DE29605503U1 - Body armor and body armor or jacket therefor - Google Patents

Description

Body armor and body armor vest or jacket

The invention relates to a body armor with the features of the preamble of claim 1 and a body armor vest or jacket for wearing such a body armor according to the preamble of claim 8.

Two-part body armor is known in which body-shaped armor plates for the shoulder (shoulder caps) and for the shoulder joint (shoulder joint caps) are sewn together in a body armor vest. To protect the upper arm, an upper arm cap is sewn into a body armor jacket worn over the vest. To protect the neck, shoulder blades and collarbone, a one-piece, yoke-like cap is sewn into the shoulder area of the body armor jacket worn over the body armor vest.

The disadvantage of this well-known body armor and body armor outerwear is that the freedom of movement of the wearer of the body armor

is considerably limited - among other things because the armor of the vest and jacket partially overlap and adjusting the body armor to different body sizes and especially shoulder shapes is extremely difficult, so that the necessary compromise only allows for mediocre wearing comfort if you want to avoid custom-made body armor. Another disadvantage is that the known body armor can only be put on with effort and usually with the help of an assistant, because the armored body armor jacket has to be pulled over the body armor, which is also armored and already on. Full protection is only achieved when wearing the body armor vest and body armor jacket. A particularly serious disadvantage is the risk of injury to the person wearing the body armor in an emergency, because the individual armor parts can shift considerably in relation to the wearer's body depending on the quality of the fit of the jacket and vest. The edges of the armor plates can dig deep into the skin and underlying tissue of the person wearing the body armor. In extreme cases, the carotid artery and the artery in the crook of the arm can be crushed or injured.

The invention is based on the object of reducing the risk of injury when wearing body armor of the generic type. To solve this object, body armor of the type mentioned in claim 1 and claim 7 as well as a body armor vest or a body armor jacket with the features of claim 8 are proposed.

The invention primarily significantly reduces the risk of injury to the wearer from the body armor in the event of an emergency. In addition, the wearing comfort of the body armor or of a

equipped body armour vest or jacket. It is not necessary to wear a vest and jacket, instead, the jacket can be essentially unarmoured and serve mainly for better thermal protection, protection against chemical attacks and as a de-escalation tool (discreetly covering the body armour vest).

Appropriate embodiments of the subject matter of the invention, which in particular increase the protective function and the wearing comfort of the body armor or the body armor vest or jacket, are contained in further claims.

The aforementioned components to be used according to the invention, as well as those claimed and described in the exemplary embodiments, are not subject to any special exceptional conditions in terms of their size, shape, choice of material and technical conception, so that the selection criteria known in the respective field of application can be applied without restriction.

Further details, features and advantages of the subject matter of the invention emerge from the following description of the accompanying drawing, in which - by way of example - a preferred embodiment of a body armor according to the invention is shown. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 a body armor (fitted to a wearer) in front view;

Fig. 2 the same body armour in side view;

Fig. 3 the same body armor, again from the front

but with the upper arm raised to the side;
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Fig. 4 the same body armor, again in side view but with the upper arm raised forward and

Fig. 5 a body armor vest with inserted body armor

Figures 1 to 4 show a body armor numbered 10 in total, which rests on the shoulder joint zone of the person to be protected 1 and consists of a shoulder cap 11, a shoulder joint cap 12, an upper arm cap 13, a collarbone cap 15 and a shoulder blade cap (hidden in Fig. 1) 16. A rivet-like connecting means 14B, which passes through an elongated hole 14A provided at the proximal end of the upper arm cap 13, forms a swivel joint 14, which enables the upper arm cap 13 to pivot forwards and backwards and up and down relative to the shoulder joint cap 12, which can be easily seen when looking at Figures 1 to 4 together. For this purpose, the rivet-like connecting means 14B is sufficiently long to ensure that the upper arm cap 14 can pivot up and down relative to the shoulder joint cap 12. The elongated hole 14A enables movement of the upper arm cap 13 not only forwards and backwards (see Figs. 2 and 4) but also towards and away from the shoulder joint cap 12 and the shoulder cap 11 (see Fig. 3).

An elastic band with a Velcro fastener connected to the distal end of the upper arm cap 13 or to the vest provided with it (as per Fig. 5) serves as a fastening means 19 and ensures that the upper arm cap 13 follows freely with every movement of the upper arm.

In the border area, the shoulder joint cap 12 slightly overlaps the upper arm cap 13 (see Figs. 1 to 4) and

This not only ensures extensive body protection, but also virtually unhindered movement between these two armor plates. Particularly good mobility of the body armor combined with very comprehensive armor protection and a reduced risk of injury to the wearer are achieved by hump-like projections 13A, 13B, which point upwards near the connection area to the shoulder joint cap 12 on the upper arm cap 13 to the side of the joint.
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All armor plates referred to as "caps" are preferably made of deep-drawn light metal sheet.

