Patent ID: 9392860
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A41D,A45F,A63C

Claim Text:
1. A jacket and load carrier combination comprising: a harness adapted to be worn on a user's torso, and having a back portion located on the user's back when said harness is worn; said harness including at least one fastener member op said back portion to which a load carrier can be releasably attached; a jacket for wearing over said harness; a load carrier for attaching to said harness, said load carrier including at least one fastener which releasably attaches to said fastener member on said harness; said jacket having a back and at least one opening in said back of said jacket providing access to said fastener member on said harness, to facilitate the attachment of said load carrier fastener to said harness fastener member; said harness and said jacket being separate and independent articles, whereby they can be worn independently of each other, or together, or when said jacket is being worn over said harness with a load carrier attached to said harness, said jacket can be removed from the user without being separated from said harness, and carried on the user's back by said harness, said harness is in the form of a vest, comprising two mesh front members attached to strap members, said strap members including at least two shoulder loop members, said shoulder loop members forming openings for insertion of a user's arms into said vest, said strap members further include a belt member positioned near the user's waist; said shoulder loop members have a base portion which will be located below a user's arm when said vest is worn, and said belt member is attached to said shoulder loop members at said base portion of said shoulder loop members, defining a point of intersection between each said shoulder loop member and said belt member; said strap members further comprise a reinforcing shoulder strap connecting said shoulder loop members at the back of a user's shoulders, and defining points of intersection between said shoulder strap and said shoulder loop members; wherein said strap members further comprise at least two crossing reinforcing back straps, each said reinforcing back strap connecting said point of intersection between said belt member and said shoulder loop member and connecting with said point of intersection between said reinforcing shoulder strap and said shoulder loop members at the back of the user's shoulders.