ARMORED SHIRT
A shirt of armor is provided. In some embodiments, the shirt is a t-shirt that includes a front portion and a back portion, the front portion having an outside fabric layer portion and an inside fabric layer portion, sewn together on their lower and side parts, and the back portion having an outside fabric layer portion and inside layer portion, sewn together on their lower and side parts. The shirt also includes openings for the neck and arms, and further includes armor panels inserted in the front and back portions.
This invention relates to the field of personal protection by means of armored clothing. It is particularly related to a T type undershirt (T-Shirt, in English) containing special armor protecting all the body trunk of a human user against attacks with firearm.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONWithin the area of personal and individual protection against attacks with firearm, bladed weapon and even inflammatory artifact, great breakthroughs have been developed with the aim of achieving clothing that may be light and comfortable as well as easy to carry and providing at the same time a high protection level. Those that are best known are the famous bulletproof vests.
Such vests have been characterized in that they are uncomfortable, heavy and they are at sight, which is not comfortable for people.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThen there is a need of light, comfortable, impermeable clothing and which may be unnoticeable to the public sight. This invention meets this need providing a T type undershirt (T-shirt) manufactured based on a special material, and so that the T-shirt may house the armored plates.
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The T-shirt has been thought and designed using state-of-the-art materials, so that the final product may be for permanent use and thought for comfort, protection and discretion of the user. For example, the material of reinforcements of the opening for the neck and for arms is Rib, a knitted fabric with 50% polyester and 50% cotton 228±11 g×m2. The material of the front portion 10 and the back portion 20 may be a Powernet type mesh which is a knitted fabric with 14% Elastane and 86% Nylon 330±23 g×m2. The zone of the sides of the T-shirt may be made of a
Claims
1. A T-shirt for armor use is characterized in that it comprises a front portion (10) of the T-shirt (1) composed of two portions made of fabric, an outside portion and another inside portion sewed by the lower part and by its sides, an opening for the neck (11), openings (12) for passing through the arms of the user, a back portion (20) of the T-shirt (1) composed of two portions made of fabric, an outside portion and another inside portion sewed on the lower part and by its sides, some zones of sides and two armor panels.
2. The T-shirt of claim 1 characterized in that such front portion (10) is composed of two portions made of fabric, an outside portion and another inside portion sewed on the lower part and on its sides, the upper part of the two fabrics is left seamless for thus forming a pocket having the size of the front portion of the T-shirt, an armor panel is introduced into the opening of the pocket and is arranged providing enough protection to the whole thorax and abdominal region of the user.
3. The T-shirt of claim 1 characterized in that the back portion (20) is composed of two portions made of fabric, an outside portion and another inside portion sewed on the lower part and on its sides, the upper part of the two fabrics is left seamless for thus forming a pocket having the size of la back portion (20) of the T-shirt, an armor panel is introduced into the opening of the pocket and is arranged providing enough protection to the whole back of the user.
4. The T-shirt of any of the preceding claim 1 characterized in that such opening for the neck (11) and the openings (12) for passing through the arms of the user are composed of a reinforcement fabric (5).
5. The T-shirt of any of the preceding claim 1 characterized in that such zone of the sides comprising four strips made of fabric coming loose from the lower zone of the openings for the arms (12) of the user and bring down towards the lower part of the T-shirt, two of the strips are attached, one to the front portion and the other to the back portion of the T-shirt on one of their lateral longitudinal edges, the other lateral edge of the strips is attached to the other two central strips made of fabric on one of their lateral longitudinal edges and finally these two central strips are attached one to the other on the remaining edges by means of a invisible zipper, which may be the sewed one #2 YKK, 25 cm.
6. The T-shirt of any of the preceding claim 1 characterized in that such armor panels are ultrasonically sealed and made of impermeable material so that the armor material is protected from moisture produced by the body of the user.
7. The T-shirt of any of the preceding claim 1 characterized in that the reinforcement material of the opening for the neck and arms is Rib, a knitted fabric with 50% polyester and 50% cotton 228±11 g×m2, the material of the front portion (10) and the back portion (20) may be made of Powernet type mesh which is a knitted fabric with 14% Elastane and 86% nylon 330±23 g×m2, the side zone of the T-shirt may be made of a material composed of knitted fabric with 16% Elastane and 84% nylon 186±9 g×m2 and with an internal 3D fabric 100% polyester.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 12, 2013
Publication Date: Jul 24, 2014
Inventor: Carolina Ballesteros Casas (Bogota)
Application Number: 13/916,289
International Classification: F41H 1/02 (20060101);