Ballistic resistant groin protector

摘要

A ballistic resistant groin protector is provided. The groin protector includes a groin panel and a deployable groin wrap. The groin panel can be suspended from clothing or equipment to protect a wearer's anterior pelvic region from ballistic impact. The groin wrap is moveable from a stowed position adjacent the anterior pelvic region to a deployed position between the wearer's legs and adjacent a posterior pelvic region. One or more fasteners secure the groin wrap to the wearer's clothing or equipment to maintain the groin wrap in the deployed position. Optional left and right femoral protective portions extend downwardly from the groin wrap to protect the wearer's medial thigh regions against ballistic injury in the deployed position.

主权项

1. A groin protector comprising:
a frontwardly facing groin panel for positioning to protect an anterior pelvic region of a wearer when worn, the groin panel having a pocket, and the groin panel pocket has an opening which opens downwardly at the bottom portion when worn in an upright position, wherein the groin panel extends downward from an upper portion to a bottom portion, and wherein the groin panel includes a frontwardly facing ballistic resistant material; and a groin wrap having a ballistic resistant member, the groin wrap having a bottom portion having a hinged connection to the groin panel, wherein in a stowed configuration the groin wrap is pivoted about the hinged connection to extend within the groin panel pocket, and in a deployed configuration the groin wrap extends rearwardly from the groin panel, the groin wrap in the deployed configuration extending upwardly from the hinged connection and having portions spaced rearwardly from the groin panel for receiving portions of the wearer including portions of said pelvic region therebetween, wherein in the stowed configuration the groin wrap provides protection to portions of the anterior pelvic region of the wearer against ballistic impacts and in the deployed configuration provides protection to the wearer's posterior pelvic region against ballistic impacts, the groin wrap being moveable from the stowed configuration within the pocket to the deployed configuration where the groin wrap extends between legs of the wearer and the posterior pelvic region, wherein the groin wrap ballistic resistant member comprises multiple layers of ballistic resistant material.