Abstract:
A method of fabricating wetsuits and boots or gloves, made from rubber sponge material especially used for water sports, adheres each piece of the composition of the wetsuit or boots/gloves to be free from the problems of leaking or breaking caused by sewing or stitching. The method makes the finished garment not only strong and flexible, but also watertight so that the garment wearer feels dry and comfortable. The new method comprises the step of making an adhesion to form a cover, with the width of 1-25 mm and thickness of 0.3-1 mm, on the glued seams of the garment outer and/or inner surface in order to make each piece of the garment adhered completely with no sewing or stitching. The new method includes the additional step of putting the adhered panels of the garment into an oven at a temperature of 80-130° C., and for a time of 5-60 minutes, to make the adhesion vulcanized and cross-linked. That step forms a soft and firm cover of the seams and makes the finished products equivalent in strength to sewing or stitching but avoids the defects of leaking, breaking or discomfort caused by needle holes, thread breaking or unraveling from sewing or stitching.
Abstract:
A life vest manufactured from an improved fabric, having a thickness ranging from 1.4 mm to 3.0 mm, and high elasticity provided by knitting with a double circular knitting machine under the setting of 20-28 gauges per inch. The improved thickness and high elasticity fabric is made of non-elastic yarns, selected from polyester, polyamide, or polypropylene, and from elastic yarns, of polyurethane. The combination of woven elastic and non-elastic yarns provides an intricate yet highly comfortable fabric which is soft and “furry” to the touch.
Abstract:
A wetsuit comprised of two layers of laminated rubber sponge material which may or may not be fabric coated. A stuffing material of variable thickness is located in selected areas between the two rubber sponges referred to herein as Air Chambers. The two layers of laminated rubber sponges are glued together along their adjacent surfaces except in selected areas where their common borders of the sponges are left unglued and form a watertight construction, i.e., the “Air Chamber”. The stuffing material is a light material with a density of 0.02˜0.05 mg/cm3 and typically formed of multi-layered fiber structure and the like. The Air Chamber can be located at any part of the wetsuit to provide the person who wears the wetsuit the function of heat retaining/thermal insulation and impact protection.
Abstract translation:潜水衣由两层层压橡胶海绵材料组成,层压橡胶海绵材料可以是或可以不是织物涂层的。 可变厚度的填充材料位于本文称为气室的两个橡胶海绵之间的选定区域中。 层压橡胶海绵的两层沿着相邻的表面粘合在一起,除了在海绵的共同边界被脱开的选定区域之外,形成水密结构,即“空气室”。 填充材料是密度为0.02〜0.05mg / cm 3的轻质材料,通常由多层纤维结构等形成。 空气室可以位于潜水服的任何部分,为穿着潜水服的人提供保温/隔热和冲击保护的功能。