User wearable inflatable garment
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1. A garment for personal crash impact protection comprising:
- said garment designed to enclose at least the upper torso of a person, said garment is non-restraining to the normal routine of the wearer;
a plurality of first crash sensors located in a fixed position remote from the garment;
a plurality of second crash sensors located in close relationship to the garment;
each of said plurality of first and second crash sensors provide a separate coded output signal when a predetermined threshold level of deceleration is sensed;
at least one inflatable air bag located in said garment which when inflated substantially encompass the torso of the wearer adjacent thereto; and
inflation means connected to receive said output signals from said plurality of first and second crash sensors for inflating said at least one inflatable air bag when a preselected number of signals are simultaneously received from a selected number of said plurality of first and second crash sensors.
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Abstract
A garment such as a vest or jump suit containing one or more inflatable gas-bags which will automatically expand upon appropriate signals from remote and garment contained deceleration sensors. A unique coded signal system is employed to insure that in fact inflation is required of the gas-bag or gas-bags prior to inflation to prevent accidental inflation.
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1. A garment for personal crash impact protection comprising:
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said garment designed to enclose at least the upper torso of a person, said garment is non-restraining to the normal routine of the wearer; a plurality of first crash sensors located in a fixed position remote from the garment; a plurality of second crash sensors located in close relationship to the garment; each of said plurality of first and second crash sensors provide a separate coded output signal when a predetermined threshold level of deceleration is sensed; at least one inflatable air bag located in said garment which when inflated substantially encompass the torso of the wearer adjacent thereto; and inflation means connected to receive said output signals from said plurality of first and second crash sensors for inflating said at least one inflatable air bag when a preselected number of signals are simultaneously received from a selected number of said plurality of first and second crash sensors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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6. A garment for personal crash impact protection comprising:
said garment designed to enclose at least the upper torso of a person, said garment is non-restraining to the normal routine of the wearer;
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13. A garment for personal crash impact protection comprising:
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said garment designed to enclose at least the upper torso of a person, said garment is non-restraining to the normal routine of the wearer; a plurality of first accelerometers located in a fixed position remote from the garment; a plurality of second accelerometers located in close relationship to the garment; said plurality of first and second accelerometers provide an output signal when a predetermined threshold level of deceleration is sensed; a ferroelectric member associated with each of said accelerometers for generating a voltage when each of said plurality of accelerometers have an output signal; at least one inflatable air bag located in said garment which when inflated substantially encompass the torso of the wearer adjacent thereto; and inflation means connected to receive said output signals from said plurality of first and second accelerometers for inflating said at least one inflatable air bag when a preselected number of signals are simultaneously received from a selected number of said plurality of first and second accelerometers.
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