Patent ID: 8490212

Claim:
A garment comprising: a front torso panel; a rear torso panel; a pair of shoulder straps connecting an upper portion of each of the front and rear torso panels together; a waist belt mounted to at least one of the front and rear torso panels and positioned to extend around at least a portion of a wearer's waist area and connecting a lower portion of each of the front and rear torso panels together, said waist belt having first and second end portions; a first connector system adapted for attaching the first and second waist belt end portions together in a manual release mode; a second connector system adapted for attaching the first and second waist belt end portions together in a quick release mode; wherein at least one of the first and second connector systems connecting the first and second waist belt end portions together; and wherein the second connector system including a retainer device having a portion adjacent the rear torso panel, at least one second connector device and at least one second attachment device operably associated with a respective said second connector device whereby cooperative engagement between the retainer device and the at least one said second device being operable for releasably connecting the first and second waist belt end portions together.