Vest insert for tactical training

• US 20100162459A1
• Filed: 12/15/2009
• Published: 07/01/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lawrence Greg Bronstein, Louis Greg Bronstein
• Original Assignee: Lawrence Greg Bronstein, Louis Greg Bronstein
• Inventors: Bronstein, Lawrence Greg, Bronstein, Louis Greg
• Granted Patent: US 8,327,468 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 2/2.500
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 1/02 Armoured or projectile- or missile-resistant garments; Composite protection fabrics F41H5/04 takes precedence

Abstract

The vest insert for tactical training is an insert kit for retrofitting an outer tactical vest or the like for tactical training purposes. The vest insert includes front and rear training plates adapted to be removably received within front and rear pockets of front and rear carriers of an outer tactical vest. Each of the front and rear training plates has an opening formed therethrough to indicate that the plate is for training purposes. Each of the front and rear training plates is formed from polyvinyl chloride. Additionally, a pair of front and rear fabric panels are provided to replace the inner panels of the outer tactical vest, each of the front and rear fabric panels being formed from woven polyvinyl chloride. The training plates and the front and rear fabric panels are sized and shaped to match the inserts and inner panels of a typical outer tactical vest.

Claims

1. A vest insert for tactical training, comprising:

front and rear training plates adapted to be removably placed within front and rear pockets of front and rear carriers, respectively, of a tactical vest, each of the front and rear training plates being substantially arcuate in cross section and having an opening formed therethrough, each of the training plates being formed from polyvinyl chloride;

front and rear fabric panels adapted for releasable attachment to a rear face of the front carrier and a front face of the rear carrier, respectively, each of the panels being formed from woven polyvinyl chloride; and

means for releasably attaching the fabric panels to the front and rear carriers.

2. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 1, wherein each of said front and rear training plates has upper and lower portions, the upper portion being substantially trapezoidal.

3. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 2, wherein the lower portion of each of said front and rear training plates is substantially rectangular.

4. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 3, wherein the aperture is substantially circular.

5. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 1, wherein said means for releasably attaching the fabric panels to the front and rear carriers comprises hook and loop fasteners.

6. A vest insert for tactical training, comprising:

a front training plate adapted to be removably placed within a front pocket of a front carrier of a tactical vest, the front training plate being substantially arcuate in cross section and having an opening formed therethrough;

a front panel adapted for releasable attachment to a rear face of the front carrier; and

means for releasably attaching the front panel to the front carrier.

7. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 6, wherein said front training plate has upper and lower portions, the upper portion being substantially trapezoidal.

8. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 7, wherein the lower portion of said front training plate is substantially rectangular.

9. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 8, wherein the aperture is substantially circular.

10. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 9, further comprising:

a rear training plate adapted to be removably placed within a rear pocket of a rear carrier of the tactical vest, the rear training plate being substantially arcuate in cross section and having an opening formed therethrough;

a rear fabric panel adapted for releasable attachment to a front face of the rear carrier; and

means for releasably attaching the rear panel to the rear carrier.

11. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 10, wherein each of said front and rear panels is formed from woven polyvinyl chloride.

12. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 11, wherein each of the front and rear training plates is formed from polyvinyl chloride.

13. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 12, wherein the rear training plate has opposed upper and lower portions, the upper portion being substantially trapezoidal.

14. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 13, wherein the lower portion of the rear training plate is substantially rectangular.

15. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 14, wherein the aperture is a substantially circular contour.

16. The vest insert for tactical training as recited in claim 15, wherein said means for releasably attaching the fabric panels to the front and rear carriers comprises hook and loop fasteners.

17. A tactical training vest, comprising:

a front carrier having opposed front and rear faces and a front pocket formed on the rear face;

a rear carrier having opposed front and rear faces, the front and rear carriers being releasably attached to one another to form a vest;

a rear pocket formed on the front face of the rear carrier;

front and rear training plates removably disposed within the front and rear pockets, respectively, each of the training plates being substantially arcuate in cross section and having an opening formed therethrough, each of the training plates being formed from polyvinyl chloride; and

front and rear fabric panels releasably attached to the rear face of the front carrier and the front face of the rear carrier, respectively, each of the fabric panels being formed from woven polyvinyl chloride.

18. The tactical training vest as recited in claim 17, further comprising means for releasably attaching the fabric panels to the front and rear carriers.

19. The tactical training vest as recited in claim 18, wherein each of said front and rear training plates has upper and lower portions, the upper portions each being substantially trapezoidal and the lower portions each being substantially rectangular.

20. The tactical training vest as recited in claim 19, wherein the means for releasably attaching the fabric panels to the front and rear carriers comprises hook and loop fasteners.