Patent ID: 8739312

Claim:
A ballistic vest that is waterproof, including: a non-waterproof front ballistic panel having a strike side and a body side; a waterproof front panel cover permanently enclosing the front ballistic panel, the front panel cover having an inner major side surface presented toward the front ballistic panel and an exposed outer major side surface; a non-waterproof back ballistic panel having a strike side and a body side; a waterproof back panel cover permanently enclosing the back ballistic panel, the back panel cover having an inner major side surface presented toward the back ballistic panel and an exposed outer major side surface; a left shoulder strap assembly that is adhesively attached to the outer major side surface of the front panel cover and that is adhesively attached to the outer major side surface of the back panel cover, in a position to extend over the left shoulder of the wearer; a right shoulder strap assembly that is adhesively attached to the outer major side surface of the front panel cover and that is adhesively attached to the outer major side surface of the back panel cover, in a position to extend over the right shoulder of the wearer; a left waist strap assembly that is adhesively attached to the outer major side surface of the front panel cover and that is adhesively attached to the outer major side surface of the back panel cover, in a position to extend around the left waist area of the wearer; a right waist strap assembly that is adhesively attached to the outer major side surface of the front panel cover and that is adhesively attached to the outer major side surface of the back panel cover, in a position to extend around the right waist area of the wearer; a washable, breathable front liner detachably secured to a body side portion of the front panel cover, in a position to extend between the front panel and the torso of the wearer; and a washable, breathable back liner detachably secured to a body side portion of the back panel cover, in a position to extend between the back panel and the torso of the wearer.