CONCEALABLE BODY ARMOR AND COMBINATION BAG/VEST
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1. A combination bag/vest comprising:
- a vest comprising;
a chest covering portion and a back covering portion the chest covering portion and back covering portion each portion having a vest surface;
a pair of separable shoulder straps each connecting an upper portion of the chest covering portion with an upper portion of the back covering portion to form and defining a head opening;
a modular accessory attachment system disposed on a vest surface of the chest and/or back covering portions for attaching one or more modular accessories to the chest and/or back covering elements in a desired configuration; and
a bag comprising;
at least one back bag layer attached to the back covering portion opposite the vest surface;
at least one chest bag layer attached to the chest covering portion opposite the vest surface;
a back fastener band extending from the at least one back bag layer and a chest fastener band extending from the at least one chest bag layer; and
at least one fastener for fastening the back fastener band to the chest fastener band;
wherein, in a vest configuration, the vest surface of the chest covering portion the vest surface of the back covering portion faces away from a wearer of the vest;
wherein, in a bag configuration, the back fastener band and the chest fastener band are at least partially fastened such that the back bag layer and the chest bag layer are exposed and the vest surfaces of the chest covering portion and back covering portion are concealed;
wherein the desired configuration of the one or more modular accessories attached to the modular accessory attachment system on the vest surface of the chest and/or back covering portions is maintained in both the vest configuration and the bag configuration; and
wherein, in a bag configuration, the desired configuration of the one or more modular accessories attached to the modular accessory attachment system on the vest surface of the chest and/or back covering portions is concealed from view.
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Abstract
Described herein are combination bag/vests which, in a bag configuration, serve as a functional bag and which, in a vest configuration, include a system for attaching one or more modular accessories to the vest in a desired configuration. Also described herein are such combination bag/vests wherein the vest configuration operates as a tactical personal body armor vest and the bag configuration conceals the tactical vest portion while permitting the one or more modular accessories to remain in the desired configuration.
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1. A combination bag/vest comprising:
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a vest comprising; a chest covering portion and a back covering portion the chest covering portion and back covering portion each portion having a vest surface; a pair of separable shoulder straps each connecting an upper portion of the chest covering portion with an upper portion of the back covering portion to form and defining a head opening; a modular accessory attachment system disposed on a vest surface of the chest and/or back covering portions for attaching one or more modular accessories to the chest and/or back covering elements in a desired configuration; and a bag comprising; at least one back bag layer attached to the back covering portion opposite the vest surface; at least one chest bag layer attached to the chest covering portion opposite the vest surface; a back fastener band extending from the at least one back bag layer and a chest fastener band extending from the at least one chest bag layer; and at least one fastener for fastening the back fastener band to the chest fastener band; wherein, in a vest configuration, the vest surface of the chest covering portion the vest surface of the back covering portion faces away from a wearer of the vest; wherein, in a bag configuration, the back fastener band and the chest fastener band are at least partially fastened such that the back bag layer and the chest bag layer are exposed and the vest surfaces of the chest covering portion and back covering portion are concealed; wherein the desired configuration of the one or more modular accessories attached to the modular accessory attachment system on the vest surface of the chest and/or back covering portions is maintained in both the vest configuration and the bag configuration; and wherein, in a bag configuration, the desired configuration of the one or more modular accessories attached to the modular accessory attachment system on the vest surface of the chest and/or back covering portions is concealed from view. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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