Protective armour gear

Abstract

The invention is a protective amour gear comprising—a main hip belt (3) with right and left side junctions (2, 2) near said wearer's hip joints, for holding a right and left side, generally “V” or “U” shaped fork structural element (1, 1) by their lower, middle portion (1v, 1v), respectively,—each structural element (1, 1) having a fore vertical branch (1F, 1F) extending up along the wearer's frontal chest to an elevation near his right and left collar bone, respectively, with a separation of about one half of the wearer's chest width; and—each said fork structural element (1,1) further having a rear or back vertical branch (1B, 1B) extending up along the wearer's back to an elevation near his right and left shoulder wing, respectively, and having a separation of about one half of the wearer's back width,—fore attachment elements (6F, 6F) on said fore vertical branches (1F, 1F) for holding a frontal chest amour plate on or between said fore vertical branches (F, 1F), and—rear attachment elements (6R, 6R) on said rear or back vertical branches (1B, 1B) for holding a back amour plate on or between said rear vertical branches (1B, 1B).

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