Patent ID: 7921472

Claim:
A garment suitable for one of athletes and motorcyclists, the garment comprising: a jacket comprising a plurality of airbags to ensure an active protection of the upper part of a body of one of athletes and motorcyclists against one of trauma and fracture due to one of falls and impact against an obstacle, said airbags being associated to an inflating device activated by electronic means in response to the detection of one of risk and danger signals emitted by sensors; wherein the jacket further comprises a front opening for access into and out of the garment by the one of athletes and motorcyclists, the front opening being in a position offset from a longitudinal centerline of the jacket toward a sleeve, the front opening comprising a curved line through a length of the jacket starting at a hemline and ending at a collar, the curved line being directed toward the sleeve; wherein a first of said airbags extends from one side to the other of a chest above the sternum; and wherein said inflating device is also comprised in the jacket.