Life jacket with integrated sleeves

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11273890-B2
Application number	US-201816630623-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2018
Priority date	Jul 11, 2017
Publication date	Mar 15, 2022
Grant date	Mar 15, 2022

Abstract

A life jacket vest including a life jacket member having a pair of arm openings and a lining having a pair of sleeve members and a perimeter. The lining is positioned in mating relationship with at least a portion of the life jacket member and is attached along at least a portion of the perimeter of the life jacket member. The sleeve members are received and extend through the openings of the life jacket member and are not attached to the life jacket member. The life jacket member may include a fastener member and a size adjustment member. The lining may include a neck portion and a collar portion. By attaching the lining to the life jacket member in places other than the arm openings, the present life jacket vest allows for a greater range of motion and less constraints in the arm openings of the life jacket member.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lifejacket vest comprising:
a life jacket member having a front section, a rear section, side sections, and a pair of openings for receiving arms of a wearer; and
a lining including a pair of sleeve members and a perimeter, the lining being positioned and located in a permanent mating relationship with at least a portion of the lifejacket member wherein the sleeve members are received and extend through and past the openings of the life jacket member, the lining being attached to the lifejacket member along at least a portion of the perimeter, the lining being detached to the life jacket member at the pair of openings.

2. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the life jacket member includes a fastener member.

3. The lifejacket vest of claim 2 wherein the fastener member is located along at least a portion of the rear section of the life jacket member.

4. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the life jacket member includes a size adjustment member.

5. The life jacket vest of claim 4 wherein the size adjustment member is associated with the rear section of the lifejacket member.

6. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the life jacket member includes a fastener member, and wherein the lining is attached to the life jacket member adjacent to at least a portion of the fastener member.

7. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the perimeter of the lining includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and side portions, the lining being attached to the life jacket member along at least a portion of the side portions of the perimeter.

8. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the perimeter of the lining includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and side portions, the lining being attached to the lifejacket member along at least a portion of the top portion of the perimeter.

9. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the perimeter of the lining includes a top portion, a bottom portion, and side portions, the lining being attached to the life jacket member along at least a portion of the bottom portion of the perimeter.

10. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the sleeve members are long-sleeved.

11. The lifejacket vest of claim 1 wherein the sleeve members are short-sleeved.

12. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the lining is made of an ultraviolet protection factor rated fabric.

13. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the lining includes a neck portion.

14. The life jacket vest of claim 1 wherein the life jacket member includes at least one reinforcing member extending from at least one of said pair of openings to a bottom portion of the life jacket member.

15. A lifejacket vest comprising:
a life jacket member having a front section, a rear section, side sections, a pair of openings for receiving arms of a wearer, and a fastener member located along at least a portion of the life jacket member; and
a lining for mating with the lifejacket member, the lining including a front section, a rear section, side sections, a pair of sleeve members, and a perimeter, the lining being positioned and located in mating relationship with the lifejacket member wherein the sleeve members are received and extend through and past the openings of the life jacket member, the lining being permanently attached to the life jacket member along at least a portion of the perimeter, the lining being detached to the life jacket member at the pair of openings.

16. The life jacket vest of claim 15 wherein the lining includes a neck portion.

17. The life jacket vest of claim 15 wherein the life jacket member includes a size adjustment member.

18. The life jacket vest of claim 17 wherein the life jacket member includes an interior space within the front, rear and side sections, at least a portion of the size adjustment member extending within at least a portion of the interior space of the front, side and rear sections.

19. The life jacket vest of claim 15 wherein the lining is attached to the life jacket member adjacent at least a portion of the fastener member.

20. The lifejacket vest of claim 15 wherein the lining is made of an ultraviolet protection factor rated fabric.

Assignees

• Coleman Co

Inventors

• Culp Yiyun

Classifications

• A41D2400/26

  UV light protection · CPC title

• A41D13/012

  for aquatic activities, e.g. with buoyancy aids · CPC title

• A41D27/04

  Removable linings · CPC title

• B63C9/115 Primary

  using solid buoyant material · CPC title