Zipperless neck entry wetsuit

Abstract

A zipperless neck entry wetsuit provided in this invention comprises a torso portion and limb portions which are connected to and in communication with the torso portion respectively. The torso portion comprises an outer collar and a neck portion. The outer collar surrounds a neck opening defined as the only entryway for a wearer when the outer collar is stretched to expand the neck opening. Also, the periphery of the neck opening is zipperless. The neck portion is arranged in the neck opening and attached to an inner surface of the torso portion for being worn on the wearer's neck and being folded to cover and seal the neck opening.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A zipperless neck entry wetsuit, comprising:
 a plurality of limb portions; and   a torso portion connected to and in communication with the limb portions respectively, the torso portion comprising:
 an outer collar surrounding a neck opening, wherein the neck opening is defined as the only entryway for a wearer when the outer collar is stretched to expand the neck opening, and the periphery of the neck opening is zipperless; and 
 a neck portion arranged in the neck opening and attached to an inner surface of the torso portion for being worn on the wearer's neck and being folded downwardly to cover and seal the neck opening. 
   
     
     
         2 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 1 , wherein the neck opening has a circumference approximating to the neck size of the wearer. 
     
     
         3 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 1 , wherein the outer collar is made of a resilient material, such that the outer collar is able to be stretched to expand the neck opening to at least two times of the original size of the neck opening. 
     
     
         4 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 3 , wherein the outer collar is stretchy enough to expand the neck opening at maximum to the shoulder width or the hip width of the wearer. 
     
     
         5 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 1 , wherein the neck portion comprises:
 a neck cover extending outwards to the neck opening for compassing the neck of the wearer, wherein after one end of the neck cover is folded, the periphery of the neck cover covers and seals the neck opening.   
     
     
         6 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 5 , wherein the neck cover comprises:
 an inner surface with a first material; and   an outer surface with a second material,   wherein the friction coefficient of the second material is greater than the friction coefficient of the first material.   
     
     
         7 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 6 , wherein the torso portion further comprises:
 an anti-slip strip arranged on the outer collar along the periphery of the neck opening, wherein after the neck cover is folded downwardly to cover and seal the neck opening, the anti-slip strip presses the outer surface of the neck cover to seal the neck cover.   
     
     
         8 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 7 , wherein the friction coefficient of the anti-slip strip is greater than the friction coefficient of the first material. 
     
     
         9 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 7 , wherein the expansion capability of the anti-slip strip is worse than the expansion capability of the outer collar. 
     
     
         10 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 7 , wherein the recovery capability of the anti-slip strip is better than the recovery capability of the outer collar. 
     
     
         11 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 5 , wherein the neck portion further comprises:
 a funnel shaped liner disposed in the torso portion, wherein a part of one end thereof attached to the inner surface of a back side of the torso portion, and the remaining part of the end thereof is free to attach the torso portion; and the other end thereof is connected to the neck cover inside the torso portion.   
     
     
         12 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 7 , wherein the outer collar comprises:
 a slit formed longitudinally on the back side of the outer collar; and   two panels are separated by the slit, wherein two ends of the panels both neighboring the torso portion are overlapped with each other.   
     
     
         13 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 11 , wherein the neck portion further comprises:
 a tongue disposed at a free end on the back side of the neck cover opposite to the neck opening, wherein after the neck cover is folded downwardly, the tongue covers the slit.   
     
     
         14 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 13 , wherein the neck portion further comprises:
 a first fastener is disposed on an outer surface of the tongue; and   
       the outer collar further comprises:
 two second fasteners disposed on outer surfaces of the panels, respectively, wherein when the neck cover is folded downwardly, both the second fasteners are fixed by the first fastener. 
 
     
     
         15 . A zipperless neck entry wetsuit comprising:
 an outer collar surrounding a neck opening defined as the only entryway for a wearer to entry, having a circumference approximating to the neck size of the wearer, and the outer collar made of a resilient material capable of being stretched to expand for receiving the wearer into the wetsuit via the neck opening; and   a neck cover extending outwards from the neck opening, made of a resilient material for being stretched over the head of the wearer to receive the neck of the wearer,
 wherein when one end of the neck cover is folded downwardly to the neck opening, the periphery of the end of the neck cover covers and seals the neck opening. 
   
     
     
         16 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 15 , wherein the outer collar is stretchy enough for to expand the neck opening at maximum to the shoulder width or the hip width of the wearer. 
     
     
         17 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 15 , wherein the neck cover extends outwards from the neck opening, wherein after folding one end of the neck cover downwardly, the periphery of the neck cover completely covers the neck opening. 
     
     
         18 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 17 , wherein the neck cover comprises:
 an inner surface with a first material; and   an outer surface with a second material,   wherein the friction coefficient of the second material is greater than the friction coefficient of the first material.   
     
     
         19 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 18 , wherein the torso portion further comprises:
 an anti-slip strip arranged on the outer collar along the periphery of the neck opening, wherein after the neck cover is folded downwardly to cover the neck opening, the anti-slip strip presses the second material of the outer surface of the neck cover and limits the movement of the neck cover to seal the neck cover.   
     
     
         20 . The zipperless neck entry wetsuit according to  claim 17 , wherein the neck portion further comprises:
 a tongue disposed at a free end on the back side of the neck cover opposite to the neck opening, wherein after the neck cover is folded downwardly, the tongue covers the slit.