WO2007146810A2 - mécanisme de dégagement automatique pour une utilisation avec un vêtement protecteur - Google Patents

mécanisme de dégagement automatique pour une utilisation avec un vêtement protecteur Download PDF

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WO2007146810A2
WO2007146810A2 PCT/US2007/070771 US2007070771W WO2007146810A2 WO 2007146810 A2 WO2007146810 A2 WO 2007146810A2 US 2007070771 W US2007070771 W US 2007070771W WO 2007146810 A2 WO2007146810 A2 WO 2007146810A2
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garment
fastening mechanism
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Edward R. Dovner
Gary Lesley
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Gary Lesley
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H1/00—Personal protection gear
    • F41H1/02—Armoured or projectile- or missile-resistant garments; Composite protection fabrics
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/0002—Details of protective garments not provided for in groups A41D13/0007 - A41D13/1281
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D2300/00—Details of garments
    • A41D2300/30—Closures
    • A41D2300/32—Closures using hook and loop-type fasteners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D2300/00—Details of garments
    • A41D2300/30—Closures
    • A41D2300/322—Closures using slide fasteners
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D2300/00—Details of garments
    • A41D2300/30—Closures
    • A41D2300/324—Closures using snap fasteners

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  • the present invention relates to outer garments, and more particularly, to protective garments that have quick-release systems.
  • ballistic garment is intended to refer to a garment designed to minimize the chances of a fatality or serious injury in the event of a bullet strike, shrapnel strike, or the like (but not necessarily to be impenetrable to all types of strikes under all conditions).
  • soft body armor is intended to refer to a garment formed of a relatively flexible material (e.g., woven KEVLAR fibers) which acts to provide the principal ballistic characteristics of the garment.
  • hard body armor is intended to refer to a garment including relatively inflexible material (e.g., one or more ceramic plates) carried in one or more pockets in the garment.
  • relatively inflexible material e.g., one or more ceramic plates
  • the relatively inflexible material acts to provide the principal ballistic characteristics of the garment.
  • protective garments e.g., soft body armor vests, hard body armor vests, safety vests, and other protective outer garments
  • protective garments need to be removed quickly.
  • a soldier or law enforcement officer is wearing a protective vest and is injured or incapacitated, in order to provide immediate medical attention, the protective vest typically needs to be removed as quickly as possible.
  • a soldier in danger of drowning from being weighed down by protective outer garments along with the equipment and ammunition thereon may save himself by quickly removing his protective outer garments.
  • a protective garment may also need to be removed quickly, simply so the wearer may quickly change gear and put on other protective outer garments.
  • Protective outer garments such as ballistic vests are typically detachable at the shoulders and/or at the sides of the vest.
  • the attachment mechanism typically includes VELCRO fasteners, snap fasteners, buckles or other fastening hardware.
  • a wearer To put on or remove the protective outer garment, a wearer must generally manipulate several fasteners, typically one at a time. This may be a time consuming process, or may not be possible.
  • Some conventional outer garments are equipped with systems that allow a user to quickly detach, and remove these protective outer garments. Specifically, "cutaway" vests are described in U.S. Patent No. 6,948,188, U.S. Patent No. 6,769,137, U.S. Patent Application Publication No.
  • Cutaway vests typically have three main components, a front portion, a rear portion, and a cummerbund.
  • the front and rear portions of the vest and the cummerbund may be releasably attached together by cables.
  • the cables may be routed through a series of rings and loops that are attached to the fabric of the vest, thereby releasably interlocking the vest components together.
  • a wearer pulls a handle that is attached to the cables and withdraws the cables from the vest, thereby releasing the vest components, which may then be disengaged from the wearer.
  • the cables need to be rerouted through the entire series of rings and loops throughout the vest, thereby interlocking the vest components together. This may be a time consuming and tedious process.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a front view of a protective garment in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 illustrates a quick-release mechanism implemented in a protective garment in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 illustrates various components of a quick-release mechanism implemented in a protective garment in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 4 illustrates an initial step in unfastening a protective garment equipped with a quick-release mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 illustrates an intermediate step in unfastening a protective garment equipped with a quick-release mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 6 illustrates a final step in unfastening a protective garment equipped with a quick-release mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the present invention provides a protective garment having a quick- release mechanism, which may be utilized by a wearer to rapidly remove the protective garment (e.g., with a single action), and without requiring the wearer to directly disengage each individual zipper, buckle, or other fastener on the protective garment.
