Abstract: Materials and constructions for wear resistant textile articles are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment a first portion of a textile article is made from a woven synthetic fiber material, and a second portion of the textile article is made from a composite material. The composite material may comprise an outer layer of a woven synthetic fiber material, and a backing layer of a woven high performance fiber fabric.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising, in one embodiment, a first surface for attachment to an article of clothing, the first surface having at least one strap attached thereto operable to attach the first surface to the article of clothing; a second surface for attachment to an accessory, the second surface comprising at least one guide loop attached to the second surface, at least one cable operable to pass through said at least one guide loop and a portion of said accessory to attach said accessory to said second surface, and a handle attached to the at least one cable, wherein removal of the at least one cable detaches the accessory from the article of clothing. disclosed herein is a method for detaching an accessory from an article of clothing.

Abstract: A lower back protection system is provided by a lower back protection apparatus for protecting the lower back region of a user, the apparatus comprising a first piece of lower back armor; a first strap coupled with the lower back armor; a second strap coupled with the lower back armor; wherein the first strap and the second strap are configured to couple the first piece of lower back armor with an article of clothing so as to provide armored back protection to the user when the article of clothing is being worn by the user.