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US 12,753,996 B1Granted
Ballistic shirt system
OwnerKenneth Blakeleyinventor
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Abstract
A shirt system for supporting body armor includes an inner shirt with an inner shirt pocket attached to an inner shirt front panel, an outer shirt with an outer shirt pocket attached to an outer shirt rear panel, a first ballistic panel of the body armor disposed within the inner shirt pocket, a second ballistic panel of the body armor disposed within the outer shirt pocket, and a first strap and a second strap connected to the inner shirt pocket and the outer shirt pocket. An outer shirt yoke includes an outer shirt yoke opening that is configured to receive the first strap, and the outer shirt rear panel includes an outer shirt rear panel opening that is configured to receive the second strap.
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A shirt system for supporting body armor, the shirt system comprising:
- an inner shirt comprising an inner shirt front panel, an inner shirt rear panel, and an inner shirt pocket attached to the inner shirt front panel;
- an outer shirt comprising an outer shirt front panel, an outer shirt rear panel connected to the outer shirt front panel, an outer shirt pocket attached to the outer shirt rear panel, and an outer shirt yoke connected to the outer shirt front panel and the outer shirt rear panel, the outer shirt yoke including an outer shirt yoke opening and the outer shirt rear panel including an outer shirt rear panel opening;
- a front ballistic panel of the body armor disposed within the inner shirt pocket;
- a rear ballistic panel of the body armor disposed within the outer shirt pocket;
- a first strap having a first strap first end of the first strap connected to the inner shirt pocket and a first strap second end, opposite the first strap first end, connected to the outer shirt pocket;
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- a second strap having a second strap first end connected to the inner shirt pocket and a second strap second end, opposite the second strap first end, connected to the outer shirt pocket,
- wherein the first strap extends from the inner shirt pocket and through the outer shirt yoke opening to the outer shirt pocket and the second strap extends from the inner shirt pocket and through the outer shirt rear panel opening to the outer shirt pocket, such that the first strap and the second strap provide support to the front ballistic panel disposed within the inner shirt pocket and the rear ballistic panel disposed within the outer shirt pocket.
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A shirt system for supporting body armor, the shirt system comprising:
- an inner shirt comprising an inner shirt front panel, an inner shirt rear panel, and an inner shirt pocket attached to the inner shirt front panel;
- an outer shirt comprising a first outer shirt front panel, a second outer shirt front panel, an outer shirt rear panel connected to the first outer shirt front panel and the second outer shirt front panel, and an outer shirt pocket attached to the outer shirt rear panel, the outer shirt including a first outer shirt opening, a second outer shirt opening, a third outer shirt opening, and a fourth outer shirt opening, the outer shirt rear panel including at least the second outer shirt opening and the fourth outer shirt opening;
- a front ballistic panel of the body armor removably received within the inner shirt pocket;
- a rear ballistic panel of the body armor removably received within the outer shirt pocket;
- a first strap having a first strap first end and a first strap second end;
- a second strap having a second strap first end and a second strap second end;
- a third strap having a third strap first end and a third strap second end;
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- a fourth strap having a fourth strap first end and a fourth strap second end,
- wherein the first strap and the third strap extend from the inner shirt pocket and through the first outer shirt opening and the third outer shirt opening, respectively, to the outer shirt pocket, the first strap first end and the third strap first end being connected to an upper portion of the inner shirt pocket and the first strap second end and the third strap second end being connected to an upper portion of the outer shirt pocket,
- wherein the second strap and the fourth strap extend from the inner shirt pocket and through the second outer shirt opening and the fourth outer shirt opening, respectively, to the outer shirt pocket, the second strap first end and the fourth strap first end being connected to a lower portion of the inner shirt pocket and the second strap second end and the fourth strap second end being connected to a lower portion of the outer shirt pocket, and
- wherein the first strap, the second strap, the third strap, and the fourth strap provide support to the front ballistic panel disposed within the inner shirt pocket and the rear ballistic panel disposed within the outer shirt pocket.
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