High-visibility vest and method

A high-visibility vest for a wearer-user, the high-visibility vest comprising:

• a sleeveless garment configured to be worn on a torso of the wearer-user, the sleeveless garment having an inside and an outside, and including two arm-apertures and a neck-aperture, the neck aperture having an interior circumference;
• a collar coupled to the sleeveless garment and extending outward from the neck-aperture, the collar including an outward fold;
• a plurality of reflective torso stripes affixed to the sleeveless garment in a torso area of the outside of the sleeveless garment, the plurality of reflective torso stripes configured to provide high-visibility of the torso of the wearer-user;
• a reflective collar stripe affixed to the collar, and configured to provide high-visibility of a neck area of the wearer-user;
• an upper outside-pocket;
• a lower outside-pocket positioned below the upper outside-pocket, relative to the wearer-user when the high-visibility vest is worn;
• and
• an inside-pocket;
• and
• wherein the sleeveless garment is configured as a vest having a right front flap, a left front flap, and at least one fastener configured to couple the right front flap to the left front flap;
• wherein the at least one fastener includes a zipper;
• wherein the upper outside-pocket is integrated with at least one of the right front flap and the left front flap;
• wherein the plurality of reflective torso stripes are affixed to the sleeveless garment in areas excluding the upper outside-pocket;
• wherein the lower outside-pocket is integrated with at least one of the right front flap and the left front flap;
• wherein the inside-pocket is integrated with at least one of the right front flap and the left front flap, the inside-pocket being accessible from the inside of the right front flap and the left front flap, relative to the inside the sleeveless garment;
• wherein the collar is permanently affixed to the sleeveless garment;
• wherein the reflective collar stripe substantially cover the outward fold of the collar;
• wherein the plurality of reflective torso stripes and the reflective collar stripe are made of high visibility material;
• wherein the sleeveless garment is made of a fluorescent material;
• wherein the plurality of reflective torso stripes are positioned on the outside of the sleeveless garment, and include a horizontal reflective torso stripe around a midriff area, relative to the wearer-user when the high-visibility vest is worn;
• wherein the plurality of reflective torso stripes further include a pair of vertical reflective torso stripes that extend from a front to a back of the sleeveless garment, relative to the wearer-user when the high-visibility vest is worn, each of the pair of vertical reflective torso stripes extending between the neck aperture and one of the two arm-apertures, respectively;
• wherein the pair of vertical reflective torso stripes perpendicularly intersect the horizontal reflective torso stripe;
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• wherein the plurality of reflective torso stripes and the reflective collar stripe have a width of at least an inch.

A method of using a high-visibility vest, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a high-visibility vest including a sleeveless garment and a plurality of reflective torso stripes affixed to the sleeveless garment in a torso area of an outside surface of the sleeveless garment;
• coupling a collar to the sleeveless garment, said collar including a reflective collar stripe affixed to the collar, and said collar coupled in an upper area of the sleeveless garment such that it is configured to provide high-visibility of a neck area of a wearer-user;
• and
• wearing the high-visibility vest with the collar coupled thereto.