Patent ID: 7913317
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A41D,B32B,B63B,B63C

Abstract:
1. A suit to be worn by a person in contact with water, said suit having only three layers consisting of a layer of substantially closed cell compressible material, an outer protective layer and a layer of wool, with other fibers or materials, which forms an inner layer of the suit in contact with the person and to contact and retain at least some of the liquid which enters the suit from any external source and/or from the person wearing the suit; said inner layer being laminated to the layer of substantially closed cell compressible material and having a weight of between 50-500 grams per square meter such that the inner layer retains said liquid therein to form a substantially non-compressible, thermal barrier between said person and the layer of substantially closed cell compressible material of the suit and wherein the other fibers or materials include a wool synthetic yarn blend in a proportion of between 1% and 40% by weight of the overall weight of the yarn blend.