RU2247300C2 - Protective vest - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: means of individual protection of a person against assault with the use of a revolver, submachine gun, knife or pricker.

SUBSTANCE: the protective vest has the front and rear part and means for their coupling, the front part has at least one upper armored protective component for protection of the region of the thorax of the vest user, and at least one lower armored component for protection of the abdominal cavity. The rear part has an elongated central armored component passing along the user's vertebral column, and at least two laminar side armored protective components attached on each side of the central component, the armored protective component are arranged with partial overlapping and for slipping on one another.

EFFECT: provided protection against injury by a light weapon, at a long wearing the user can not only bend forward, but turn and bend aside; enhanced reliability and convenience in use.

12 cl, 12 dwg

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of Invention

The invention relates to a protective vest, which contains the front part on the front side of the person wearing the vest, and the rear part on the back side of the specified person, straps for connecting these two parts, and a number of armored protective parts forming these parts.

Personnel, for example, police and army, as well as, for example, bodyguards and porters, may in certain circumstances be in dangerous situations when they are at risk of attack with light weapons, such as revolvers and machine guns or sharp objects, such as knives or sewed.

If a person in such a situation wears a protective vest, then during an attack he will be largely protected from injury or even death.

Description of the Related Art

Protective vests are usually made of materials that are resistant to penetration by bullets fired from light weapons. In addition, some vests are made of materials that are resistant to penetration by both bullets and sharp objects, such as a knife or awl.

The material is usually formed into plates that are quite rigid and heavy to provide the desired degree of protection for the person wearing the vest.

Although well-known safety vests made of such hard and heavy armor plates could provide the desired degree of protection for the wearer of the vest against attacks of the aforementioned nature, the problem of combining comfort and mobility remains.

US Pat. No. 5,060,314 describes a safety vest comprising left and right combined front and side panels that are joined together by fastening means. US Pat. No. 5,903,920 describes a safety vest made of various layers of interwoven fibers, including a mesh that is flexibly attached to said layers.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The protective vest according to the present invention comprises a front part and a rear part, wherein the front part comprises at least one upper plate armor protective part for protecting essentially the chest region of the person wearing the vest, and at least one lower a plate armor protective part for protecting a substantially human abdominal region, and at least some of said armor protective parts are partially overlapping each other.

It is important that the various protective parts are partially overlapping adjacent armored protective parts so that there are no openings that would allow the bullet or knife or awl to go through them and hit the body of the vest user.

Brief Description of the Drawings

Figure 1 shows a front view of a vest according to a first embodiment of the invention,

figure 2 shows the same when viewed from the rear,

figure 3 is a front view of a person wearing a vest, according to a second embodiment of the invention,

figure 4 shows the same when viewed from the side,

5 shows the same when viewed from the rear,

6 shows, on an enlarged scale and in front view, a vest according to a second embodiment of the invention,

7 shows the same when viewed from the rear,

Fig is a view with a spatial separation of the details of the rear of the vest, according to the second variant embodiment of the invention,

Fig.9 is a perspective view of a portion of an elongated central armor protective part of the rear of the vest, according to a second embodiment of the invention,

10 shows, in side view, a portion of the lower end of the front of a vest, according to a second embodiment of the invention,

11 shows in detail on an enlarged scale the lower end of the front of a vest, according to a second embodiment of the invention,

12 shows in a simplified form the front of a vest, according to another embodiment of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

One object of the present invention is to provide a safety vest of the aforementioned type, which is more user-friendly than the known vest.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a protective vest of the aforementioned type, which, compared with the known vest, provides greater mobility for the user.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a protective vest of the aforementioned type, which protects the user both from bullets fired from light weapons and from blows caused by a sharp object, such as a knife or awl.

This design, which includes overlapping adjacent protective parts with each other, provides the user with a high degree of convenience and mobility in addition to a high degree of protection when firing and / or hitting a sharp object.

Each armored protective part must contain a fabric forming a shell that is filled with protective material, and the protective material must be resistant against penetration by small-caliber bullets fired from light weapons. A protective material suitable for this purpose is para-aramid fiber, such as that sold by E.I. Dupont de Nemur & Company under the registered trademark KEVLAR. Such material usually exists in the form of relatively thin layers of woven or non-woven fabric that are stitched or stacked together to obtain the desired thickness.

