Patent ID: 8777168

Claim:
A protective wear support system, comprising: a protective garment having shoulder attachments to allow a user to fasten the protective garment over the shoulders of a user; and a support apparatus, comprising: a base having at least one portion positioned to rest on a solid surface, only one vertical support extending upwards from the base, the vertical support having a lower fixed portion and an upper adjustable portion including a first portion of the upper adjustable portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the support apparatus and a second portion of the upper adjustable portion extending along an axis angled with respect to the longitudinal axis; and two horizontal supports directly connected to and extending horizontally outwards in opposite directions from the top of the second portion of the upper adjustable portion of the only one vertical support, a first portion of each of the two horizontal supports extends downwardly and is concavely curved and a second portion of each of the two horizontal supports includes a terminating portion extending along an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis, the terminating portion including a loop, wherein the horizontal supports are configured to support a top portion of the protective garment while the protective garment is worn by the user.