Patent ID: 8533862

Claim:
A quickly releasable vest for protecting a torso portion of a user, the quickly releasable vest comprising: a first torso panel comprising two side portions and two shoulder portions; a second torso panel comprising two side portions and two shoulder portions; a plurality of plug members disposed on the first torso panel, at least one of the plurality of socket members comprising a head; a plurality of socket members disposed on the second torso panel, wherein at least two socket member of the plurality of socket members is located at the two shoulder portions of the second torso panel, respectively, and at least two socket member of the plurality of socket members is located at the two side portions of the second torso panel, respectively, each of the plurality of socket members configured to detachably couple to one of the plurality of plug members disposed on the first torso panel, wherein at least two plug member of the plurality of plug members is located at the two shoulder portions of the first torso panel, respectively, and at least two plug member of the plurality of plug members is located at the two side portions of the first torso panel, respectively, at least one plug member of the plurality of plug members comprising an eye hook, tongue, and release member, the eye hook configured to receive the head of the at least one socket member and the head of the at least one socket member configured to receive the tongue to secure the at least one plug member to the at least one socket member, the release member configured to separate the eye hook from the head after the tongue is removed from the head of the at least one socket member; and a quick release mechanism disposed on the first torso panel, the quick release mechanism comprising a pull cord and a plurality of connecting tapes, the pull cord comprising a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, each of the plurality of connecting tapes comprising a first end portion and a second end portion, the first end portion of the each of the plurality of connecting tapes coupled to the proximal end portion of the pull cord and the second end portion of the each of the plurality of connecting tapes coupled to each of the plurality of plug members, respectively, wherein at least one of the second end portions is coupled to the tongue of the at least one plug member, wherein the quick release mechanism is configured to at least assist in removing the tongue from the head of the at least one socket member and the release member is configured to at least assist in separating the eye hook from the head after the tongue is removed, wherein the quick release mechanism is configured to completely separate the first torso panel from the second torso panel.