However, bulletproof materials are often not resistant against penetration by a sharp object, like a knife or awl. Between the two layers of bulletproof materials can be placed a second protective material, which is resistant to piercing with a knife or awl. Such a material could be a polycarbonate plate.

In a first and very simple embodiment of this invention, the at least one upper plate armor protective part for protecting essentially the user's chest region comprises one upper plate right armor protective part for protecting the substantially right half of the user's chest region and at least at least one upper lamellar left armor protective part to protect essentially the left half of the chest area of this person.

The right and left upper armored protective parts can have a zipper or similar device for connecting these parts with overlapping each other, making the vest very easy to put on. In addition, the zipper ensures the preservation of the necessary protective overlap of the parts with each other. The vest can also be easily removed.

To ensure that no part on the side of the user's body is exposed, the armor protective part on the back of the vest may contain at least one armor protective part located with a partial overlap of at least one lower plate armor protective part on the front of the vest when the vest is on the user.

On the other hand, the armor protective parts on the back of the vest may consist of an elongated central armor protective part along the user's spine and at least two plate-like side armor protective parts attached to each side of the central armor protective part partially overlapping it and each other .

This design is made like the skeleton of the human body, so that the spine corresponds to an elongated central armor protective part, and the ribs to the side armor protective parts. Therefore, the vest will act in the same way as the skeleton, adapting to its movements, thereby providing the user with a high degree of convenience and mobility.

As for the first embodiment, it is important to emphasize that the protective parts always partially overlap the adjacent protective parts, so that it is impossible to detect any holes that would allow the passage of a bullet, knife or awl and the defeat of the user's body.

The central armored protective part on each side may have two armored protective strips for partial overlapping of the corresponding plate side armored protective parts, which can be connected to the central armored protective part by means of connecting strips; on each side of the central armored protective part, the connecting strips are located between two armored protective strips located on the same side of the central armored protective part as the corresponding connecting strips.

The movement of the user's skeleton occurs with the help of motor muscles, which are attached to the skeleton with their ends. According to the invention, the armor protective plates are arranged in such a way that they successfully interact with various muscle groups, following their movement.

In a second embodiment of the invention, the armor protection plates may be arranged such that on each side of the central armor protection part there is an upper plate-like side armor protective part for protecting a substantially scapular region of a user's body and a lower plate-like side armor protective part for protecting a substantially lower areas of the back of this person and that on the front of the person two upper plate armor-like protective parts can be placed to protect essentially in the chest area and at least one lower plate-like armor protective part to protect essentially the user's abdomen.

According to the invention, various armor protective parts can be connected by connecting means, such as, for example, straps, allowing the armored protective parts to move relative to each other so that the protective parts follow the movement of the skeleton and muscles of the user.

To this end, connecting means for interconnecting the front and rear parts of the vest may have a first group of straps extending over the shoulders of the user and connecting the upper plate side armor protective parts that essentially protect the shoulder area of this person, and at least one upper plate armor protective a part that essentially protects the chest area of this face.

In addition, this first group of straps can be connected by the second group of straps to the upper end of the elongated central armor protective part extending along the user's spine, and the lower end of the central armor protective part can be connected by a third group of straps with at least one upper plate armor a protective part essentially covering the chest area of that person.

At least some of the straps can be made of elastic material to improve the ability and ability of the armored protective parts to move relative to each other and follow the movements of the skeleton and muscles of the vest user.

As for the design of the vest according to this invention, the weight of the vest is distributed throughout the entire body of a person. Therefore, when wearing a vest, it does not feel heavy.

In addition, due to the special design of the vest, it is very easy to fit to different people having different sizes of the body and waist.

Each armored protective part is a removable independent assembly unit. Consequently, individual armored protective parts can simply be removed from the vest and replaced with a new intact armored protective part. In addition, armored protective parts can be easily manufactured to suit any individual requirement. For example, we can mention that the upper plate armor protective part can be designed in such a way as to be quite suitable for a woman.

The invention will be more fully explained by the following description of a variant of its implementation, serving only as an example, and with reference to the drawings.

