CONCEALABLE BODY ARMOR AND COMBINATION BAG/VEST

摘要

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.

主权项

1. A combination bag/vest comprising:
a vest comprising:
a chest covering portion and a back covering portion;a central portion including shoulder straps, the shoulder straps connecting an upper end of the chest covering portion to an upper end of the back covering portion;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; andat least one fastener for fastening the back bag layer to the chest bag layer; wherein, in a vest configuration, the vest surface of the outer chest and/or back textile layers faces away from a wearer of the vest; wherein, in a bag configuration, the at least one back bag layer and the at least one chest bag layer are at least partially fastened and face outward and the vest surface of the chest and/or back covering portions faces inward; 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.