Patent ID: 6874163

Claim:
A garment incorporating a load-carrying assembly wherein: the load-carrying assembly comprises a thin flexible panel of textile fabric mesh having at least one load-carrying pouch attached thereto by a plurality of studs, each of said studs has an elongate shank having an rear end and a front end, said rear end having a flat laterally extending foot, said panel defines a grid of holes that extends both vertically and horizontally over an area of said panel when the garment is worn by a standing person, said panel has a rear face arranged adjacent to the garment and an opposing front face, said pouch has a rear surface arranged against said front face of the panel, said rear surface of said pouch has a plurality of perforations formed therein, said panel is attached to the garment so that a person's hand can be inserted between said rear face of the panel and the garment to effect the insertion of said front end of each of said studs first through a respective hole in the panel from the rear face thereof and then through a respective perforation in the pouch from the rear surface thereof so as to attach the pouch to the front face of the panel, the shank of each stud is a close-fit in both the respective hole in the panel and in the respective perforation of the pouch, and wherein said area of the panel is substantially greater than said rear surface of the pouch so that the pouch can be attached to the panel in various positions and orientations on the panel using said holes and said studs.