Apr 22, 2025

US12281879 - Ballistic shirt system

A shirt system for supporting body armor may include an inner shirt and an outer shirt. The inner shirt may include a first pocket, the first pocket adapted to receive a first ballistic panel. The outer shirt may include a second pocket, the second pocket adapted to receive a second ballistic panel. The shirt system may include at least one connector adapted to extend from the first pocket to the second pocket. The first pocket may be located on a front side of the inner shirt and the second pocket may be located on a rear side of the outer shirt. The shirt system may include a side ballistic panel.

Assignee: Kenneth Blakeley
Inventors: Kenneth Blakeley
Filing date: 2017-06-19

The patent describes a ballistic shirt system designed to support body armor, consisting of an inner shirt with a front pocket for a ballistic panel and an outer shirt with a rear pocket for another ballistic panel. Connectors link the pockets of both shirts, allowing for secure placement and integration of the armor panels.

Claim 1

A shirt system for supporting body armor, comprising: an inner shirt comprising a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel and the rear panel of the inner shirt being a woven single layer formed of a polyester fabric that defines at least portions of an exterior surface and an interior surface of the of the inner shirt, the inner shirt having a first pocket directly attached to the front panel of the inner shirt, the first pocket adapted to receive a first ballistic panel of the body armor; an outer shirt having a second pocket directly attached to a rear panel of the outer shirt the second pocket adapted to receive a second ballistic panel of the body armor; at least one first connector extending from an upper portion of the first pocket to an upper portion of the second pocket, the at least one first connector having a first end connected directly to the first pocket and a second end connected directly to the second pocket; at least one second connector extending from a lower portion of the first pocket to a lower portion of the second pocket, the at least one second connector having a first end connected directly to the first pocket and a second end connected directly to the second pocket; at least one first opening formed in an upper portion of the rear panel of the outer shirt for receiving a portion of the at least one first connector; and at least one second opening formed in a lower portion of the rear panel of the outer shirt for receiving a portion of the at least one second connector, wherein the at least one first connector extends directly from the upper portion of the first pocket to the upper portion of the second pocket through the at least one first opening of the outer shirt, and the at least one second connector extends directly from the lower portion of the first pocket to the lower portion of the second pocket through the at least one second opening of the outer shirt, and wherein each of the at least one first connector and the at least one second connector extend from an exterior surface of the outer shirt, through the respective at least one first opening and at least one second opening, to an interior surface of the outer shirt. an inner shirt comprising a front panel and a rear panel, the front panel and the rear panel of the inner shirt being a woven single layer formed of a polyester fabric that defines at least portions of an exterior surface and an interior surface of the of the inner shirt, the inner shirt having a first pocket directly attached to the front panel of the inner shirt, the first pocket adapted to receive a first ballistic panel of the body armor; an outer shirt having a second pocket directly attached to a rear panel of the outer shirt the second pocket adapted to receive a second ballistic panel of the body armor; at least one first connector extending from an upper portion of the first pocket to an upper portion of the second pocket, the at least one first connector having a first end connected directly to the first pocket and a second end connected directly to the second pocket; at least one second connector extending from a lower portion of the first pocket to a lower portion of the second pocket, the at least one second connector having a first end connected directly to the first pocket and a second end connected directly to the second pocket; at least one first opening formed in an upper portion of the rear panel of the outer shirt for receiving a portion of the at least one first connector; and at least one second opening formed in a lower portion of the rear panel of the outer shirt for receiving a portion of the at least one second connector, wherein the at least one first connector extends directly from the upper portion of the first pocket to the upper portion of the second pocket through the at least one first opening of the outer shirt, and the at least one second connector extends directly from the lower portion of the first pocket to the lower portion of the second pocket through the at least one second opening of the outer shirt, and wherein each of the at least one first connector and the at least one second connector extend from an exterior surface of the outer shirt, through the respective at least one first opening and at least one second opening, to an interior surface of the outer shirt.

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