In 1921 he got a patent for a diving suit that allowed one to quickly discard the suit & escape to the surface
It consisted of a leather diving suit equipped with a bag-like 
helmet fitting... [DOC] [TLE] Dressing for Altitude - NASA [PAR] Dressing for altitude : U.S. aviation pressure suits-- Wiley Post to space ..... 
related patents and receiving NASA Astronaut ... one can trace their lineage to 
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