Garment with carrying system
Assignee5.11, Inc.
InventorCory Owen Nykoluk
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Abstract
A load-bearing garment, such as a vest, is provided having stretchable web platform on an outside surface, such as between front and back panels of the vest. The stretchable web platform includes stretchable bands that extend horizontally, and vertical webbing extending between multiple horizontal bands. Additional embodiments are directed to a mounting system in a plate carrier for a plate. Still further embodiments are directed to a handle and strap system for a vest or other garment that permits a quick rescue of a person wearing the vest.
Claims20
A vest, comprising:
- a front panel;
- a rear panel;
- a stretchable web platform extending between the front panel and the rear panel, the stretchable web platform comprising:
- at least two generally horizontally aligned stretchable web structures, each of the structures attached to both the front and rear panels;
- and
- at least one vertical webbing structure connecting the at least two generally horizontally aligned stretchable web structures.
A fabric structure, comprising:
- a first panel;
- a second panel;
- a stretchable web platform extending between the first panel and the second panel, the stretchable web platform comprising:
- at least two stretchable web structures, each of the structures attached to both the first and second panels;
- and
- at least one linking webbing structure connecting the at least two stretchable web structures.
A plate carrier, comprising:
- a pocket for receiving a plate;
- a first strap set for supporting a lower right corner of a plate within the pocket;
- and
- a second strap set for supporting a lower left corner of a plate within the pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.