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US 2010/0132091 A1Published application
Breakaway vest
OwnerPhilip Young, Tamara L. Joyceinventors
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Abstract
A safety vest is claimed and described. In preferred embodiments, the vest includes a front panel formed from a first section and a second section. The vest also includes a donning fastener having a first and second side. The first donning fastener side connects to the first section of the front panel. The vest also includes a safety fastener having a first safety fastener side and a second safety fastener side. In most embodiments, the first side of the safety fastener is positioned on the second donning fastener side. The second safety fastener side is connected to the second section of the front panel. The vest can be donned, secured, and removed with the donning fastener and, because of safety fasteners, will safely break away from a wearer under tension.
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A safety garment comprising:
- (a) a front panel extending from about the waist and hip region to about the shoulders, said front panel including
- (i) a front upper portion in the vicinity of said shoulder region and a front lower portion in the vicinity of said hip region,
- (ii) at least a pair of separating sections being configured to extend from about said waist and hip region to about said shoulders,
- (iii) a donning fastener including two complementary sides configured to relasably fasten to each other, wherein one side of the donning fastener is separable from the garment, wherein said donning fastener is positioned in between said at least a pair of separating sections, wherein said donning fastener extends from about said waist and hip region to about the chest region, and wherein said donning fastener is configured to facilitate donning, securing, and removing the garment, and
- (iv) a hook and loop fastener including two sides configured to releasably connect to each other, wherein one side of said hook and loop fastener is connected to said separable side of said donning fastener and extendsing substantially along the length of said donning fastener and wherein the other side is connected to one of said separating sections, wherein said hook and loop fastener is configured to allow said front panel sections to separate under tension above a pre-determined breakaway threshold when said donning fastener is in a closed position;
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- (b) a back panel having a back upper portion and a back lower portion and coupled to said front panel.
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A safety garment comprising:
- (a) a front panel formed from a first section and a second section, said first and second sections extending from about the waist and hip region to about the shoulders;
- (b) a donning fastener positioned in between said first section and said second section and extending from about the waist and hip region to about the chest, said donning fastener having a complementary first and second side, wherein said first donning fastener side is connected to said first section of said panel and wherein said second donning fastener side is a separable piece;
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- (c) a hook and loop fastener positioned at the edge of said donning fastener and extending substantially along the length of said donning fastener, wherein said hook and loop fastener has a first safety fastener side and a second safety fastener side, wherein said first safety fastener side is connected to said separable, second donning fastener side and wherein said second safety fastener side is connected to said second section of said front panel, thereby allowing said vest to be donned and secured with said donning fastener and to break away under tension above a pre-determined breakaway threshold with said safety fastener when said donning fastener is in a closed position.
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A safety vest comprising:
- (a) a front panel formed from a first section and a second section each extending from about the waist and hip region to about the shoulders, said front panel having an upper front portion and a lower front portion;
- (b) a zipper having a first tape and a second tape, wherein said first tape is connected to said first section of said panel;
- (c) a hook and loop fastener having a first fastener side and a second fastener side, wherein said first fastener side is positioned on said second zipper tape and wherein said second fastener side is connected to said second section of said front panel;
- (d) a back panel having
- a back upper portion releasably coupled to said front upper portion by a pair of upper second safety fasteners and
- a back lower portion releasably coupled to said front lower portion by a pair of lower second safety fasteners, thereby allowing said vest to be donned and secured with said zipper and to break away under tension above a breakaway threshold when said zipper is in a closed position;
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- a tool access defined, at least in part, by either said front or back panel, thereby allowing a wearer to access tools.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.