Ballistic resistant garment quick release system

A ballistic resistant garment quick release system comprising:

• a ballistic resistant garment configured to cover at least a portion of a user's body and having an outer shell configured to form a pocket;
• ballistic resistant material positioned within at least a portion of the pocket;
• a cable channel positioned along at least a portion of the ballistic resistant garment;
• a release cable positioned within the cable channel and configured to move from a first position to a second position;
• at least one release point along a length of the cable channel configured to receive a removable attachment strap, wherein the release cable is configured in the first position to engage the removable attachment strap and retain the removable attachment strap within the at least one release point and the release cable is configured in the second position to disengage from the removable attachment strap and thereby enable the removable attachment strap to disengage from the at least one release point;
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• a fixed attachment strap attached to the ballistic resistant garment and configured to mate with the removable attachment strap to retain the ballistic resistant garment on the user.

A ballistic resistant garment quick release system comprising:

• a ballistic resistant garment configured to cover at least a portion of a user's body and having an outer shell configured to form a pocket;
• ballistic resistant material positioned within at least a portion of the pocket;
• a cable channel positioned along at least a portion of the outer shell within the pocket;
• a release cable positioned within the cable channel and configured to move from a first position to a second position;
• at least one removable strap comprising a length of fabric having a first half of a removable connector at a first end and a passage at a second end configured to engage the release cable;
• at least one release point along a length of the cable channel configured to receive the second end of the removable attachment strap, wherein the release cable is configured in the first position to engage the passage in the removable attachment strap and retain the removable attachment strap at least partially within the cable channel at the at least one release point, and the release cable is configured in the second position to disengage from the passage in the removable attachment strap and thereby enable the removable attachment strap to disengage from the cable channel at the at least one release point;
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• at least one fixed attachment strap attached to the ballistic resistant garment and having a second half of the removable connector configured to mate with the first half of the removable connector on the removable attachment strap to retain the ballistic resistant garment on the user.