Patent Publication Number: US-2019183192-A1

Title: Coat Capable of Assembling Exoskeleton Protection Component

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a coat, and more particularly to an exoskeleton protection component that is utilized to enable the coat having operation functions of auxiliary correction, rehabilitation or protection, and enhancing waist structure of human upper body except normal function carried by the coat, preventing harm from loading, sitting and wrong working posture. At the same time, in the light of different demands, the exoskeleton protection component can be used as a wearable platform. 
     Description of the Related Art 
     A coat worn on human body merely has original function and does not have rigid correction or protection for important muscles and bones of human upper body. Moreover, a coat is normally placed in a carry-on backpack for unexpected needs while going outside. Further, the backpack is additionally added with a coat or a coat is added with the backpack. The coat can be used for unexpected needs, and the backpack can be placed with personal belongings. Such design covering the coat and the backpack usually results in uncomfortable feeling due to the collar strapping the neck when the backpack carries loads. However, the vest/coat and the backpack are two articles since both are connected together. 
     The inventor(s) thinks that except the coat worn on human body has basic function, the coat worn on human body has rigid correction or protection for important muscles and bones of human upper body if the coat contains an exoskeleton protection component. Moreover, the component can correct postures of human muscles and bones anytime and does not wear different kinds of correction braces additionally to have higher value. Furthermore, when the coat is transformed into the backpack for carrying loads, such exoskeleton protection component can support share loaded weight of backpack to increase functionality. Thus, such foregoing demand motivates the subsequent improved design through innovation of the inventor(s). 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Therefore, it is a primary objective of the present invention to provide a coat. The coat, while wearing it on human body, does not only have normal function but also has operation functions of auxiliary correction, rehabilitation or protection, and enhancing waist structure as human upper body, capable of preventing harm from habits of loading, sitting and wrong working posture. 
     It is a secondary objective of the present invention to provide a coat capable of being transformed into a carry-on backpack without constraining neck due to dropping of loading on the backpack. 
     The primary characteristic of the present invention is that an inner surface or an external surface of a coat is fastened with an exoskeleton protection component through a fastening device. The exoskeleton protection component comprises a plurality of exoskeleton plates. The configuration position of each exoskeleton plate on the coat is configured according to positions of human muscle and bones, and personal demands. Accordingly, when the coat is worn on the body, it has functions of correcting human skeletons, postures and protecting important structure of human upper body. 
     Another characteristic of the present invention is that the coat is made of a substrate fabric. The substrate fabric comprises an intermediate portion located at a middle portion, and a chest portion and a back portion respectively located at a front and rear ends of the middle portion. The center of the intermediate portion has a perforation. The middle of the chest portion is disposed with a fastener having a vertical orientation. The fastener separates the chest portion into a left front half portion and a right front half portion after opening it. A left and right sides of the back portion has a zipper respectively. The zipper can vertically fold the back portion to form a placing bag, and positions of two zippers can be respectively formed into a side bag mouth so that the coat can be transformed into a backpack having the placing bag. 
     A further characteristic of the present invention is that a left and right sides of the perforation are respectively fastened with a clamping device. Each set of clamping devices comprises a front clipper and a rear clipper. The front and rear clippers are intersected at the middle location and pivoted at the intersected position by piercing of a pivot shaft. Bottom ends of the front and rear clippers are formed into a clamping interval. While wearing the coat, the clamping interval can be provided for embedding human shoulders. Accordingly, while it is taken as the backpack, efficacy of supporting the backpack on shoulders can be provided, and it is further taken as a carrying platform for additional articles. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a planar drawing of unfolding a coat according to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 1 a , 1 b    are respectively a three-dimensional drawing and a side view of an exoskeleton plate of the exoskeleton protection component according to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 2  is a 2-2 cross-sectional drawing according to  FIG. 1 ; 
         FIG. 3  is a schematic diagram of wearing the coat on the body according to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional side view according to  FIG. 3 ; 
         FIG. 5  is a schematic diagram of taking the protection component as a backpack according to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional side view according to  FIG. 5 ; 
         FIG. 7  is an unfolded planar drawing of the coat configured with the clamping device according to the embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIGS. 8, 9  are respectively a three-dimensional drawing and a side view of the clamping device. 
         FIG. 10  a reference diagram of carrying another additionally backpack according to the embodiment of the present invention; and 
         FIGS. 11 to 13  are front views respectively regarding a bag and a shoulder bag according to the embodiment of the present invention. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     The technical characteristics, contents, advantages and effects of the present invention will be apparent with the detailed description of a preferred embodiment accompanied with related drawings as follows. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 1, 2 , a coat  1  (taking an inner surface located on the coat  1  as an example) according to an embodiment is fastened with an exoskeleton protection component  20  through a fastening device  4 . The exoskeleton protection component  20  comprises a plurality of exoskeleton plates  21 . A configuration position of each exoskeleton plate  21  on the coat  1  is configured according to positions of human muscle and bones, and personal demands. Therefore, the coat  1  has efficacy of supporting structure of human upper body. 
