Patent ID: 7845024

Claim:
In combination: a peace officer's shirt having a front, a back, sleeves, and a tail which is worn tucked into the wearer's pants, said shirt having an inner surface and an outer surface; a peace officer's duty belt extending around the officer's waist which supports heavy gear; a suspender set comprising first and second flexible strap members; said suspender set intended to be worn under the officer's shirt and to extend over the officer's shoulders; each of said first and second strap members having a front end and a rear end; a first buckle fastener including first and second buckle fastener members which may be selectively fastened together; said first buckle fastener member of said first buckle fastener means being secured to said front end of said first strap member; a second buckle fastener including first and second buckle fastener members which may be selectively fastened together; said first buckle fastener member of said second buckle fastener being secured to said front end of said second strap member; a third buckle fastener including first and second buckle fastener members which may be selectively fastened together; said first buckle fastener member of said third buckle fastener being secured to said rear end of said first strap member; a fourth buckle fastener including first and second buckle fastener members which may be selectively fastened together; said first buckle fastener member of said fourth buckle fastener being secured to said rear end of said second strap member; third, fourth, fifth and sixth flexible strap members having first and second ends; said first ends of said third, fourth, fifth and sixth strap members being secured to said second buckle fastener members of said first, second, third and fourth buckle fasteners in a “break-away” fashion, respectively; said shirt having first and second spaced-apart openings formed in said front thereof above said duty belt so that said third and fourth strap members may extend outwardly therethrough to said outer surface of said shirt; said shirt having third and fourth spaced-apart openings formed in said back thereof above said duty belt so that said fifth and sixth strap members may extend outwardly therethrough to said outer surface of said shirt; each of said second ends of said third, fourth, fifth and sixth strap members having a belt loop thereon adapted to have said duty belt extending therethrough so that at least some of the weight of said duty belt is carried by the shoulders of the officer; said inner surface of said shirt having first and second hook and loop fastener strips secured thereto which are positioned above the shoulders of the officer, said first and second strap members extending through shoulder pads which are releasably secured to said strips.