Figure 1 in front view shows a first embodiment of a vest according to the invention. 2, this embodiment is shown in a rear view. The vest 2 consists of a front part 3 and a rear part 4. Two parts 3 and 4 are partially overlapped on each side of the user, thereby reliably protecting this part of the user as well. The shoulder straps 5a, 5b extending over the shoulders of this person are connecting means for connecting the two parts 3 and 4 of the vest.

The vest 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a vest of four assembly units, in which part 4 is a single armored protective part 8, and part 3 is made of three armored protective parts 16a, 16b, 18 partially overlapping each other . The upper lamellar armored protective parts 16a, 16b are connected with the possibility of separation and with partial overlap of each other using means 19, which in the case shown is a zipper 19.

Two straps 14a, b are attached to the upper edge of the armor protective part 8 of the rear part 4 of the vest for connecting said armored protective part 8 with the upper plate armor protective parts 16a, 16b of the front part 3 of the vest by means of shoulder straps 5a, b extending over the shoulders of the user of the vest. Buckles 15a, b serve to regulate these compounds.

By adjusting the shoulder straps 5a, b with respect to the upper protective parts 16a, b, the two parts 3 and 4 of the vest are brought into the correct position relative to each other and to the user's body. This fitting can be done quickly and easily, since the upper protective parts 16a, b and the shoulder straps 5a, b are equipped with connecting means, such as, for example, paired strips of “Velcro” 24a, b, known as “VELCRO” (registered trademark) .

The lower protective part 18 is connected to the shoulder straps 5a, b by means of straps 20a, b made of elastic material.

In addition, there may be one or more straps for connecting the lower edge of the lower plate armor protective part 18 of the front part 3 of the vest and / or the lower edge of the armor protective part 8 with waist straps of trousers (not shown) of the user.

One pair of straps 25a, b attached to each side of the lower end of the armor protective part 8 on the rear of the vest 4 is passed through a loop 27 on the lower plate armor protective part 18 of the front of the vest 3 and the straps 25a, b are adjustable to pull together another by means of a buckle 28.

The lower end of the plate armor protective part 8 on the rear part 4 of the vest and the lower end of the plate armor protective part 18 on the front part 3 of the vest are partially wrapped over the sides of the user's torso with partial overlap of each other, while these parts are simultaneously assembled around the body.

Two other straps 29a, b can be attached to each side of the lower end of the plate armor protective part 8 on the rear of the vest 4 to connect the upper plate armor protective parts 16a, b on the front of the vest 3 with the armor protective part 8. The straps 29a, b fasten in buckles 23a, b on the upper plate-like protective parts 16a, b, while these buckles are attached to the specified protective parts 16a, b by means of straps 22a, b.

While tightening and adjusting the straps 29a, b, the lower protective part 8 of the back of the vest 4 and the lower plate protective part 18 of the front of the vest 3 are assembled in assemblies around the user's torso. Fitting the vest to a person is described in more detail in connection with a second embodiment of the invention.

However, through a simple separate adjustment of the system of the straps of the vest, the vest can be very well adapted to the body of the person, and since the straps are made of elastic material, the movement of the person will not affect the correct protective arrangement of the protective parts of the vest.

Moreover, in the first embodiment of the invention, the vest is preferably made in the form of a light vest, in which one or more armored protective parts are made of several layers of the first protective material, such as, for example, KEVLAR (registered trademark) aramid fiber and at least at least one layer of a second protective material, such as polycarbonate. Other combinations and quantities of materials are contemplated within the scope of the invention. This lightweight version of the vest is comfortable to wear and is often preferred by people, such as janitors at discotheques and bodyguards, who must also wear a shirt over a protective vest in order to have a respectable appearance.

In a second embodiment of the invention, the armored protective parts are manufactured in the same manner using the same materials as previously described. A detailed description of the various sections of the body protected by various protective parts is given in connection with this second embodiment of the invention.

Each armored protective part has an outer fabric covering the part in the form of a shell. In the embodiment of the invention shown in figures 1 and 2, these shells are made, for example, with holes 37, 38 through which protective material can be inserted and removed.

Figures 3-5 show a person 1 wearing a vest 2 according to a second embodiment of the invention. The vest, according to this embodiment, provides very good protection against small-caliber bullets fired from light weapons, such as revolvers and machine guns and / or against sharp objects, such as a knife or awl.

