Moon Suit Patents

US Patent 3,381,303 was issued to Allyn B. Hazard on May 7, 1968. It was originally filed on Jan 2, 1964. You can find the document in the USPTO Database or download the PDF here.

There's some variation between the prototype produced by Hazard and the patent renderings (seems the original concept has the whole suit including the "bell" torso housing, to be encased in some type of beta material. The patent also has details of the accordion joints - I always wondered about those as when pressurized I'd imagine they would flop around much like the Major Matt Mason Moon Suit accessory. The patent describes a mechanical armature that maintains the joints flexibility.

If you search the USPTO database for "Allyn B. Hazard" you'll see another patent 3,516,243 "Globe Clock with Single Bearing" - another interesting read, if not as exciting as the Moon Suit patent.

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