Panel and system for load carriage and protection for tactical and non-tactical garments

Abstract

A panel covers a release mechanism of a garment and enables the mounting of pouches and equipment thereon. The panel includes a reinforcement structure, a fabric having mounting slots wound over the reinforcement structure, and a securing mechanism that secures the panel to the release mechanism of the garment. Also, a garment may include a built-in panel that covers a release mechanism and enables mounting of pouches and equipment thereon. The garment includes a main garment portion, a release mechanism extending from an open end of the garment, and the built-in panel incorporated into the main garment portion.

1 . A panel configured to cover a release mechanism of a garment and to enable mounting pouches and equipment thereon, the panel comprising:
 a reinforcement structure;   a fabric wound over the reinforcement structure, the fabric comprising a plurality of mounting slots; and   a first securing mechanism configured to secure the panel to mounting slots on the garment such that the panel extends from an open end of the garment to cover the release mechanism of the garment enables mounting of pouches and equipment over an area covering, the release mechanism.