The vest according to this second embodiment of the invention consists of a front part 3 shown in FIG. 3 and a rear part 4 shown in FIG. 5. As shown in figure 4, the two parts 3 and 4 partially overlap each other on the side of the person, thereby reliably protecting this part of the person. The shoulder straps 5a, 5b extending over the shoulders of the person connect the two parts 3 and 4.

Figures 6 and 7 show on an enlarged scale only the vest 2, while figure 6 is a front view, and figure 7 is a rear view. Two parts 3 and 4 consist of several armored protective parts, the design of which will be explained in more detail later.

The protective parts of the rear part 4 consist of an elongated central protective part 6 extending along the spine of the person 1, two upper lamellar side protective parts 7a, b and two lower lamellar side protective parts 8a, b.

On Fig shows a view of the rear of the vest with a spatial separation of the parts, and Fig.9 is a perspective view of the Central protective part 6.

As can be seen in Fig.9, the Central protective part 6 on each side of the Central axis 9 has two armored protective strip 10 and two connecting strip 11, which are located between two of these armored protective strip 10.

Each of the upper plate side protective parts 7 a, b is connected to one of the connecting strips 11 by means of a zipper 12, and each of the lower plate side protective parts 8 a, b is connected to another one of the connecting strips by means of a zipper 13.

When the parts are attached to the connecting strips 11, the armored protective strips 10 partially overlap the protective parts 7a, b and 8a, b, and again they partially overlap each other.

Two straps 14a, b are attached to the top of the two upper side protective parts 7a, b to connect said parts to the front of the vest by means of shoulder straps 5a, b extending over the shoulders of the vest user. Buckles 15a, b serve to regulate these compounds.

The protective parts of the front part 3 of the vest consist of two upper plate-like protective parts 16a, b and the first 17 and second 18 lower plate-like protective parts. In this case, the upper protective parts 16a, b are made with the possibility of detachable connection by a zipper 19 with partial overlap of each other.

The first lower protective part 17, while partially overlapping the upper plate protective parts 16a, b, is connected to them by means of straps 20a, b attached to the upper end of the upper protective parts 16a, b. The straps are preferably made of an elastic material, such as, for example, neoprene.

The second lower protective part 18, partially overlapped by the first lower protective part 17, is connected to the upper plate protective parts 16a, b by means of straps 21a, b attached to the lower end of the upper protective parts 16a, b. The straps 21a, b are preferably made of an elastic material, such as, for example, neoprene.

In addition, there is one or more straps for connecting either the lower end of the first lower plate protective part 17 of the front part 3 of the vest, or the lower end of the second lower plate protective part 18 of the front part 3 of the vest with waist belt straps (not shown) of the user. Optionally, an appropriate design may be provided for the back 4 of the vest.

The straps 22a, b, having buckles 23a, b and attached to the lower end of the upper protective parts 16a, b, are used to connect them to the waist straps of trousers (not shown) of a person.

When the vest is put on, the shoulder straps 5a, b, which connect the front and back parts 3 and 4 of the vest 2, lie on the shoulders of the person who is to wear the vest, so that the front part hangs in front of this person and the rear part behind him.

Two parts 3 and 4 of the vest are brought into the correct position relative to the body of the person and each other by adjusting the shoulder straps 5a, b with respect to the upper protective parts 16a, b. This adjustment can be done easily and quickly, since the upper protective parts 16a, b and the shoulder straps 5a, b are equipped with conjugated strips of “Velcro” 24a, b, known as “VELKRO” (registered trademark).

Then, with two straps, two parts 3 and 4 of the vest are tightened relative to the human body and in relation to each other.

Two pairs of straps 25a, b attached to each side of the lower end of the central protective part 6 on the rear of the vest 4 are pulled through the loops 26a, b on the lower plate side protective parts 8a, b of the rear of the vest 4 and through another loop 27 on the second lower plate protective part 18 of the front part 3 of the vest. Then, two pairs of straps 25a, b are tightened relative to each other by means of buckles 28 on one of the two pairs of straps 25a, b. Thus, the lower plate-like side protective parts 8a, b of the rear part 4 of the vest and the second lower plate-like protective part 18 of the front part 3 of the vest turn out to be wrapped around the sides of the torso of person 1 when partially overlapping each other, while these parts are simultaneously collected around the torso.

