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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
John D Hunter, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Bruce Y Moore, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
O'Neill, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A41D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2-215 ; 2 69 ;
Abstract
A neck-entry wetsuit (10) with a closure loop panel (54), a collar panel (60), zipper panels (36, 38) and a back panel (26). Collar panel (60) forms an outer neck opening (80) with a cut out region that allows the outer neck opening to expand. Back panel (26) is form to ride against a person's back and itself forms part of an inner neck opening that expands to allow entry into and out of the wetsuit.