Quickly releasable vest

A quickly releasable vest for protecting a torso portion of a user, the quickly releasable vest comprising:

• a self locking buckle assembly, the self locking buckle assembly comprising:
• a wedge fork, the wedge fork comprising,
• a base portion comprising a securing means for securing a webbing thereto;
• a body portion, the body portion comprising,
• a pair of legs extending from the base portion, each of the pair of legs comprising a leg base portion and a prong, wherein the prong comprises a notch portion configured thereon;
• and
• a ferrule guide member extending from the base portion and disposed in between the pair of legs;
• a ferrule adapted to be slidingly disposed on the ferrule guide member, the ferrule comprising a narrower end portion, a broader end portion extending from the narrower end portion, and a tape guide member;
• an elongated strip having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the proximal end portion connected to the tape guide member of the ferrule and the distal end portion adapted to be used for facilitating movement of the ferrule;
• and
• a socket member defining a hollow portion and comprising a first side portion and a second side portion, each of the first side portion and the second side portion comprising an opening configured thereon, wherein the opening is adapted to facilitate removable retaining and locking of the prong of the each of the pair of legs to the socket member,
• wherein the wedge fork in combination with the ferrule and the elongated strip is disposed on one of a front torso panel and a rear torso panel and the socket member disposed on other of the front torso panel and the rear torso panel for facilitating quick release of the quickly releasable vest.