Patent ID: 7865967
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. A body armor vest system, comprising: a. a vest having at least two arm openings for a wearer's arms; b. at least one axillary panel having an axillary region coverage area, the at least one axillary panel being made of ballistic material that is capable of impeding the penetration of at least one foreign object; c. the at least one axillary panel remains substantially proximate to the wearer's axillary region and substantially parallel to a wearer's torso when the wearer's arm is raised; d. the at least one axillary panel substantially covering at least a portion of at least one of the at least two arm openings and not covering the underside of the wearer's arm, the at least one axillary panel being removably attached to the vest; and wherein the at least one axillary panel provides greater protection to the wearer than that provided by the vest without the at least one axillary panel.