Patent ID: 6032299
Filing Date: 2000-03-07
Classification: A41D,Y10S

Abstract:
A jacket for protecting a wearer from injury during a fall from a vehicle, comprising:at least one layer forming a jacket;a plurality of airpockets woven into the jacket, each of the airpockets being in fluid communication with other airpockets and being expandable in response to increased pressurization;a gas generator for pressurizing the airpockets, and one or more pressurization tubes to communicate gas between the gas generator and the airpockets;regulator means for controlling gas flow between the gas generator and the airpockets, the regulator means being responsive to a signal generated when the wearer of the jacket falls from the vehicle;pressure sensing means for sensing pressure within at least one of the airpockets and for generating a pressure signal representative of the pressure; andpressure regulation means, including microprocessor means, connected to the pressure sensing means for controlling pressurization within the airpockets by controlling the flow of gas into or out of the airpockets in response to the pressure signal.