Patent ID: 7814567

Claim:
A ballistic garment, comprising: a front panel of the ballistic garment; a rear panel of the ballistic garment; a plurality of rings, wherein each of the plurality of rings is fastened to a first end of a respective anchor element and each of a second end of each respective anchor element is fixed to the rear panel of the ballistic garment; at least one releasable hook for releasably attaching the front panel of the ballistic garment to the rear panel of the ballistic garment, wherein the at least one releasable hook is fastened to the front panel of the ballistic garment; wherein each of the plurality of rings is releasably clasped by the at least one releasable hook; wherein a cover at least partially covers the plurality of rings and the at least one releasable hook; and a pull cord coupled to the at least one releasable hook, wherein the pull cord actuates the at least one releasable hook to disengage the at least one releasable hook to which the pull cord is coupled from the at least two rings to allow detachment of at least a part of the front panel of the ballistic garment from at least a part of the rear panel of the ballistic garment.