Patent ID: 7404213

Claim:
A convertible wet suit, comprising: a torso fitting portion having at least one tubular, partial limb covering that terminates in a first end portion formed from elastomeric sheet material; at least one tubular, extended limb covering having a second end portion formed from elastomeric sheet material, and a coupling assembly for detachably connecting said first and second end portions, including a slide fastener means that only partially circumscribes said first and second end portions for maintaining circumferential elasticity in the elastomeric sheet material forming said first and second end portions, and at least one discrete fastener means that detachably connects only part of the area between the first and second end portions that is uncircumscribed by said slide fastener, for connecting said first and second end portions while maintaining circumferential elasticity in the elastomeric sheet material forming said first and second end portions.