PNEUMATIC DEVICES FOR PERSONAL PROTECTION AND RELEVANT ARTICLE OF CLOTHING INCLUDING SUCH DEVICE

摘要

The pneumatic device for personal protection (10) is of the king having at least one sac-like gas-tight element (11) connectable through an inlet boy (25) to automatically releasing inflating means and attaching means (14, 15) co-operating, in working position, with the body of a user so that the saclike element (11) is kept in a position which corresponds to the portion of the body to be protected. The sac-like element (11) encloses a variable volume chamber (13) which is intended to be filled with a gas introduced therein via said inlet box (25). The chamber (13) comprises inside flexible partition members (P) extending lengthwise a greater side of the chamber (13) and connected along their edges extending lengthwise to two opposite walls (12) of the chamber (13). The flexible partition members (P) divide the chamber (13) into a plurality of compartments (20, 21, 22) arranged one next to another and in fluid communication with each other.