摘要 |
A ballistic resistant garment (10) for covering and protecting vital portions of a human body having at least two panels (28, 30) which are adjacent and overlie one another in which each panel comprises at least two layers of ballistic resistant material (34, 36) in which the ballistic material (34, 36) is woven (52) and a plurality of stitches (42) which are disposed into a first panel (28) of the at least two panels (28, 30) connecting the at least two layers of ballistic resistant material (34, 36) within the first panel (28) in which the plurality of stitches (42) are positioned in a row (54) in a first direction and another plurality of stitches (74) which are disposed into a second panel (30) of the at least two panels (28, 30) connecting the at least two layers of ballistic resistant material (34,36) within the second panel (30) in which the another plurality of stitches (74) are positioned in at least two rows (44, 62), in which the at least two rows (44, 62) are in a second and third direction (44, 62) respectively in which the second and third directions(44, 62) are transverse to one another and in which the row (54) in the first direction (54) of the first panel (28) is transverse to the two rows (44, 62) in the second and third direction (44, 62) of the second panel (30) in which the plurality and another plurality of stitches are positioned away from the periphery (48) of the first and (42, 74) second panels (28,30).
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