Apparel – Guard or protector – Penetration resistant
Reexamination Certificate
1999-11-04
2001-01-23
Calvert, J. (Department: 3741)
Apparel
Guard or protector
Penetration resistant
C002S092000, C002S102000, C089S036050
Reexamination Certificate
active
06175958
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a bulletproof vest, and more particularly to such a bulletproof vest, which has a front bulletproof shield mounted in a fabric vest body thereof and kept from sight.
Regular bulletproof vests for policemen are directly worn on the user on the outside or inside a short coat. These bulletproof vests are commonly heavy, not comfortable in use. When wearing a bulletproof vest either on the outside or under a short coat, evil fellows can easily discover the bulletproof at a glance.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is one object of the present invention to provide a bulletproof vest, which is shaped like an ordinary vest so that evil fellows cannot easily discover the bulletproof nature of the vest. It is another object of the present invention to provide a bulletproof vest, which is comfortable in use. According to one aspect of the present invention, the bulletproof vest comprises a vest body, the vest body having two receiving spaces respectively defined in two front panels thereof, two front openings respectively disposed at a front placket thereof in communication with the receiving spaces, and a rear opening disposed at a back panel thereof at an inner side between the receiving spaces, a front bulletproof shield mounted in the receiving spaces inside the vest body to protect the user's front side against bullet, the front bulletproof shield having two opposite extended lateral side portions respectively extended out of the rear opening at the vest body and fastened together by a hook joint, and a rear bulletproof shield fastened to the vest body at a back side by hook and loop materials to protect the user's back side against bullet. According to another aspect of the present invention, two suspenders are respectively provided at two opposite lateral sides of the rear bulletproof shield for fastening to the user's pants or respective retaining elements at the front sidewall of the front bulletproof shield. According to still another aspect of the present invention, the rear bulletproof shield comprises two loops bilaterally provided on the middle, and two shoulder straps bilaterally provided near a top side thereof and respectively fastened to the loops to secure the rear bulletproof shield to the user's shoulders. According to still another aspect of the present invention, hook and loop materials are respectively provided at the vest body and the rear bulletproof shield, for enabling the rear bulletproof shield to be detachably fastened to the vest body.
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Calvert J.
Patel Tejash
Pro-Techtor Inter-national Services
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