  • the present invention may, in various embodiments, provide a reduction in operating parts, faster release, and quicker reassembly than conventional systems.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a protective garment 10 in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the protective garment 10 may be a ballistic vest or other protective outer garment.
  • the protective garment 10 may be a front-entry style ballistic vest having a body portion 16 that includes a first end 14 and a second end 15 (designed to engage one another), opposite collar portions 1 1, 13, and a fastening mechanism 12, such as a zipper.
  • the fastening mechanism 12 may be affixed to the first end 14 and the second end 15, so that when the fastening mechanism is in an open position, the first end 14 and second end 15 are disengaged, and when the fastening mechanism is in a closed position, the first end 14 and second end 15 are engaged.
  • other fastening mechanisms 12 such as buttons, snaps, buckles, and/or tie-cords, may be utilized to fasten and secure the protective garment 10 onto a wearer.
  • the garment 10 may also include at least one quick-release mechanism 2 for releasably attaching the fastening mechanism 12 to a surface of the garment 10.
  • the quick-release mechanism 2 permits detachment of the fastening mechanism 12 from the surface of the garment 10, when the fastening mechanism 12 is in the closed position.
  • the quick-release mechanism 2 may be equipped with a first portion and a second portion, adapted to releasably engage one another. Examples of quick-release mechanisms include (but are not limited to): hook and loop fasteners (e.g., VELCRO), snaps, snap buttons, other fasteners or any combination thereof.
  • the quick-release mechanism 2 may comprise a hook and loop fastener (e.g., VELCRO) having a hook portion 22 and a loop portion 20.
  • the hook portion 22 and loop portion 20 may be affixed to an inner surface and/or an outer surface of the protective garment 10 as well as to fastening mechanism 12.
  • the loop portion 20 may be affixed (e.g., via stitching or gluing) to the zipper 12, and the corresponding hook portion 22 may be similarly affixed to an inner surface 28 of protective garment 10.
  • the wearer may simply press the hook portion 22 onto the loop portion 20, to releasably fasten and secure the quick-release mechanism 2.
  • the hook portion 22 and loop portion 20 may include additional fasteners, such as, snaps 21 and snap buttons 23 that may also be releasably engaged to further secure, and steadfastly fasten the quick-release mechanism 2.
  • the protective garment 10 may have additional zippers or secondary connectors 33 for securing the protective garment 10 to the wearer.
  • secondary connectors 33 may include one or more male plugs 30, and corresponding female adapters 27.
  • the male plugs 30 may be affixed to a surface, for example, an inner surface 32 of protective garment 10, via a strap 31.
  • Strap 31 may be, for example, coupled to the surface by means well known in the art, such as sewing or gluing.
  • the corresponding female adapters 27 may be, for example, affixed to quick-release mechanism 3, which may be utilized to releasably fasten the adapters 27 to the inner surface 28 of protective garment 10.
  • quick-release mechanism 3 may have a loop portion 25 affixed to the inner surface 28 of protective garment 10, and a hook portion 24 that may be releasably fastened to the loop portion 25. Both portions 24, 25 may include additional fasteners 26 to further secure, and steadfastly fasten the quick-release mechanism 3 to the protective garment 10.
  • the adapters 27 may be affixed to the hook portion 24, so as to releasably fasten the adapters 27 to the protective garment 10.
  • plugs 30 and adapters 27 may be utilized to secure protective garment 10 onto a wearer (e.g., zippers, tie- cords, etc),
  • the quick-release mechanisms 2, 3 should be in the assembled position, which simply requires in the above examples that hook portions 22, 24 be pressed up against, and releasably fastened to the corresponding loop portions 20, 25. Also, the additional fasteners 21, 23, and 26 should be engaged to further secure, and steadfastly fasten the hook portions 22, 24 to the corresponding loop portions 20, 25.
  • the protective garment 10 may be worn as any other front-entry protective garment.
  • a wearer may simply put on the protective garment 10, fasten the secondary connectors 33 by inserting plugs 30 into adapters 27, and simply zip up zipper 12.
  • the wearer simply needs to unzip zipper 12, and undo the underlying secondary connectors, by removing the plugs 30 from their respective adapters 27.
  • the protective garment 10 may then be removed.
  • Figure 4 depicts an individual wearing a protective garment 10 that is equipped with a quick-release mechanism in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Protective garment 10 is fastened to the wearer via zipper 12.
