Patent ID: 7356850

Claim:
A protective garment comprising: a) a torso portion for positioning around a torso of a wearer; b) a collar portion extending from said torso portion adapted to cover at least a portion of a wearer's neck, said collar portion having an upper edge portion and a lower edge portion, said lower edge portion being in proximity to said torso portion, said collar portion including an opening positioned between said lower edge portion and said upper edge portion; and c) a security device extending through said opening of said collar, said security device comprising: i) a harness portion located on a first side of said opening, said harness portion being operative for moving from a regular position to a rescue position, wherein said harness portion forms a drag harness when in the rescue position; and ii) a manual activation portion located on a second side of said opening, said manual activation portion being operative for causing said harness portion to move from the regular position to the rescue position.