Patent ID: 9322618
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: F41H

Claim Text:
1. A blast protection harness for use over pants or shorts, comprising: a woven front shell portion having a first waist band portion and the front shell portion consisting of a flexible material which is configured to conform to the body of the wearer; a woven rear shell portion having a second waist band portion and the rear shell portion consisting of a flexible material which is configured to conform to the body of the wearer; the front shell portion and rear shell portion being joined together at a central location and each having a right leg member and a left leg member and a first coupling member coupling the right leg member of the front shell portion and the rear shell portion together, and a second coupling member coupling the left lea member of the front shell portion and the rear shell portion together; each of the front and rear shell portions comprising an inner shell member and an outer shell member; a cavity defined between the inner shell member and the outer shell member of the front shell portion and between the inner shell member and the outer shell member of the rear shell portion wherein the cavity extends contiguously from the front shell portion through the central location and the rear shell portion; a single contiguous ballistic insert configured to be retained within the cavity, the ballistic insert comprising layers of flexible ballistic material wherein each of the layers are fastened together in an overlapping manner resulting in a staggered, flat seam providing enhanced blast debris protection; wherein the cavity and, in turn, the ballistic insert are both dimensioned and configured to entirely cover the perineum of the wearer; wherein the first waist band portion and the second waist band portion are connectable together and the first and second coupling members are connectable together to form a harness that fits and conforms to the shape of the wearer and secures around the waist of a wearer as a stand-alone outer garment worn over pants or shorts; and wherein the waist band portion and the front and rear shell portions define at least one opening that is configured to enable access to at least one pocket of the pants or shorts worn underneath the blast protection harness.