Jacket garment for tandem vehicle passenger safety

摘要

A novel jacket garment worn by the driver of a tandem vehicle, such as a motorcycle, intended for rear passenger safety is disclosed. The novel garment comprises an outer shell, an inner lining, and an internal frame structure. The internal frame structure comprises a ribbing nexus comprising horizontal and vertical members. Novel features include handgrips disposed inside front pockets and connected to the internal frame structure. In some embodiments, the internal frame structure comprises elastic members. Pocket-borne handgrips may be attached to elastic members so that when engaged by a rear tandem passenger, the internal frame structure is tightened against the tandem vehicle driver's body to provide stain relief and additional stabilization of the jacket as a passenger safety device.

主权项

1. A tandem vehicle passenger safety jacket garment for providing safety and comfort to a tandem passenger seated behind the driver of the two-seat vehicle, comprising:
(i) an outer shell and an interior lining, said outer shell and interior lining having an intervening space, said outer shell having a right front panel, a left front panel, a rear panel and a hem, wherein at least one external handgrip is disposed on the rear panel; (ii) a frame structure disposed in the intervening space between the outer shell and interior lining, said frame skeleton comprising a ribbing nexus having a plurality of intersecting elongate members, whereby two or more substantially horizontal elongate members intersect two or more substantially vertical elongate members, each horizontal elongate member bonded to one or more intersecting vertical elongate members at the point of intersection; (iii) at least one front jacket pocket disposed substantially on the lower portion of the each of the two front panels of the outer shell of the safety jacket garment, said front jacket pockets having an interior cavity and an opening; and (iv) a pocket-borne handgrip disposed within the interior cavity of the at least one of the front jacket pockets disposed on each of the two front panels of the outer shell of the safety jacket garment, said handgrip mechanically linked to the frame structure by a tether member having a first end affixed to the pocket-borne handgrip, and a second end affixed to at least one of the elongate members of the frame structure.