LIFESAVING SUIT Russian patent published in 1995 - IPC

FIELD: lifesaving appliances. SUBSTANCE: suit has warm combination and floating members with headrest. Specific feature of this suit is its headrest formed by three tight chambers interconnected by means of pipes and provided with two pipe unions to which small bottles are connected for filling them with air. Two first chambers are made in form of panels connected in parallel to longitudinal axis of suit; these chambers form collar-shaped body of headrest with neck circular cut and free ends brought out to front breast portion of suit. Third chamber is tubular in form and has slotted longitudinal clearance in front portion; this chamber is formed by cylindrical sections connected in circular row. Third chamber is flexibly secured by its lower end portion to two first chambers over their neck circular cut; all together they are secured on suit by means of lacing. In an emergency, chambers are inflated from air bottles forming rigid solid headrest which reliably protects against splashes and flooding with water. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 2 cl, 4 dwg