Bodysuit with sealing components

Abstract

A bodysuit includes at least one seal component formed from a polymeric material located at one or more bodysuit openings and configured to engage with and may form a seal. The at least one seal component is configured to form a comfortable seal against a wearer's associated body part that is strengthened upon subjection to a pressure differential that may otherwise force liquid or atmosphere from the environment past the seal and into the bodysuit.

1 . A bodysuit comprising:
 a core substantially formed from a polymeric material;   an exterior layer adjacent and exterior to the core, and formed from a stretchable material;   an interior layer interior to the core and formed from an insulating material;   at least one seal component annularly disposed along an opening of the bodysuit, and including at least one seal element annularly disposed along a periphery of at least a portion of the opening and resiliently extending in an inward radial direction into the opening.   
     
     
         2 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior layer is formed from an abrasion resistant material. 
     
     
         3 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the exterior layer is formed from tear or puncture resistant material. 
     
     
         4 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the core is substantially free of embedded or dispersed materials. 
     
     
         5 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , wherein the at least one seal component further comprises a variable clearance formed between the inwardly extending seal element and the opening defined by an inner collar surface, wherein the inwardly extending seal element is arranged to deflect in an outward radial direction toward the inner collar surface to reduce the clearance. 
     
     
         6 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one recessed portion annularly extending around a periphery of at least a portion of the opening defined by an inner collar surface, the at least one seal element has a first end portion secured to or within the at least one recessed portion and is pitched in a generally inward radial direction and a generally distal longitudinal direction to form an apex at an innermost radial extension, and at least a portion of the first end portion is arranged to deflect in a generally outward radial direction toward the at least one recessed portion. 
     
     
         7 . The bodysuit of  claim 6 , further comprising a second end portion connected to the first end portion at the apex, the second end portion is pitched in a generally outward radial direction toward the at least one recessed portion, and at least a portion of the first end portion or second end portion is slidable within the at least one recessed portion. 
     
     
         8 . The bodysuit of  claim 5 , wherein the variable clearance defines an interior configuration arranged to engage the inner collar surface, the interior configuration extending in an outward radial direction from the seal element toward the inner collar surface and being moveable relative to the inner collar surface. 
     
     
         9 . The bodysuit of  claim 8 , wherein the interior configuration comprises at least one blade extending at an oblique angle relative to a longitudinal axis. 
     
     
         10 . The bodysuit of  claim 9 , wherein the blade tapers in thickness toward a proximal blade end and/or toward a distal blade end. 
     
     
         11 . The bodysuit of  claim 9 , wherein the blade tapers in thickness from a seal element end toward an inner collar surface end. 
     
     
         12 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcing material disposed at a location associated with the at least one seal component. 
     
     
         13 . The bodysuit of  claim 1 , further comprising a primary adherence seal component disposed at a bodysuit opening, and substantially formed from a silicone based material. 
     
     
         14 . The bodysuit of  claim 13 , further comprising at least one bodysuit attachment including an attachment opening and a secondary adherence seal component substantially formed from a silicone based material and disposed at the attachment opening, wherein the at least one bodysuit attachment is in contact with the bodysuit, and the primary and secondary adherence seal components engage with and adhere to each other to form a seal between the bodysuit and the bodysuit attachment. 
     
     
         15 . The bodysuit of  claim 14 , wherein the primary adherence seal component is circumferentially disposed along the inner collar surface of the bodysuit, and wherein the secondary adherence seal component is circumferentially disposed along an outer collar surface of the bodysuit attachment. 
     
     
         16 . A bodysuit comprising at least one seal component annularly disposed along an inner collar surface of the bodysuit, the at least one seal component comprising at least one seal element annularly disposed along a periphery of at least a portion of the inner collar surface and resiliently extending in an inward radial direction from the inner collar surface. 
     
     
         17 . The bodysuit of  claim 16 , wherein the at least one seal component further comprises a variable clearance formed between the inwardly extending seal element and the inner collar surface, wherein the inwardly extending seal element is arranged to deflect in an outward radial direction toward the inner collar surface to reduce the clearance. 
     
     
         18 . The bodysuit of  claim 17 , further comprising at least one recessed portion annularly extending around a periphery of at least a portion of the inner collar surface, wherein the at least one seal element has a first end portion secured to or within the at least one recessed portion and is pitched in a generally inward radial direction and a generally distal longitudinal direction to form an apex at an innermost radial extension, and wherein at least a portion of the first end portion is arranged to deflect in a generally outward radial direction toward the at least one recessed portion. 
     
     
         19 . The bodysuit of  claim 18 , further comprising a second end portion connected to a distal end of the first end portion at the apex, wherein the second end portion is pitched in a generally outward radial direction toward the at least one recessed portion, and wherein at least a portion of the first end portion or second end portion is slidable within the at least one recessed portion;
 wherein the variable clearance defines an interior configuration arranged to engage the inner collar surface, the interior configuration extending in an outward radial direction from the seal element toward the inner collar surface and being moveable relative to the inner collar surface, the interior configuration forms at least one blade extending at an oblique angle relative to a longitudinal axis, the blade tapering in thickness toward a proximal blade end and/or toward a distal blade end and the blade tapering in thickness from a seal element end toward an inner collar surface end.   
     
     
         20 . A bodysuit comprising a primary adherence seal component disposed at a bodysuit opening, and being substantially formed from a silicone based material; and
 at least one bodysuit attachment defining a bodysuit attachment opening and a secondary adherence seal component substantially formed from a silicone based material and disposed at the bodysuit attachment opening, wherein the bodysuit attachment is in contact with the bodysuit, and the primary and secondary adherence seal components engage with and adhere to each other to form a seal between the bodysuit and the bodysuit attachment;   wherein the primary adherence seal component is circumferentially disposed along an inner collar surface of the bodysuit, and wherein the secondary adherence seal component is circumferentially disposed along at least one of an outer collar surface and an inner collar surface of the bodysuit attachment.