Patent ID: 9486020
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: A41D

Claim Text:
1. A garment with flotation capabilities that masks an appearance of the flotation capabilities when the flotation capabilities are not activated, the garment comprising: a head portion corresponding to a head region of a wearer, the head portion configured to cover the head region of the wearer; a body portion corresponding to a torso of the wearer; a first flexible chamber positioned in the head portion; a second flexible chamber positioned in the body portion; a first fluid supply device including a container configured to hold a first fluid under pressure, a first activation member configured to open the container, and one of a conduit and a nozzle that supplies the first fluid from the container; and a pull string including a first end extending from the head portion and a second end attached to an arm of a second activation member of the first fluid supply device, wherein the first activation member automatically opens the container and the first fluid supply device supplies the first fluid to at least one of the first flexible chamber and the second flexible chamber and the garment is converted from a normal state to an activated state, and wherein the wearer pulls the first end of the pull string on an outside of the head portion, the arm is moved by the second end of the pull string, and the container is opened to supply the first fluid.