     The coat  1  has a substrate fabric  10 . The substrate fabric  10  comprises an intermediate portion  11  and a chest portion  12  and a back portion  13  respectively located at a front and rear ends of the intermediate portion  11 . The center position of the intermediate portion  11  has a perforation  110  passed by human head. The chest portion  12  is respectively disposed with a bag  120  at two sides of the front surface to conveniently place personal belongings. A buckle member  111  (such as a zipper or a Velcro tape) is disposed at the center corresponding to the perforation  110 . The buckling direction of the buckle member  111  is vertical the intermediate portion  11  to connect the perforation  110 . The chest portion  12  is separated into two by taking the buckle member  111  as a boundary and has a left front half portion  12   a  and a right front half portion  12   b . Moreover, both portions are buckled into a completely chest portion  12 . The positive surface of the chest portion  12  is disposed with several buckles  112 . The back portion  13  is composed of an upper section fabric surface  13   a  and a lower section fabric surface  13   b  that are vertically arranged. The upper section fabric surface  13   a  has air pores  131  intersected and arranged. The upper section fabric  13   a  is additionally disposed with a placing bag  132  by facing the chest portion  12  (The bag as shown in  FIG. 2  can be a net bag so that the upper section fabric surface  13   a  has ventilation through disposition of the air pores  131  and the net bag. The area of the placing bag  132  slightly equals the area of the upper section fabric surface  13   a , and the upper section fabric surface  13   a  near the perforation  110  is disposed with a bag mouth  133 , which corresponds to the end portion of the placing bag  132 , communicating with the placing bag  132  to place articles. The left and right sides of the back portion  13  respectively have a zipper  134   a ,  134   b . When the bottom end of the lower section fabric surface  13   b  is upwardly folded with the upper section fabric surface  13   a , the two zippers  134   a ,  134   b  buckle the inner portion folded by the lower section fabric surface  13   b  and the upper section fabric surface  13   a  into an internal space so as to form a containing bag  14  (as shown in  FIG. 6 ). The containing bag  14  and the placing bag  132  are formed as a bag-in-bag, and positions of the zippers  134   a ,  134   b  at left and right sides of the placing bag  14  are formed into a side bag mouth  140 . A left and right ends at the inner surface of the lower section fabric surface  13   b  are respectively configured with a waist belt  15   a ,  15   b . One ends of the two waist belts  15   a ,  15   b  are fastened and connected by the lower section fabric surface  13   b  (sewing) while another ends can be pulled out, and the length can be extended to a belly button position of a human (as well as buckling of Velcro tape) such that waist of the human can be protected to warm the belly button. Lengths of two connection members  16   a ,  16   b  can be regulated and are respectively disposed at left and right sides of the chest portion  12  and the back portion  13  so that after the substrate fabric  10  is worn on a human body, two sides of the chest portion  12  and the back portion  13  are buckled to wear the substrate fabric  10  on the human body so as to form a vest coat  1 . In order to increase functionality of the two connection members  16   a ,  16   b , convenient bags  17   a ,  17   b  are individually fastened and connected on each of connection members  16   a ,  16   b  to conveniently place articles. Lengths of two buckle belts  18   a ,  18   b  can be regulated. While pulling the buckle member  111 , the left front half portion  12   a  and the right front half portion  12   b  are separated from the chest portion  12 . The left front half portion  12   a  and the right front half portion  12   b  can be individually rolled as strips. Afterward bottom ends of the left front half portion  12   a  and the right front half portion  12   b  that become the strips are connected to the left and right sides of the back portion  13  through the two buckle belts  18   a ,  18   b . Accordingly, the two buckle belts  18   a ,  18   b  are formed into straps while using the backpack  2 . 
     The fastening device  4  comprises at least one or a plurality of bag bodies  40  (as shown in  FIG. 1 ) having a bag mouth  41 . The bag mouth  41  is upward and can be made of fabric to be fastened on the coat  1  (as the substrate fabric  10 ) through a connection device (can be located at the inner surface or the outer surface of the coat  1 ). The configuration position of each bag body  40  can be configured according to position of human muscle and bones or personal demands. The connection device can connect the bag body  40  and the coat  1  by way of sewing. The connection device can also be a zipper for connecting the bag body  40  and the coat  1 . The connection device can be further a Velcro tape for connecting the bag body  40  and the coat  1 . The connection device can also be a button for connecting the bag body  40  and the coat  1 . 
