Patent ID: 8516620

Claim:
Protective over garment shorts comprising: at least one pocket sized and otherwise dimensioned to removeably receive a ballistic protection panel therein; at least one ballistic protection panel configured to fit within each of said at least one pockets; wherein said shorts are configured to be worn over existing pants and extend from a position covering the pelvic region of a wearer to a position proximate the knee region of the wearer; and wherein said at least one pocket comprises two pockets and said at least one ballistic protection panel comprises two panels configured to fit within said two pockets; wherein said two pockets include: i. a first pocket configured to overlap the groin region of the wearer; ii. a second pocket having an opening on an underside of the groin region of the wearer; said second pocket extending substantially across an inner thigh region of the wearer and up to the pelvic region of the wearer.