Patent ID: 8347422

Claim:
A protective garment comprising a torso portion, and over blast protector and a collar, said blast protector secured at a front of said torso portion by a first fastening member, said collar having a front collar portion and a rear collar portion, and a second fastening means for releasably attaching the front collar portion to the rear collar portion at a side of said collar, wherein said rear collar portion is attached to said torso portion, and wherein said second fastening means is adapted to enable said front collar portion to be released from said rear collar portion thereof by pulling said front collar portion towards said front torso portion, and further comprising a pull member connected to said front collar portion adjacent said second fastening means for releasing said front collar portion from said rear collar portion such that said front collar portion is detachable from said protective garment; said pull member further connected to said over blast protector such that said over blast protector and said front collar portion can be released from the protective garment at the same time.