Safety vest with protection plates

A safety vest comprising:

• a torso covering garment and a plurality of protective inserts;
• wherein the safety vest is adapted to protect a user from injury at a job site;
• wherein the torso covering garment is adapted to cover at least the user's torso;
• wherein the plurality of protective inserts are coupled to the torso covering garment and provide a barrier between the user and a hazardous object;
• wherein the plurality of protective inserts includes a left-front protective insert and a right-front protective insert;
• wherein, a first pair of protective insert retainers, respectively located inside an upper left front part and a lower left front part of the torso covering garment, is operable to couple the left-front protective insert to the torso covering garment;
• wherein, a second pair of protective insert retainers, respectively located inside an upper right front part and a lower right front part of the torso covering garment, is operable to couple the right-front protective insert to the torso covering garment;
• wherein each of the first and second pairs of protective inset retainers includes an upper pocket and a lower pocket;
• wherein the upper pocket includes a lower edge, at which the upper pocket has a first opening, and the lower pocket includes an upper edge, at which the lower pocket has a second opening;
• wherein, the lower edge of the upper pocket and the upper edge of the lower pocket are spaced from each other along a length of the safety vest;
• wherein the left-front and right-front protective inserts are rigid;
• wherein each of the left-front and right-front protective inserts is a single-pieced plate;
• wherein the left-front and right-front protective inserts are configured to be removably inserted into the first and second pairs of protective inset retainers through the first and second openings;
• wherein an upper part of each of the left-front and right-front protective inserts is inserted into the upper pocket via the first opening, and a lower part of each of the left-front and right-front protective inserts can be is inserted into the lower pocket via the second opening.