Patent ID: 9386809
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A41D,F41H,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A protective vest adapted for rapid removal from a wearer, the vest comprising: a front panel adapted to cover at least a portion of the wearer's chest; a rear panel adapted to cover at least a portion of the wearer's back; a first waist connection assembly operatively joining the front panel to the rear panel substantially at a position overlying the wearer's waist during use and at least a second waist connection assembly operatively joining the front panel to the rear panel substantially at a position overlying the wearer's waist during use, wherein the waist connection assemblies each include a retractable locking element adapted to move between a locked and unlocked condition; a first shoulder connection assembly operatively joining the front panel to the rear panel substantially at a position overlying a first shoulder of the wearer during use and at least a second shoulder connection assembly operatively joining the front panel to the rear panel substantially at a position overlying a second shoulder of the wearer during use, wherein the shoulder connection assemblies each include a retractable locking element adapted to move between a locked and unlocked condition; and a plurality of tether lines operatively connected to a common pull element with at least one tether line operatively connecting each of the retractable locking elements to the common pull element, such that upon extension of the common pull element, the tether lines displace the retractable locking elements and disengage each of the waist connection assemblies and shoulder connection assemblies wherein at least one of the waist connection assemblies or shoulder connection assemblies comprises a rotatable base ring having an interior in combination with a rotatable hasp ring structure matedly received at the interior of the base ring, and wherein in the locked condition the retractable locking element projects through the hasp ring structure to block the hasp ring structure against removal from the base ring.