Garment, system and method for using the same
First Claim
1. A child safety restraint system comprising:
- an outerwear garment including,a torso portion including a left arm aperture, a right arm aperture, a head aperture, and a torso aperture, wherein the head aperture is larger than the left arm aperture and the right arm aperture, and the torso aperture is larger than the head aperture, and the torso aperture has a left side aligned with and opposed to the left arm aperture, and a right side aligned with and opposed to the right arm aperture, the torso portion is formed as a tubular structure with the torso aperture located at a bottom end, and the right arm aperture, the head aperture, and the left arm aperture located at a top end opposed to the bottom end, the torso portion further including a front torso portion opposed to a back torso portion,a right closure structure extending from and completely through the right side of an outermost bottom portion of the torso aperture to a location that extends completely through an outermost distal portion of the right arm aperture, the right closure structure thus configured to repeatedly connect and disconnect the front portion of the torso portion with the back portion of the torso portion, anda left closure structure extending from and completely through the left side of an outermost bottom portion of the torso aperture to a location that extends completely through an outermost distal portion of the left arm aperture, the left closure structure thus configured to repeatedly connect and disconnect the front portion of the torso portion with the back portion of the torso portion such that when both the left closure and right closure are completely disconnected, the torso portion is converted from the tubular structure to a sheet structure connected by a shoulder portion in which the front portion of the torso portion is movable relative to the back portion of the torso portion, and the tubular structure of the torso portion is broken,wherein the outerwear garment is configured as a winter jacket including an insulation layer; and
a child car safety seat including a back rest, a seat bottom connected to the back rest, and a safety belt system connected to at least one of the backrest and the seat bottom whereinwhen in use, the back torso portion is located above a topmost portion of the back rest, and the safety belt system includes a first strap located adjacent a first side of the head aperture and between the head aperture and the left arm aperture, a second strap located adjacent a second side of the head aperture and between the head aperture and the right arm aperture, and a third strap extending from a bottom end of the torso portion towards the head aperture, and a first buckle connecting the first and second strap with the third strap, and the first strap, second strap, and third strap are located between the torso portion and the back rest of the child car safety seat such that a child when using child safety restraint system is securely constrained by the safety belt system without an outerwear garment located between the safety belt system and the child.
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Abstract
A garment can include at least one opening that allows the garment to be opened up such that a restraint mechanism can be easily secured to a user when opened. The at least one opening can include left and right openings that extend from a bottom most periphery of a torso portion and along respective sleeves of the garment. The garment can be combined with a child seat for use in a vehicle. Each of the openings can either extend entirely through an outermost portion of a respective sleeve cuff or be stoppable immediately adjacent the cuff such that the cuff remains in annular form during use. A method for using the garment and system includes placing a user into a seat while the user is wearing the garment and then attaching the restraint mechanism to the user via the at least one opening of the garment.
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1. A child safety restraint system comprising:
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an outerwear garment including, a torso portion including a left arm aperture, a right arm aperture, a head aperture, and a torso aperture, wherein the head aperture is larger than the left arm aperture and the right arm aperture, and the torso aperture is larger than the head aperture, and the torso aperture has a left side aligned with and opposed to the left arm aperture, and a right side aligned with and opposed to the right arm aperture, the torso portion is formed as a tubular structure with the torso aperture located at a bottom end, and the right arm aperture, the head aperture, and the left arm aperture located at a top end opposed to the bottom end, the torso portion further including a front torso portion opposed to a back torso portion, a right closure structure extending from and completely through the right side of an outermost bottom portion of the torso aperture to a location that extends completely through an outermost distal portion of the right arm aperture, the right closure structure thus configured to repeatedly connect and disconnect the front portion of the torso portion with the back portion of the torso portion, and a left closure structure extending from and completely through the left side of an outermost bottom portion of the torso aperture to a location that extends completely through an outermost distal portion of the left arm aperture, the left closure structure thus configured to repeatedly connect and disconnect the front portion of the torso portion with the back portion of the torso portion such that when both the left closure and right closure are completely disconnected, the torso portion is converted from the tubular structure to a sheet structure connected by a shoulder portion in which the front portion of the torso portion is movable relative to the back portion of the torso portion, and the tubular structure of the torso portion is broken, wherein the outerwear garment is configured as a winter jacket including an insulation layer; and a child car safety seat including a back rest, a seat bottom connected to the back rest, and a safety belt system connected to at least one of the backrest and the seat bottom wherein when in use, the back torso portion is located above a topmost portion of the back rest, and the safety belt system includes a first strap located adjacent a first side of the head aperture and between the head aperture and the left arm aperture, a second strap located adjacent a second side of the head aperture and between the head aperture and the right arm aperture, and a third strap extending from a bottom end of the torso portion towards the head aperture, and a first buckle connecting the first and second strap with the third strap, and the first strap, second strap, and third strap are located between the torso portion and the back rest of the child car safety seat such that a child when using child safety restraint system is securely constrained by the safety belt system without an outerwear garment located between the safety belt system and the child. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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