PERSONNEL ARMOR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

• US 3,843,969 A
• Filed: 11/05/1973
• Issued: 10/29/1974
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1973
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: David A. George, Frank C. Scribano, Kenneth E. Mayerhofer, Richard A. Rodzen
• Original Assignee: David A. George, Frank C. Scribano, Kenneth E. Mayerhofer, Richard A. Rodzen
• Inventors: George, David A., Mayerhofer, Kenneth E., Rodzen, Richard A., Scribano, Frank C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Guest, Alfred R.
• Application Number:
  US05/412,854
• Time in Patent Office: 358 Days
• Field of Search: 2/2.5
• US Class Current: 2/2.5
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 10/00 Flight suits helmets in general A42B3/00; breathing helmets A62B18/00
• CPC Class Codes: F41H 1/02 Armoured or projectile- or missile-resistant garments; Composite protection fabrics F41H5/04 takes precedence

Abstract

A personnel armor suspension system having a conventional survival vest modified to support the body armor. The front armor members have a pair of zipper elements secured to the armor carrier with one zipper element and slider on the armor engaging one of the zipper elements on the survival vest and the other zipper member on the armor engaging the slider and the other zipper element on the survival vest. The back armor member fits into a pocket on the back of the survival vest and has a slider and zipper element which engages a zipper element near the neck portion of the survival vest. A Velcro loop patch on the survival vest can be used to engage a Velcro hook patch on the fragmentation armor member to add to the support for the back member.

Claims

1. A personnel armor suspension system comprising:

a survival vest having a back panel member and a pair of front panel members;

a zipper element secured to each of said front panels;

a slider element on one of said zipper elements, adapted to close said survival vest;

a plurality of pockets secured to the front panel member, adapted to hold life support and survival equipment;

at least one pocket member secured to the back panel member of said survival vest adapted to hold a back body armor member;

a zipper element secured to said back panel adjacent the neck portion thereof;

a front body armor member;

a pair of zipper elements on said front body armor member with one of the zipper elements adapted to engage one of the zipper element and the slider element on sAid survival vest and with the other zipper element having a slider thereon adapted to engage the other zipper element on the survival vest;

a back body armor member adapted to fit into a pocket on the back of said survival vest;

said back body armor member having a zipper element and slider element adjacent the upper end thereof adapted to engage the zipper element on the back panel member of said survival vest.

2. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said front and back armor members are rigid, high velocity projectile protection body armor.

3. The device as recited in claim 1 wherein said front and back armor members are flexible, low velocity fragment protection body armor;

said back armor member having a patch of hook fastener elements;

a patch of loop fastener elements on said survival vest adapted to engage said hook fastener on the back armor member to thereby provide additional support for the back armor member.