Body suit with distributed air supply

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a suit with an integrated air supply. The suit includes a body comprising a first body portion and a second body portion, an air supply coupleable to the body, a coupling mechanism coupled to the body and arranged for releasably receiving the air supply. The coupling mechanism is disposed on the first body portion and the second body portion of the suit.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A suit assembly with an integrated air distribution network, the suit assembly comprising:
 a body comprising a first body portion and a second body portion;   an air supply coupleable to the body; and   a coupling mechanism coupled to the body and arranged for releasably receiving the air supply;   wherein the coupling mechanism is disposed on the first body portion and the second body portion of the suit.   
     
     
         2 . The suit assembly of  claim 1 , comprising a manifold hub in fluid communication with the air supply and a diver regulator, the manifold hub comprising a controller. 
     
     
         3 . The suit assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the air supply comprises a plurality of air tanks and the coupling mechanism comprises a plurality of fasteners integrated with the suit. 
     
     
         4 . The suit assembly of  claim 3 , comprising a plurality of conduits, each conduit in fluid communication with an air tank of the plurality of air tanks and the manifold hub. 
     
     
         5 . The suit assembly of  claim 2 , comprising a pressure sensor coupled to the air supply and communicatively coupled to the controller, the pressure sensor being configured to read an internal pressure of the air supply. 
     
     
         6 . The suit assembly of  claim 5 , comprising a valve operatively coupled to the air supply, wherein the valve is movable between an open position and a closed position in response to a sensed pressure of the pressure sensor. 
     
     
         7 . The suit assembly of  claim 6 , wherein the valve is an electronic pressure regulator (EPR) valve, and is configured to open when a sensed pressure is greater than approximately 500 psi. 
     
     
         8 . The suit assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the coupling mechanism comprises a collapsible pocket, the pocket comprising an opening sized to receive the air supply. 
     
     
         9 . A method of distributing an air supply in a suit, the method comprising:
 coupling an air supply to a body suit using a coupling mechanism, the air supply comprising one or more air tanks, wherein the coupling mechanism is integrated with the body suit and arranged to receive the one or more air tanks; and   capturing, by one or more sensors, a pressure measurement associated with the air supply, wherein the one or more sensors is coupled to the air supply;   analyzing, by one or more processors of a controller, the pressure measurement associated with the air supply, wherein the controller is coupled to the body suit; and   determining, by one or more processors of the controller, a total air capacity by evaluating an analysis of the pressure measurement.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , comprising:
 capturing, by a depth gauge, a depth measurement associated with the body suit, wherein the depth gauge is coupled to the controller;   analyzing, by one or more processors of the controller, the depth measurement; and   determining, by the one or more processors of the controller, based on an analysis of the depth measurement and the analysis of the pressure measurement of the air supply, a time until the air supply is depleted.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 9 , comprising closing a valve coupled to a first air tank of the one or more tanks when a pressure measurement of the first air tank is less than approximately 500 psi. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , comprising opening a valve coupled to a second air tank of the one or more air tanks when the pressure measurement of the first air tank is less than approximately 500 psi. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , comprising opening a valve coupled to a third air tank of the one or more air tanks when a pressure measurement of the second air tank is less than approximately 500 psi. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein coupling comprises fastening the first air tank to a first fastener of the coupling mechanism and fastening the second air tank to a second fastener of the coupling mechanism. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , comprising determining an amount of air supply needed for a deployment. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , comprising selecting the air supply for attaching to the body suit by identifying a number air tanks required to supply the amount of air supply needed. 
     
     
         17 . A garment having an air distribution assembly, the garment comprising:
 a body;   a first air container having an inlet and a valve movable relative to the inlet between an open position and a closed position;   a second air container having an inlet and a valve movable relative to the inlet between an open position and a closed position;   a coupling mechanism attached to the body and arranged for removably coupling the first air container and the second air container to the body;   a controller operatively coupled to the valve of the first air container and the valve of the second air container;   a regulator operably coupled to the controller;   wherein the controller is arranged to open the valve of the first air container to fluidly couple the first air container to the regulator.   
     
     
         18 . The garment of  claim 17 , wherein when the valve of the first air container is open, the valve of the second air container is closed. 
     
     
         19 . The garment of  claim 17 , comprising a display screen coupled to the controller, and configured to display an amount of oxygen available in the first air container and the second air container. 
     
     
         20 . The garment of  claim 17 , wherein the controller comprises one or more processors and a memory communicatively coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
 receive data captured by a pressure sensor coupled to the first air container;   analyze the data to identify an internal pressure associated with the first air container; and   send a signal to the valve of the first air container to close in response to the internal pressure; and   send a signal to a valve of the second air container to open.