Patent ID: 8527028

Claim:
A garment comprises: a belt, having first and second end portions with closures at the end portions to wrap around a user's chest, and fastening mechanism disposed between the end portions; a Y-shaped chest band of unitary construction, the chest band having a front strap portion having a substantially constant width and having a length extending from a first end that is configured to couple to the fastening mechanism on the belt to a second end where the front strap portion integrally joins with first ends of a pair of shoulder strap portions of the Y-shaped chest band, each shoulder strap portion further having a second end and a substantially constant width; and a back portion, the back portion having a broad region that is substantially greater in width in comparison with the width of the shoulder strap portions and less than a width of the user's back and configured to rest against the back of the user, with upper portions of the broad region joining the second ends of the pair of shoulder strap portions, and with a lower portion of the back portion integrally joined with the belt, with at least one of the belt, shoulder strap portions and back portion having an accommodation for carrying a sensor.