Race vest

Abstract

A race vest has a front base portion, a back base portion, shoulder straps, a neck aperture, and one or more elastic couplers. In one example of use, a user would insert their head through the neck aperture, which is formed between the shoulder straps. The user would then use the elastic to couple the front base portion to the back base portion, the coupling positioned on the sides of a user. The race vest configured to run the length of the sternum, leaving the breasts substantially exposed, the back portion running along the spine, leaving the shoulder blades substantially exposed.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A race vest, comprising:
 a front base portion and a front chest portion;   a back base portion and an upper back portion;   a first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap each coupling the front chest portion to the upper back portion;   a neck aperture interposed between the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap;   a first elastic on the back base portion coupleable to a first hook on the front base portion;   a second elastic on the back base portion coupleable to a second hook on the front base portion; and   the front chest portion being sized so as to cover the sternum of a user while leaving the pectoral muscles substantially uncovered.   
     
     
         2 . The race vest of  claim 1 , further comprising a strap pocket positioned so as to be over a user's chest. 
     
     
         3 . The race vest of  claim 1 , further comprising a chest pocket on the front chest portion. 
     
     
         4 . The race vest of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one back pocket. 
     
     
         5 . A race vest, comprising:
 a front base portion and a front chest portion;   a back base portion and an upper back portion;   a first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap each coupling the front chest portion to the upper back portion;   a neck aperture interposed between the first shoulder strap and the second shoulder strap;   a first elastic on the back base portion coupleable to a first hook on the front base portion;   a second elastic on the back base portion coupleable to a second hook on the front base portion;   the front base portion having a first width and the front chest portion having a lesser width than the first width;   wherein the front chest portion is sized so as to cover the sternum while leaving the pectoral muscles substantially uncovered; and   wherein the upper back portion is sized so as to leave the shoulder blades substantially uncovered.   
     
     
         6 . The race vest of  claim 5 , further comprising a strap pocket positioned so as to be over a user's chest. 
     
     
         7 . The race vest of  claim 5 , further comprising a chest pocket on the front chest portion. 
     
     
         8 . The race vest of  claim 5 , further comprising at least one back pocket.