In addition, two other straps 29a, b attached to each side of the lower end of the central protective part 6 on the rear of the vest 4 are pulled through the loops 30a, b on the lower plate side protective parts 8a, b of the rear of the vest 4 and attached to the lower end the upper plate protective part 16a, b of the front part 3 of the vest, thereby collecting around the body of the person the lower plate side protective parts 8a, b, the first lower plate protective part 17 of the front part 3 of the vest and the upper plate protective parts 16a, b of the front her parts 3 vests.

At the same time, the first protective part 17 is brought into partial overlap with the lower plate side protective parts 8a, b of the rear part 4 of the vest and with the upper plate protective parts 16a, b of the front part 3 of the vest. The first protective part 17 is also partially wrapped over the side of the body of the user of the vest.

The straps 31a, b attached to each side of the upper end of the elongated central protective part 6 on the rear part 4 are pulled through the buckles 15a, b on the straps 14a, b at the top of the upper side protective parts 7a, b to center the back of the vest relative to the human body.

This operation can be easily and quickly performed due to the presence of straps 31a, b with Velcro strips 32a, b, known as “VELCRO” (registered trademark).

In addition, through the straps 22a, b with buckles 23a, b, the upper protective parts 16a, b of the front part 3 of the vest are attached to the waist straps of the trousers (not shown).

Now the vest is securely mounted on the human body in such a way that the armor protective parts partially overlap the adjacent protective parts, thereby leaving no holes for the passage of a bullet or knife or sewed to the body of a person wearing a vest.

This preferred construction is shown in FIG. 10 in the form of a local section of the lower end of the front part 3 of the vest. As you can see, the upper plate-like protective part 16a, b of the front part 3 is connected to the second lower plate-shaped protective part 18 of the front part 3 by means of straps 21a, b, which leave a hole 33 between these parts free. However, this hole is closed by the first lower plate protective part 17.

On Fig shows another variant embodiment of the invention, which can be applied to the front part 3 of the vest. 12, the front part 3 of the vest comprises one upper plate armor protective part 16 and one lower plate armor protective part 18 connected by connecting means 39, for example, zippers. The upper protective part 16 is overlapped by the lower protective part 18. The edge 40 of the upper protective part 16 shows the degree of such overlap.

The connecting means 39 is connected to the upper protective part 16 and the lower protective part 18 so that the protective parts 16, 18 can be offset relative to each other by the movement of the user of the vest containing this front part 3. The line of passage of the connecting means 39 and the edges of the protective parts 16, 18 may follow diagonally down from the right or left side, or may take an S-shape (as shown in FIG. 12) or a Z-shape, or may be a combination of horizontal or vertical lines in any way, so Oba protective parts 16, 18 are movable relative to each other.

Figure 11 shows in detail an enlarged scale section of the two lower protective parts 17 and 18, illustrating how more accurately made armored protective parts.

Each armored protective part contains a fabric covering the part in the form of a shell 34. The first protective material 35 is placed in this shell, which is resistant to penetration by small-caliber bullets.

The first protective material could be KEVLAR aramid fiber (registered trademark) - a material that is produced by E.I.Dupont de Nemur & Company and is produced in the form of thin layers of fabric that can be sewn together to obtain the required thickness.

However, many bulletproof materials are not effective against penetrating with a sharp object, such as a knife or awl. To solve this problem, in each shell between the two layers of the first protective material 35 can be placed a second protective material 36, which is resistant to piercing with a knife or awl. The second protective material 36 could usually be a plate made of hard plastic, such as polycarbonate.

As can be seen from the above explanation, the armored protective parts correspond to each specific section of the human body. In addition, the straps connecting the armored protective parts are located to a large extent along the motor muscles and, in addition, have such elasticity that each armored protective part follows the movement of the corresponding section of the body.

The vest, according to the invention, therefore, acquires the same character of movement as the torso of the wearer of the vest, so that this person is given much greater freedom of movement and much greater comfort than is possible with a conventional type of protective vest.

More specifically, the upper armor protective parts 16a, b of the front part 3 of the vest protecting the rib cage fit tightly to follow the movement of the body, while the lower armor protective parts 17 and 18 of the front part 3 of the vest slide against each other like tiles, without creating no obstacle to the movement of the body or its tilt down.