The collarbone cap 15 and shoulder blade cap 16, which are attached to the front edge HA and the rear edge 11B of the shoulder cap 11 with elongated hinges 17A and 17B, also represent a completely new type of body protection. In contrast to the known shoulder armor, which was worn in a jacket, these are considerably less bulky and allow the wearer considerably greater freedom of movement and more security against self-injury on the armor, without the protective function of this armor losing any of its quality.

As can be seen in Fig. 5, left half of the picture, in dash-dotted lines, a body armor vest 18 according to the invention is incorporated with pockets 18A, 18B, 18C and 18D (the latter hidden) for separately accommodating the upper arm cap 13, the shoulder and shoulder joint cap 11, 12, the collarbone cap 15 and the shoulder blade cap 16. These pockets are firmly sewn to the adjacent cloth material of the body armor vest. If a part of the body armor vest is now moved by its wearer in relation to another part of the body armor vest in the shoulder/upper arm area, the corresponding pockets and the armor plates inserted in them are moved with it. As a result, the body armor follows effortlessly and

discreetly every movement of the person wearing the body armor vest.

In Fig. 5, only the left side of the vest is marked with regard to the position of the armor plates and the corresponding pocket, but not the right side of the vest, which is symmetrical to it. The right side of the vest is also provided with a separate arm cuff 20, which is pulled over the upper arm pocket 18A and fastened to the upper attachment of the upper arm pocket 18A by means of a zipper 2OA. In the armpit area, such a connection is unnecessary or even disruptive, so that only Velcro fasteners 2OB on the front and back of the vest create a connection to the cuff 20 in order to ensure that it fits exactly. The use of the vest with two cuffs and symmetrical armor is of course usual and possible.

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Reference list

IPerson

10 Body Armor

II Shoe cap HA front edge HB rear edge

12 Shoulder joint cap 12A joint

13 Upper arm cap 13A extension 13B extension

14 Swivel joint 14A Slot

14B Connecting devices

15 Collarbone cap

16 Shoulder blade cap 17A Hinge

17B Hinge

18 Body Armor 18A Upper Arm Pocket

18B Shoulder/shoulder joint cap pocket

18C Clavicle cap pocket

18D shoulder blade cap pocket

19 Fasteners

20 gauntlets

2OA zipper

2OB Velcro fastener

Claims (8)

Protection claims: Body armor for the shoulder joint zone, consisting of several armor plates that are connected to one another in an articulated manner and shaped to fit the body, in particular made of light metal, with a shoulder cap (11) and a shoulder joint cap hinged to it at the distal end (12) characterized, that an upper arm cap (13) at the distal end of the shoulder joint cap (12) is connected in an articulated manner to the shoulder joint cap (12) by means of a swivel joint (14) in such a way that a forward-backward pivoting as well as an upward-downward pivoting of the upper arm cap (13) with respect to the shoulder joint cap (12) is possible. 2. Body armor according to claim 1, characterized in that the upper arm cap (13) is also displaceable with respect to the shoulder joint cap (12) in the direction pointing to the shoulder cap (11) and in the opposite direction, in particular using an elongated hole (14A). 3. Body armor according to claim 1 or 2, characterized by an axial clearance between the upper rivet-like joint means (14B) allowing the arm cap (13) and the shoulder joint cap (12) to be connected. 4. Body armor according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the upper arm cap (13) overlaps the shoulder joint cap (12) in the close range at least in places. 5. Body armor according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the upper arm cap (13) is close the connection area to the shoulder joint cap (12) has hump-like projections (13A, 13B) pointing upwards to the side of the connection point (pivot joint 14).
15 6. Body armor according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized by a fastening means (19) for connecting the upper arm cap (13) to the upper arm of the person to be protected (1). . Body armor according to the preamble of claim I ₇ , in particular according to claim 1,
characterized,
that a collarbone cap (15) on the front (HA) and a shoulder blade cap (16) on the rear (HB) edge of the shoulder cap (11) are articulated to the shoulder cap (11) by means of elongated hinges (17A, 17B) such that the collarbone cap (15) and the shoulder blade cap (16) can perform forward-backward movements with respect to the shoulder cap (11). 8. Body protection vest (18) or body protection jacket for wearing a body protection armour according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that it is provided in the shoulder joint zone with pockets (18A, 18B, 18C, 18D) for in particular, separate accommodation for the upper arm cap (13), the shoulder and shoulder joint cap (11/12) as well as the collarbone cap (15) and the shoulder joint cap (16).