Scalable k9 body armor
AssigneeAardvark
InventorsJonathan B. Becker, David Munoz Arriaga
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Abstract
A scalable K9 body armor includes a yoke having a collar portion and an upper chest portion. The yoke is removably attachable to a body armor vest. The collar portion is configured to cover an upper portion of the neck of a K9 not covered by the vest. The upper chest portion is configured to cover an upper chest portion of the K9 not covered by the vest. The yoke is removably attachable to the vest via articulable connections which allow the yoke to move relatively freely through a wide range of movement of the K9's neck.
Claims20
A yoke for a K9 body armor carrier, comprising:
- a collar portion;
- an upper chest portion;
- and
- a plurality of yoke connectors configured for attaching the yoke to a vest of the body armor carrier;
- wherein the collar portion is adjustable around a neck of a K9 and each of the plurality of yoke connectors is configured to detachably connect to a corresponding vest connector on the vest;
- wherein the collar portion is configured to cover an upper portion of the neck of the K9 that is not covered by the vest;
- and
- wherein the chest portion is configured to cover an upper chest portion of the K9 that is not covered by the vest and to cover portions of shoulders of the K9 that are not covered by the vest.
A system for a structured K9 body armor carrier comprising a plurality of panels attached together to create a semi-rigid shape configured to accommodate a K9's chest and neck area, the system comprising:
- a vest;
- and
- a yoke that is attachable and detachable to and from the vest;
- wherein the vest comprises:
- a bottom portion shaped to include a semi-rigid curved portion tapering from a front side to a back side to correspond to an abdomen of a K9, the bottom portion having a plurality of bottom portion connectors, and a bottom portion vest connector configured to detachably connect to a first yoke connector of the yoke;
- a top portion shaped to include a semi-rigid curved portion to correspond to a back of the K9, the top portion having a plurality of top portion connectors each configured to connect to a corresponding bottom portion connector and a top portion vest connector configured to detachably connect to a second yoke connector of the yoke;
- wherein the yoke comprises:
- a collar portion configured to cover an upper portion of a neck of the K9 that is not covered by the vest;
- an upper chest portion configured to cover an upper chest portion of the K9 that is not covered by the vest;
- and
- a plurality of yoke connectors for attaching the yoke to the vest, the plurality of yoke connectors comprising the first yoke connector configured to detachably connect to the bottom portion vest connector and the second yoke connector configured to detachably connect to the top portion vest connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.