The lowest armor protective part 18 is attached to the waist straps on the man’s trousers (not shown), ensuring that it remains in place when the user of the vest is moved away from the potential attacker, forcing him to retreat.

The upper plate side protective parts 7a, b of the rear part 4 of the vest are made to slide, pull away from the joints and fall back into place depending on how the body moves, and the lower plate protective parts 8a, b overlap the abdominal region.

The vest according to the invention provides greater mobility to the user. The vest allows a person to get into, enter and leave the car without shifting the protective parts of the vest from its protective position. The vest is tightly attached to the body of a person and due to its design will always adapt to various movements of a person. A person raising his hands to the firing position will still be protected, since the protective parts will slide over each other during this movement of the hands. Known hard protective vests are lifted together with the hands, thereby leading to an impractical and uncomfortable shooting position in addition to making part of the user's body open.

The options described above and shown in the drawings should be considered only as examples of carrying out the invention. Many other possible embodiments are possible within the scope of the invention. By way of example, mention may be made of a vest with a front part according to the invention and a traditional rear part.

The front part of the vest can, for example, be made like the back part with an elongated central protective part and lamellar side protective parts attached to the central protective part.

In addition, in case of contamination of the protective parts, each of them can be separately removed and washed.

The foregoing description of the present invention is presented for illustrative and descriptive purposes. It is understood that the description does not limit the invention to the embodiment set forth herein. Therefore, variations and modifications consistent with the foregoing technical solution and with qualifications or knowledge in the relevant field of technology are within the scope of this invention. The options described here are also intended to explain the best methods known for putting the invention into practice. As expected, the appended claims include alternative embodiments of the invention compared to the prior art.

Claims (12)

1. A protective vest comprising front and rear parts and means for connecting them, wherein the front part comprises at least one upper armor protective part for protecting the chest region of the vest user and at least one lower armor protective part for protection of the abdominal region, characterized in that the rear part contains an elongated central armor protective part extending along the user's spine, and at least two side armor protective parts attached to each side of the center ral details, moreover, the armor protective parts are partially overlapping and can slide along one another. 2. The protective vest according to claim 1, characterized in that in the front part the upper armor protective part for protecting the chest region of the user of the vest contains at least one right armor protective part for protecting the right chest region and at least one left armor protective part to protect the left chest area. 3. A protective vest according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the right and left upper armor protective parts are partially overlapping each other. 4. A protective vest according to claim 1, characterized in that the central armor protective part of the rear part contains at least two connecting strips connecting it with at least two side armor protective parts located on each side of the central armor protective parts, and at least two armored protective strips partially overlapping connecting strips. 5. The protective vest according to claim 1, characterized in that the central armored protective part contains two armored protective strips on each side of the central armored protective part and two connecting strips on each side of the central armored protective part located between two armored protective strips located with the same side of the central armored protective part as the corresponding connecting strips. 6. The protective vest according to claim 1, characterized in that on each side of the central armor protective part there is an upper side armor protective part for protecting the shoulder area of the vest user, on each side of the central armor protective part there is a lower side armor protective part for protecting the lower region backs of the user. 7. The protective vest according to claim 1, characterized in that each armored protective part comprises a fabric coating forming a shell and a first protective material held by said shell and resistant to bullets and fragments. 8. The protective vest according to claim 7, characterized in that the first protective material located in the shell contains many layers of fabric sewn together. 9. A protective vest according to claim 8, characterized in that between the layers of the first protective material in the shell is at least one second protective material that is resistant to penetration by a knife or awl. 10. A protective vest according to claim 1, characterized in that the connecting means for connecting the front and rear parts of the vest include a first group of straps extending over the shoulders of the user of the vest and connecting the upper side armor protective parts to protect the human shoulder area with at least at least one upper armor protective part to protect the chest area. 11. A safety vest according to claim 10, characterized in that the first group of straps is connected to the upper end of the elongated central armor protective part extending along the spine of the user of the vest by a second group of straps, and the lower end of the central armor protective part is connected to at least , one upper armor protective part to protect the chest area of a person through the third group of straps. 12. A safety vest according to claim 11, characterized in that at least some of the straps are made of elastic material.

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