Patent ID: 8365312

Claim:
A vest for carrying armor plates and ballistic panels, comprising: a front panel having upper and lower portions, and including a 1 st inner mesh panel over lying a 1 st intermediate panel that overlies a 1 st outer panel, said 1 st inner mesh panel being attached to said 1 st intermediate panel at a periphery thereof to define a 1 st inner pocket between said 1 st mesh and 1 st intermediate panel, said 1 st intermediate panel being attached to said 1 st outer panel around a periphery thereof to form a 1 st outer pocket between said 1 st intermediate and 1 st outer layer, each of said respective inner and outer pockets being accessed through an opening along an edge of said respective 1 st pockets; a back panel having upper and lower portions, and including a 2 nd inner mesh panel overlying a 2 nd intermediate panel that overlies a 2 nd outer panel, said 2 nd inner mesh panel being attached to said 2 nd intermediate panel at a periphery thereof to define a 2 nd inner pocket between said 2 nd inner mesh and 2 nd intermediate panels, said 2 nd intermediate panel being attached to said 2 nd outer panel around a periphery thereof to form a 2 nd outer pocket between said 2 nd intermediate and 2 nd outer layer, each of said respective 2 nd inner and 2 nd outer pockets being accessed through an opening along an edge of said respective 2 nd pockets; shoulder straps connecting and adjustably relating upper left and right side portions of respective upper portions of said front and back panels one to the other; and, side elements including pocket panels therein, said pocket panels connected to forwardly and rearwardly oriented fastening elements for connecting and adjustably relating lower left and right portions of said front and back panels.