BALLISTIC VEST CARRIER COVER SYSTEM

摘要

A ballistic vest carrier cover (10) has a mantle (12) that goes over the wearer's shoulders from the front waist to rear waist. It has a fabric outer layer (17), an interlining (18) heat-fused to the back of the outer layer (17), and a liner (19). The cover (10) is designed to fit over a pullover shirt (11) so the combination appears as a standard uniform shirt. The liner (19) attaches to the outer layer (17) at the front waist (33), rear waist (34), neck (35), and along the sides (36, 37) from front armor openings (48, 49) to rear armor openings (50, 51), thereby producing a front pocket (44) and a rear pocket (46) for receiving the body armor panel carriers (40, 42) through the armor openings (44, 46). The front of the mantle (12) attaches to the rear at the waist by zippers (64, 66). One zipper component (82, 84) is on a stretch panel (76, 78) that extends from the outer layer (17) at the rear armor opening (50, 51) and the other zipper component (81, 83) is on the outer layer (17) at the front armor opening (48, 49).