating an outside of the pair of pants and/or waders from an inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;

a rigid lid pivotably connected to the frame disposed on the outside of the pair of pants and/or waders and configured to engage the frame aperture;

a seal disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in a closed position;

wherein the frame defines a three-dimensional coordinate system located at its center of mass, the frame coordinate system having a x-axis pointing towards a top of the frame, a y-axis pointing towards a side of the frame and a z-axis pointing through the frame aperture towards the inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;

wherein the lid defines a three-dimensional coordinate system located at its center of mass, the lid coordinate system having a x-axis pointing towards a top of the lid, a y-axis pointing towards a side of the lid and a z-axis pointing towards the inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;

wherein, when the density of the frame and lid are the same, a mass moment of inertia taken at the frame center of mass about the frame x-axis and frame y-axis are greater respectively than a mass moment of inertia taken at the lid center of mass about a lid x-axis and a lid y-axis.

17. A rainproof pair of pants and/or a waterproof pair of waders including a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids, comprising:

a pair of pants and/or waders comprising a first and a second leg portion, wherein the first and the second leg portions are joined to a torso portion terminating generally at or between a waist and a neck of a wearer, wherein the pair of pants and/or waders comprise a substantially waterproof material;

a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants and/or waders disposed in a groin section of the pair of pants and/or waders, wherein the frame forms a frame aperture separating an outside of the pair of pants and/or waders from an inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;

a rigid lid pivotably connected to the frame disposed on the outside of the pair of pants and/or waders and configured to engage the frame aperture;

a seal disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in a closed position;

wherein, when the frame and lid are scaled so an area of the frame aperture is first set to be 7.205 inches squared (in²), then the following is true;

the frame has a surface area equal to or greater than 45.97 square inches (in²); and

the lid has a surface area equal to or less than 61 square inches (in²).

18. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 17, wherein the frame has a surface area equal to or greater than 49.40 square inches (in²).

19. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 17, wherein the lid has a surface area equal to or less than 55 square inches (in²).

20. A pair of pants and/or waders including a sealable opening for relief of bodily fluids, comprising:

a pair of pants and/or waders comprising a first and a second leg portion, wherein the first and the second leg portions are joined to a torso portion terminating generally at or between a waist and a neck of a wearer, wherein the pair of pants and/or waders comprise a substantially waterproof material;

a rigid frame sealed in a waterproof manner to the pair of pants and/or waders disposed in a groin section of the pair of pants and/or waders, wherein the frame forms a frame aperture separating an outside of the pair of pants and/or waders from an inside of the pair of pants and/or waders;

a rigid lid pivotably connected to the frame disposed on the outside of the pair of pants and/or waders and configured to engage the frame aperture;

a seal disposed between the frame and the lid forming a waterproof closure of the frame aperture when the lid is in a closed position;

wherein, when the frame and lid are scaled so an area of the frame aperture is first set to be 7.205 inches squared (in²), then the following is true;

the lid has a volume equal to or less than 3.50 cubic inches (in³); and

the volume of the frame is equal to or greater than 2.64 cubic inches (in³).

21. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 20, wherein the volume of the frame is equal to or greater than 3.06 cubic inches (in³).

22. The pair of pants and/or waders of claim 20, wherein the volume of the frame is equal to or greater than 3.49 cubic inches (in³).