Bullet-resistant formal wear

Abstract

Bullet-resistant garments and methods of making the bullet-resistant garments to protect high profile individuals. Bullet-resistant panels are incorporated to a suit jacket, a blazer, a sports coat, a leather jacket, an over coat, or a top coat to protect specific areas of the body such as the upper torso. The upper torso is protected from the front and the back. The incorporation of panels in to the garments allows the user to remove the bullet-resistant material at the same time when removing the garment. Other features include having the bullet-resistant material to be removable from the garment to use the garment in the usual way without protection.

1 . A garment comprising a formal wear suit jacket, a blazer, a sports coat, a leather jacket, an over coat, or a top coat integrating a bullet-resistant material to protect an upper torso of an individual wearing the garment. 
     
     
         2 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the bullet-resistant material is soft armor, hard armor, or both. 
     
     
         3 . The garment of  claim 2 , wherein the bullet-resistant material is a pair of front panels and a back panel. 
     
     
         4 . The garment of  claim 2 , wherein the bullet-resistant material is sewn into the garment. 
     
     
         5 . The garment of  claim 2 , wherein the garment has a shoulder support resting on each shoulder portion of the garment, inside the garment, holding the front panels and the back panels together. 
     
     
         6 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein the shoulder support is a strap. 
     
     
         7 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein the shoulder support is glued, sonic welded, or sewn into the bullet-resistant panels or a material of the garment. 
     
     
         8 . The garment of  claim 5 , wherein the shoulder support is a strap of hook and loops attaching the panels together. 
     
     
         9 . The garment of  claim 3 , wherein a zipper is integrated into a lining of the garment to easily insert or remove the bullet-resistant material and respectively turn the garment jacket into a regular formal wear or a protective shield. 
     
     
         10 . The garment of  claim 9 , wherein the zipper is located on the backside of the garment near the waistline. 
     
     
         11 . The garment of  claim 3 , wherein an in-fold is integrated into a lining of the garment forming an opening to easily insert or remove the bullet-resistant material. 
     
     
         12 . The garment of  claim 11 , wherein the in-fold is located on the backside of the garment near the waistline. 
     
     
         13 . The garment of  claim 3 , wherein the lining has a button-down opening to easily insert the bullet-resistant material. 
     
     
         14 . The garment of  claim 13 , wherein the button-down opening is located on the backside of the garment near the waistline. 
     
     
         15 . The garment of  claim 13 , wherein any of the panels extend beyond a waistline of the garment. 
     
     
         16 . The garment of  claim 1 , wherein the bullet-resistant material comprises panels made from para-aramid synthetic fibers protected with a cover made from nylon and polyurethane. 
     
     
         17 . The garment of  claim 16 , wherein the panels are sewn directly on a lining of the garment and the cover.