  • the wearer needs to unzip zipper 12 and undo the underlying secondary connectors.
  • the wearer may simply grasp the opposite collar portions 11, 13 of protective garment 10 and, as shown in Figure 5, the wearer may pull them apart in a single motion to disengage all of the quick-release mechanisms 2, 3.
  • the force of the pulling motion causes the hook portion 22 of the quick- release mechanism 2, to disengage from the corresponding loop portion 20.
  • the additional fasteners, snaps 21 and snap buttons 23, which are disposed on the hook portion 22, and loop portion 20, also disengage.
  • the force of the pulling motion also causes the hook portion 24 of the quick-release mechanism 3 to disengage, and separate from the corresponding loop portion 25.
  • the additional fasteners 26 that may be disposed on hook portion 24 and loop portion 25 also disengage.
  • the protective garment 10 may be readily removed from the wearer.
  • the protective garment 10 may be grasped at opposite waist portions of first end 14 and second end 15 (see Figures 1-3), and pulled apart in an upward and outward direction to disengage all of the quick-release mechanisms 2, 3 and additional fasteners, as described above.
  • one embodiment of the present invention provides a system that includes a protective garment, such as a soft body armor vest, a hard body armor vest, a safety vest, or other protective outer garment, and at least one quick-release mechanism having a first portion and a second portion, adapted to releasably engage with one another.
  • a protective garment such as a soft body armor vest, a hard body armor vest, a safety vest, or other protective outer garment
  • at least one quick-release mechanism having a first portion and a second portion, adapted to releasably engage with one another.
  • the quick-release mechanism may be a hook and loop design.
  • one portion (e.g., the hook portion) and the other portion (e.g., the loop portion) of the quick- release mechanism may be affixed respectively to a surface (e.g., an inner surface) of the protective garment and to a fastening mechanism such as a zipper, so that the hook and loop portions may releasably engage one another (to allow the garment to be removed without undoing the zipper).
  • a fastening mechanism such as a zipper
  • the present invention provides a garment having a body portion that includes a first end and a second end designed to engage one another.
  • the garment includes a fastening mechanism affixed to the first end and the second end, so that when the fastening mechanism is in an open position, the first end and second end are disengaged, and when the fastening mechanism is in a closed position the first end and second end are engaged.
  • the garment also includes a quick-release mechanism for releasably attaching the fastening mechanism to a surface of the garment, in order to permit detachment of the fastening mechanism from the surface of the garment when the fastening mechanism is in the closed position.
  • the present invention provides a method for quickly removing a protective garment.
  • the method includes wearing a protective garment having at least one quick-release mechanism, which has a first portion and a second portion adapted to releasably engage with one another.
  • the first and second portions may be respectively affixed to a surface (e.g., an inner surface) of the protective garment and a fastening mechanism such as a zipper.
  • the method may further include pulling the ends of the protective garment apart in order to disengage the quick-release mechanism, to allow the removal of the protective garment from the wearer.
  • garments of the present invention have been described principally as taking the form of a vest, any other desired form may be taken (e.g., in the form of a shirt, in the form of a jacket, in the form of an overcoat). Further still, garments of the present invention may comprise any desired materials (e.g., aramid fiber; nylon; rayon; cotton, and/or ceramic). Further still, any steps may be performed in any desired order (and any desired steps may be added and/or any desired steps may be deleted).
  • desired materials e.g., aramid fiber; nylon; rayon; cotton, and/or ceramic

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L'invention concerne un vêtement protecteur, tel qu'un gilet pare-balles, équipé d'un mécanisme de dégagement automatique pour permettre d'enlever rapidement le vêtement d'un porteur. Le vêtement peut inclure une partie de corps ayant une première extrémité et une seconde extrémité conçues pour venir en contact l'une de l'autre, un mécanisme de fixation apposé sur la première extrémité et la seconde extrémité de sorte que dans une position ouverte la première extrémité et la seconde extrémité ne sont pas en contact, et que dans une position fermée la première extrémité et la seconde extrémité fixent le mécanisme de fixation sur une surface du vêtement, pour permettre un détachement du mécanisme de fixation de la surface du vêtement lorsque le mécanisme de fixation est dans la position fermée, pour permettre d'enlever rapidement le vêtement du porteur.
PCT/US2007/070771 2006-06-09 2007-06-08 mécanisme de dégagement automatique pour une utilisation avec un vêtement protecteur WO2007146810A2 (fr)

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US9115959B2 (en) 2009-03-13 2015-08-25 Thf Innovation Pty Ltd Quick release garment
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