Boilersuit

A Jumpsuit is a one piece coverall. (English: over all " about everything, about everything" ). Other names are combination (combi ), Full suit or one piece. In the inland waterways of the jumpsuit is also called boilers pack.

It was designed coveralls to protect the wearer from dirt and his clothes (depending on the application, including, for example, fire or chemicals). With an overall openings are reduced to the bare minimum, so a leak is easier to produce than more piece suits with separation points. Tightness is the supreme criterion for protection and dry suits.

A jumpsuit can not slip on the body and does not require holding devices such as belts or suspenders. Thus there can be no pressure points.

Was the jumpsuit originally conceived as a pure work clothes, today it is still a youthful fashion suit. A jumpsuit with short legs is called a bodysuit.

Culture History got the jumpsuit with the Constructivists and in the Chinese revolution of particular importance.

Overalls come in a variety of armed forces as special clothing used.

Areas of application

Workwear

Maximum comfort for maximum mobility and safety (no slippage ) is given in demanding activities. Thus, there are overalls for example for pilots, divers, almost all sports, as well as for many applications in industry and crafts.

Protective clothing

As protective clothing coverall is widely used because it is the only garment ( usually with a hood, scheduled Fußlingen and flanged gloves) can be gas-tight to protect the wearer as against hazardous chemicals ( chemical protection suit) or the vacuum of free space ( space suit ).

Underwear

As Underall sometimes a jumpsuit is called, which is worn as underwear, here esp. as protection against low temperatures. In the U.S., the Underall was ( usually under the name union suit ) is much more widespread than in Europe, but is now used only rarely.

Sportswear

In some sports overalls are worn. (eg, motor sports, skiing, gymnastics or diving)

Sleeper

Main article: sleeper

In the colder areas of the U.S. overalls are under the name sleeper blanket used as sleeping lingerie; they are mainly ( but not exclusively) worn by children. Often these overalls also cover the feet (English: footed sleeper) as a pair of tights. At the bottom area, the sleep suits often have an opening that facilitates the transition to the toilet, so that the overall need not be extended. The opening can be (usually with snaps ) by a flap of fabric seal (English: drop seat ).

Overall care

Care overalls for the elderly are mainly used in the field. While overalls are normally closed by a perpendicular from the neck extending to the crotch zipper or a button placket, have patient ware a zipper on that starts at one of the lower leg grippers, then on the inside of the leg to the crotch and on the inside of the other leg to runs on the other leg. The nursing jumpsuit is pulled over the head and then closed with the help of the zipper. One hand this has the advantage that the patient 's diapers can be changed without the care overalls must be pulled out, and on the other hand, the patient can be difficult undress himself. A disadvantage of care overalls with zipper in step arises when this - dirty - again must be pulled over the head. There are nursing overalls with zipper in the waist, which can be separated in the pants and removed down. In confused patients the care overalls so can sometimes make a fixation unnecessary. Pflegoveralls with zipper at the back are used for particularly active patients who can open the zipper in the crotch. The following rankings for zippers are considered useful:

In the waist

Waist and step

On the back

In the waist

Waist and step

On the back

Tear-resistant Fixieroverall

Applications of this type of protective clothing in the care of the elderly and people with disabilities or OCD and effectively serve the avoidance and prevention of debt and autoaggressions ( scratching, biting, compulsive pulling, hitting in the face, Kotschmieren, tearing of clothes, etc. ). The Fixieroveralls are on the back equipped with a zipper and a flap for Fixierknöpfe. They prevent, for example, Kotschmieren or compulsive Undressing. There are more eyelets for attaching Fixierknöpfen so that a removal of the suit is also prevented at the sleeve and leg ends.