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Hook and Loop Fastener Doffing System

a technology of doffing system, which is applied in the field of garments, can solve the problems of peeling apart the assembly of the hook and loop fastener, and achieve the effects of easy separation, easy connection of portions of the garment, and resistance to separation

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-06-04
LINEWEIGHT
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This invention is a garment that is easy to remove using hook and loop fasteners. The fasteners are attached to the garment and can be peeled open by the wearer by pulling on a loop piece. The garment can be quickly and easily removed. This invention is useful for situations where a garment needs to be quickly removed, such as for medical procedures or cleaning. The attachment of the fasteners is secure and resistant to separation, but can be easily disconnected by the wearer. This garment is made using sewn fabric and fastener pieces, making it economical and easy to create.

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By pulling on the loop piece, the wearer causes the connected fastener to fold on to itself, thereby peeling apart the hook and loop fastener assembly.

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[0027]Referring more particularly to FIGS. 1-15, wherein like numbers refer to similar parts, a prior art vest 20 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. The vest 20 may be, for example, the JUMPABLE PLATE CARRIER™ manufactured by Crye Precision of Brooklyn, N.Y. The prior art vest 20 has a front panel 22 which is connected to a rear panel 24 by shoulder strap assemblies 30 which go over the wearer's shoulders, and a cummerbund assembly 32 which extends around the wearer's midsection. The prior art vest 20 may have downwardly opening pockets which can receive removable soft or hard armor, not shown, which serves to protect the wearer from bullets and high speed projectile fragments. The front panel 22 has a hinged front flap 34 which may be provided with horizontal rows of 1″ Mil-W-43668 Type III nylon webbing spaced 1″ apart, and reattached to the backing at 1.5″ intervals, as in the U.S. Army's PALS (Pouch Attachment Ladder System) arrangement. The cummerbund assembly 32 may be provided with P...

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Abstract

A quick-release garment has portions connected about a wearer and held in place by hook and loop fasteners. Quick-release tabs are connected to a rear portion of a hook and loop fastener element so as to extend along it and to project along an opposite end in a position making a loop piece accessible by the wearer. By pulling on the loop piece, the wearer causes the connected fastener to fold on to itself, thereby peeling apart the hook and loop fastener assembly. Such an arrangement is provided in a plate-carrying vest garment at a shoulder and at a cummerbund to allow convenient and rapid doffing of the garment, while being simply reassembled after such removal.

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CROSS REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]Not applicable.STATEMENT AS TO RIGHTS TO INVENTIONS MADE UNDER FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT[0002]Not applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]The present invention relates to garments with provision for rapid removal.[0004]Persons exposed to projectile threats, such as police officers and soldiers, may seek a certain level of protection by wearing armored clothing. Low velocity projectiles such as handgun rounds, fragmentation rounds from a grenade or mortar, and miscellaneous shrapnel may be countered by so-called “soft armor.” Soft armor is worn in the form of jackets, vests, etc. which are composed of assemblies of ballistic fabric such as those formed from DuPont Kevlar® fibers or of Spectra® ultra high molecular weight polyethylene fibers from Honeywell. The soft armor is often fabricated as flexible panels which are received within pockets or pouches formed in fabric vests or jackets. In more serious threat situa...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F41H1/02A41F1/00A41D1/04
CPCF41H1/02A41F1/00A41D1/04
Inventor CRYE, CALEB CLARKJOHNSON, MATTHEW AARON
Owner LINEWEIGHT
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