US Patent 8011019 Inflatable protective suit apparatus

A inflatable protective suit apparatus provides separate upper body jacket and lower body pant with self-inflating protection. The apparatus is self-contained so that no external gas supply, electronics or other mechanisms other than the tether clip for removably clipping to an external object are needed. The tether clip can be hooked to a motorcycle, snowmobile, bicycle, AN, and any other of a host of various vehicles. Any vehicle is thereby chosen for use without regard to equipping every vehicle chosen with complimentary equipment. The apparatus places significant importance on style such that the protective mechanisms are not visually discernible.