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US 2016/0106168 A1Published application
Method and apparatus for rapid evacuation of injured persons from hostile environments
AssigneeDaart-Net Industries LLC
InventorDouglas Conrad
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Abstract
A system and method of evacuating a downed tactical operator from a hostile environment comprising adding an evacuation belt strap to a PALS grid on a body armor vest by using belt keepers. The evacuation belt strap is made by forming loops at the ends of the strap to function as handles to be grasped by rescuers of the downed operator.
Claims20
A method of increasing a utility characteristic of a body armor garment by facilitating evacuation comprising the steps of:
- a. providing a body armor garment with a pouch attachment ladder system (PALS) grid;
- b. providing a strap having a handle at each end of the strap;
- c. providing a plurality of belt keepers, and
- d. attaching the strap to the PALS grid using said plurality of belt keepers.
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A system for aiding evacuation of a person from a hostile environment comprising:
- a. a body armor garment with a pouch attachment ladder system (PALS) grid thereon;
- b. a strap having a handle at each end of the strap;
- c. a plurality of belt keepers;
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- d. said strap is attached to the PALS grid using said plurality of belt keepers.
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A system for evacuating a downed person from a hostile environment comprising:
- a. a body armor vest comprising a PALS grid, configured to be worn by a first person;
- b. a first handle disposed on a first side of said garment;
- c. a second handle disposed on a second side of said garment;
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- d. said first handle and said second handle each being sized and located, to be grasped by hands of persons other than said first person and constructed to support the entire weight of the body of said first person and to be used by said persons other than said first person, to lift said first person and move said first person.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.