Garment for ballistic protection and carrying equipment

• US 8,844,062 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2012
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Safran Electronics & Defense
• Original Assignee: Sagem Defense Securite (Safran SA)
• Inventors: Tirard, Franck
• Primary Examiner(s): VANATTA, AMY B
• Application Number:
  US14/123,957
• Publication Number:
  US 20140101810A1
• Time in Patent Office: 845 Days
• Field of Search: 2/25, 210/2, 2 6/9, 210/8, 246/3, 246/7, 2 9/4, 2 9/6, 224/663, 224/660, 224/628, 224/576, 224/582, 224/583, 89/360.5
• US Class Current: 2/2.5
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 2003/146 Pack-carrying harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/00 Travelling or camp articles travelling rugs A47G9/06; Sacks or packs carried on the body convertible into other articles A45F4/00
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/10 Pack-frames carried on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 3/14 Carrying-straps; Pack-carrying harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A45F 5/02 Fastening articles to the garment
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 1/02 Armoured or projectile- or missile-resistant garments; Composite protection fabrics F41H5/04 takes precedence

Abstract

The invention relates to a garment for ballistic protection and carrying equipment, including: a carrying harness including a back portion suitable for covering the back of a user, the back portion including a cover for accommodating a back-protecting pack and straps suitable for being placed over the shoulders of the user in order to hang the harness from the shoulders; and two abdominal portions suitable for covering the torso of the user, each abdominal portion being designed to be removably attached onto a respective suspender of the carrying harness, the abdominal portions including a closing device for connecting the abdominal portions together in order to close the vest.

Claims

1. A garment (1) for ballistic protection and carrying equipment comprising:

a carrying harness (2) comprising a dorsal part (5) suitable for covering the back of a user, the dorsal part (5) comprising a cover (51) to receive a protection pack (52) for the back, and straps (6, 7) adapted to encircle the shoulders of the user for suspending the harness (2) on the shoulders, and

two abdominal parts (3, 4) suitable for covering the torso of the user, each abdominal part (3, 4) being adapted to be fixed detachably on a respective strap (6, 7) of the carrying harness (2), the abdominal parts (3, 4) comprising a closing device (10) for joining together the abdominal parts (3, 4) to close the garment,

wherein the carrying harness (2) comprises an electrical connection cable (11) extending along the straps (6, 7), passing over the shoulders of the user and the dorsal part (5) and capable of attaching equipment positioned on one of the abdominal parts (3) to equipment positioned on the other of the abdominal parts (4).

2. The garment according to claim 1, wherein the carrying harness (2) comprises a belt (8) connected to the dorsal part (5) and adapted to encircle the waist of the user to transfer some of the weight exerted on the carrying harness (2) on the hips of the user.

3. The garment according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the abdominal parts (3, 4) comprises a cover (31) to receive a protection pack (32) for the torso, the abdominal parts (3, 4) being suitable for covering the torso by overlapping.

4. The garment according to claim 3, wherein one of the abdominal parts (4) covers the other abdominal part (3) on a covering area representing substantially half of the abdominal part (4).

5. The garment according to claim 3, wherein, once the garment is closed the protection pack (32) for the torso and the protection pack (52) for the back are positioned relative to each other such that they overlap in areas of the shoulders and in areas of the flanks of the user.

6. The garment according to claim 1, comprising a transport housing (12) adapted to be connected detachably to the carrying harness (2) by being positioned against the dorsal part (5) on an external wall of the cover.

7. The garment according to claim 1, wherein the abdominal parts (3, 4) comprise a set of pockets (310-313, 410-412) adapted to receive electronic equipment and/or munitions.

8. The garment according to claim 2, wherein at least one of the abdominal parts (3, 4) comprises a cover (31) to receive a protection pack (32) for the torso, the abdominal parts (3, 4) being suitable for covering the torso by overlapping.