Protective vest apparatus
US4425667A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 1982 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 22, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA41D13/0153
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A protective vest for use by motorcycle riders, snow mobile riders, rodeo riders and the like provides an integral inner vest of cushioned material such as foam having a vertical opening at the front portion thereof and a pair of arm openings allowing it to be dorned by a wearer. A lowermost circumferential armor plate of hardened plastic, for example, extends from the vertical opening 360.degree. degrees around the wearer and vertically from the lowermost portion of the vest upwardly a distance terminating at the middle portion of the vest. The hardened armor plate is bonded, for example, directly to the innermost foam vest. A pair of bilaterally symmetrical hardened plates extend from the mid portion of the vest upwardly over the shoulder of the vest and downwardly onto the back portion thereof forming a pair of bilaterally symmetric continuous armor plated panels separate from the lowermost panel and from each other. A hingedly attached front plate is affixed to the lowermost portion of the vest and is securedly fastened by means of a web belt type connection, for example. An enlarged annular raised portion surrounds the neck of the wearer and can be integral with the foam vest.…
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