Multi-mission ballistic resistant jacket

A multi-mission-capable ballistic resistant garment and attachments therefor comprising in combination

• a. a jacket type garment which embodies multiple ballistic resistant jacket-forming body components including relatively movable and overlapping back and left and right combined front and side body panels, said body panels sized and shaped to provide a pair of arm holes, a moderate overlap in the side areas and substantial overlap in the frontal area, utilizing flexible and limited stretchable fastener bands and quick attach-detach fastener means to facilitate and effect moderate size and fit adjustability and closure of said garment;
• b. said garment having multiple pocket means whereby said body panels each have at least one integrally formed pocket to accommodate selective accessory items therein;
• c. a ballistic resistant first collar means integrally attached to said jacket, and readily attachable-detachable auxiliary ballistic resistant second collar means of substantially greater height than and having means for removably attaching it adjacently inwardly of said first collar means;
• d. first shoulder pad means comprising fabric enclosed pads of the same ballistic resistant material fixedly attached adjacent said first collar means, and having flexible attaching means distally of said first collar means for flexibly attaching distal portions of said shoulder pads to said garment;
• e. selectively attachable-detachable groin pads means;
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• f. each of said body forming components and attachments therefor having drain hole means provided therein to facilitate quick draining of water therefrom if immersed in water, without need to remove the garment from the wearer.

A ballistic resistant garment of the vest or jacket type which is of a length to cover the lower waist and back areas of a wearer of the garment, said garment comprising in combination:

• a. interjoined fabric-encased ballistic-resistant jacket-forming panels including a back body panel having partial left and right side portions, left and right combined front and side body panels, all of which are shaped to collectively define a pair of arm-receiving holes, and so that the front portions overlap significantly;
• b. said body panels being permanently interjoined at over-the-shoulder portions with each other and with a first collar means including a fabric-enclosed ballistic-resistant first collar panel;
• c. said jacket-forming body panels being of predetermined size and shape, and including flexible band means interconnected between the respective side portions to provide and maintain a predetermined amount of side overlap at all times;
• d. mutually cooperable releasable fastener means on the respective back, side, and front body panels to provide for fit-adjustment and a closed overlapping relationship of all panels;
• e. said garment including body pocket means comprising at least one exteriorly disposed inverted flap-coverable pocket on an outermost front body portion in at least the general chest area, said pocket and coverable flap having quick release complemental fastening means for closing the inverted pocket;
• f. insert means for selective removable association with and retention in said inverted flap-coverable pocket selected from a group including supplemental flotation pad means, auxiliary heat-and-cold generating packet means, and separate ballistic proof armor plate means including an armor plate having a flexible pull cord means secured thereto which cord means includes a looped cord of a length sufficient to remain exposed exteriorly of said pocket when said separate armor plate is pocket enclosed and retained by said flap, said exposed cord loop adapted to be hand pulled in a downward direction to facilitate quick opening of the pocket and quick removal of the armor plate when circumstances warrant;
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• g. said body panels being made of non-hydroscopic, inherently buoyant, ballistic-resistant material, such as Spectra Shield.RTM., and encased in substantially fire-resistant or high-temperature resistant fabric, such as Nomex.RTM., thereby imparting a natural buoyancy and repellancy to the garment when subjected to a petroleum-contaminated water environment.

A ballistic resistant protective garment of the vest or jacket type comprising in combination:

• a. interjoined fabric-encased, ballistic-resistant, jacket-forming body panels embodying back, left and right front and side body portions, all of which are shaped and joined to collectively define the jacket and a pair of arm-receiving holes;
• b. said garment further including body pocket means comprising at least one exteriorly disposed inverted flap-coverable pocket on an outermost front body portion in at least the general chest area, said pocket and coverable flap having quick release complemental fastening means for closing the inverted pocket;
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• c. insert means for selective removable association with and retention in said inverted flap-coverable pocket selected from a group including supplemental flotation pad means, auxiliary heat and auxiliary cold generating packet means, and separate ballistic proof armor plate means including an armor plate having a flexible pull cord means secured thereto, and which cord means includes a looped cord of a length sufficient to remain exposed exteriorly of said pocket when said separate armor plate is pocket-enclosed and retained by said flap, said exposed cord loop adapted to be hand pulled in a downward direction to facilitate quick opening of the pocket and quick removal of the armor plate when circumstances warrant.