Outer carrier with overhead-deployable pouch for armor or other insert

An armor system, comprising:

• a carrier configured to be donned into a worn position on a torso of a wearer, the carrier comprising:
• a front panel configured to be positioned along an anterior of the torso in the worn position;
• and
• a rear panel configured to be positioned along a posterior of the torso in the worn position;
• and
• an armor pouch attached or attachable by at least one strap to the carrier so as to be reconfigurable by overhead movement between (i) a loading configuration in which the armor pouch is suspended by the strap and hanging along and exterior to the front panel, and (ii) a protection configuration in which the armor pouch is suspended by the strap and is overlaying an exterior portion of the rear panel.

An armor system, comprising:

• a carrier configured to be donned into a worn position on a torso of a wearer, the carrier comprising:
• a rear panel configured to be positioned along a posterior of the torso in the worn position;
• a front panel configured to be positioned along an anterior of the torso in the worn position;
• a set of straps and releasable connectors comprising:
• an upper left strap attached at an upper left portion of the carrier and bearing an upper left releasable connector;
• an upper right strap attached at an upper right portion of the carrier and bearing an upper right releasable connector;
• a lower left strap attached at a lower left portion of the carrier and bearing a lower left releasable connector;
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• a lower right strap attached at a lower right portion of the carrier and bearing a lower right releasable connector, wherein the set of straps and releasable connectors are arranged to facilitate attachment by the upper left releasable connector and the upper right releasable connector to an upper portion of an armor pouch so as to render the armor pouch pivotable by the upper left strap and the upper right strap for overhead movement of the armor pouch to a rear position in which the armor pouch is overlaying an exterior portion of the rear panel and attachable at a lower portion of the armor pouch with the lower left releasable connector and the lower right releasable connector.