US2011277202A1PendingUtilityA1
Woman's bullet resistant undergarment
Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: May 17, 2010Filed: Apr 27, 2011Published: Nov 17, 2011
Est. expiryMay 17, 2030(~3.8 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Pamela Mcqueer
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Abstract
A woman's bullet resistant garment is provided that has a critical zone portion for protecting the torso of a woman. The critical zone portion has a bullet resistant material. The bullet resistant material has dual cups for accommodating, protecting and supporting the breasts of a user.
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exact text as granted — not AI-modified1 . A woman's bullet resistant garment comprising:
a critical zone portion, said critical zone portion comprising a bullet resistant layer, said bullet resistant layer having two cups for accommodating, protecting and supporting the breasts of a user.
2 . A bullet resistant garment comprising:
a front panel and a back panel wherein said front panel and said back panel are connected together by two shoulder straps; said front panel comprising one or more cups of sufficient dimension for accommodating the breasts of a user, wherein each of said panels comprises a bullet resistant material.
3 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , further comprising a performance fabric layer inside of said panels facing the torso of a user.
4 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , further comprising an air management layer at least inside the area of the cups and facing the torso of a user.
5 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , further comprising an air management layer and an performance fabric layer, wherein inside of said cups said air management layer is between said performance fabric layer and said bullet resistant material of said garment.
6 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , further comprising a panty anchor extending downward away from the direction of said cups for securing said front panel to said back panel in a vicinity of the crotch of a user.
7 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 6 , wherein said panty anchor comprises a wicker shield of an absorbent material to provide moisture control in the vicinity of the genitals of a user.
8 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 6 , wherein said panty anchor further comprises a protective shield to provide protection of the user's pelvic region from impact force.
9 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , further comprising one or more anchor weights at a lower portion of said garment, said anchor weights having sufficient weight to hold said garment in position to keep breasts of a user engaged in said cups.
10 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , further comprising a breast shelf attached to said garment and positioned horizontally and immediately below said cups, said breast shelf providing additional support to both breasts of a user.
11 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , wherein at least one of said panels further comprises tailored darting, flexible joints, and/or boning implements for customizing a fit of said garment to a user's figure.
12 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , wherein said bullet resistant garment is a vest, camisole, bra or body suit.
13 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , further comprising an outer fabric sheath layer for concealing and/or decorating said bullet resistant material.
14 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , further comprising a closure means for securely fastening the garment onto a user.
15 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , wherein said cups have a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface.
16 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 2 , wherein said cups have a concave inner surface and a substantially flat outer surface.
17 . A method of protecting a woman's critical organs and breasts from harmful objects and bullets comprising:
obtaining a garment according to claim 2 ; putting said garment on a user, including positioning said breasts in said cup(s); securely fastening the garment to the users by attaching said front panel to said back panel; wherein said breasts are comfortably supported by said cups.
18 . A bullet resistant garment comprising one or more bullet resistant panels, wherein at least one of said panels comprises one or more cups for accommodating breasts of a user.
19 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 18 , wherein said one or more cups further comprises an air management layer and/or performance fabric layer inside of said cups.
20 . The bullet resistant garment of claim 17 , wherein said cups have a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface or alternatively, wherein said cups have a concave inner surface and a substantially flat outer surface.Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
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