     The exoskeleton protection component  20  (as shown in  FIGS. 1, 1   a ,  1   b ) has efficacy of supporting human muscle and bones and is composed of a flexible material (aluminum alloy or PC material for example). Each exoskeleton plate  21  of the exoskeleton protection component  20  is fastened by the bag mouth  41  respectively worn in the bag body  40  and can be removed according to demand. The configuration position of each exoskeleton plate  21  is configured by positions of human muscle and bones or personal demands. For example, each plate (as shown in  FIG. 1 ) is disposed at two sides and middle position corresponding to human back. A top end of the exoskeleton plate  21  located at two sides of back, as shown in  FIG. 1 a   , is forwardly and downwardly bent with a hook portion  210  to enable the hook portion to hook on human shoulders. Since the exoskeleton plate  21  has plasticity, the intermediate section  211  can tightly press human back to have efficacy of supporting human muscles and bones. The top end of the exoskeleton plate  21  corresponding to spine of human back can be upwardly extended according to demands so as to have efficacy of supporting cervical spine of human. 
     While wearing the coat  1  as shown in  FIGS. 3, 4 , the exoskeleton protection component  20  is fastened by the fastening device  4  and configured on the coat  1 . The exoskeleton protection component  20  has auxiliary support and correction efficacies for human muscles and bones when people wear the coat  1 . It has effect of posture correction for incorrect postures or rickets. Since the upper section fabric surface  13   a  has air pores  131  and the placing bag  132  is a net bag structure, the coat  1  worn on human body has ventilation. According to demands, two waist belts  15   a ,  15   b  can also be pulled in front of the belly button to protect waists of people and warm the belly button. The placing bag  132  can be placed with personal belongings. 
     The coat  1  can be transformed into the backpack  2  as shown in  FIGS. 5, 6 . While in use, the buckle member  111  is opened to separate the left front half portion  12   a  and a right front half portion  12   b  of the chest portion  12 . The left front half portion  12   a  and a right front half portion  12   b  are individually rolled into strips. The lower section fabric surface  13   b  and the upper section fabric surface  13   a  are folded. Afterward the two zippers  134   a ,  134   b  are respectively buckled up to enable the inner portions folded from the lower section fabric surface  13   b  and the upper section fabric surface  13   a  to form a containing bag  14 . Bottom ends of the left front half portion  12   a  and the right front half portion  12   b  that have been rolled as the strips are connected to the left and right sides of the back portion  13  through two buckle belts  18   a ,  18   b . Accordingly, the two buckle belts  18   a ,  18   b  are formed into straps, as shown in  FIGS. 5, 6  while using the backpack  2 , thereby transforming the coat  1  into the backpack  2 . While using the backpack  2 , the exoskeleton protection component  20  has flexibility and plasticity and can be folded and changed in accordance with the substrate fabric  10 . Since the exoskeleton protection component  20  has supportive, the backpack  2  can correct the back, protect shoulders and waist, and avoids humpback and harm on upper body and waist (low back sprain) while in use. Moreover, it can also avoid uncomfortableness resulted from breathing difficulty since too heavy articles are placed in the containing bag  14  to enable the whole backpack  2  turning around and to enable the perforation  110  forcing neck. 
     Further, with reference to  FIGS. 7-9 , a left and right sides of the perforation  110  are respectively fastened with a set of clamping devices  30 . Each set of clamping devices  30  comprises a front clipper  31  and a rear clipper  32 . The front and rear clippers  31 ,  32  are mutually intersected at the middle position (as shown in  FIGS. 7, 8 ) and are pivoted at the intersected position by piercing a pivot shaft  33 . The left and right ends of the pivot shaft  33  are respectively disposed with a buckle  330  (as shown in  FIG. 7 ). An included angle between bottom ends of the front and rear clippers  31 ,  32  is formed with a clamping interval  34  (as shown in  FIGS. 8, 9 ). While wearing the coat  1 , the clamping interval  34  is provided for embedding human shoulder. Accordingly, when it is taken as the backpack  2 , the interval can share loading of human shoulder and increase effect of carrying weight. Moreover, bottom ends of the front and rear clippers  31 ,  32  can be taken as the loading platform for additional articles and the wearing platform. For example, it can be further taken as the stationary platform of additionally carrying another backpack  3  (as shown in  FIG. 10 ), the stationary platform of portably carrying solar power panels, and the support base for virtual reality (VR) machines. 
     With reference to  FIGS. 11 ˜ 13 , when it is not taken as the coat  1  or the backpack  2 , taking the center line of the intermediate portion  11  as the boundary, the chest portion  12  and the back portion  13  lean against each other. The buckle  330  is passed by a buckle belt  18   a  so that the coat  1  can be transformed into a handbag (as shown in  FIGS. 11, 12 ) or transformed into a shoulder bag (as shown in  FIG. 13 ). 
     With the foregoing illustration, the present invention has the following advantages and efficacies:
         1. While using the cat, the coat worn on human body has operation functions of auxiliary correction, rehabilitation or protection, and enhancing waist structure of human upper body, preventing harm from loading, sitting and habits of wrong working posture.   2. The coat can be transformed into the backpack, handbag or shoulder bag.   3. The clamping device can be taken as the wearing platform.       

     While the present invention has been described by means of specific embodiments, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention set forth in the claims.