Hunting vest

Abstract

The hunting vest has an upper portion with a single back strap and a pair of shoulder straps that are monolithic with one another. The shoulder straps converge towards one another in a direction away from the single back strap and towards a connector to leave a pocket of a user's shoulder pocket free of the shoulder straps when the user is wearing the vest. The back strap having a maximum width adjacent the shoulder straps, and the width of the back strap decreases in a direction away from the shoulder straps.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An outdoors vest, comprising:
 an upper portion that includes a single back strap and a pair of shoulder straps that are monolithic with one another, the shoulder straps converging towards one another in a direction away from the single back strap and towards a connector to leave a pocket of a user's shoulder pocket free of the shoulder straps when the user is wearing the vest, and the back strap having a maximum width adjacent the shoulder straps and wherein the width of the back strap decreases in a direction away from the shoulder straps.   
     
     
         2 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein adjacent the connector, a gap between the ends of the shoulder straps is at most 3 inches. 
     
     
         3 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 2 , wherein the connector is a first buckle. 
     
     
         4 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 1 , wherein the shoulder straps converge towards one another at an angle of between sixty and eighty degrees. 
     
     
         5 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 4 , wherein the shoulder straps converge towards one another at an angle of between sixty-five and seventy-five degrees. 
     
     
         6 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 1 , further including a lower portion that includes a back section and a belt. 
     
     
         7 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein a double D-ring connects the back section with the back strap of the upper portion. 
     
     
         8 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 7 , wherein the back strap of the upper portion has a generally triangular shape with an increased width at an intersection area where the back strap meets the shoulder straps and a reduced width adjacent the double D-ring. 
     
     
         9 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 6 , wherein the belt includes two opposite belt ends, and wherein the shoulder straps are connected with the belt ends via additional double D-rings. 
     
     
         10 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 9 , further including webbing pieces that are attached with ends of the shoulder straps and extend to the additional double D-rings. 
     
     
         11 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 10 , wherein the belt includes an attachment mechanism for allowing objects to be attached to the webbing pieces. 
     
     
         12 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 11 , wherein the attachment mechanism includes a hook and loop means. 
     
     
         13 . The outdoors vest as set forth in  claim 6 , further including a cell phone pocket on one of the belt ends. 
     
     
         14 . A method of firing a firearm, comprising the steps of:
 placing an upper portion of a vest on a user with a back strap resting on a back of the user and a pair of shoulder straps resting on shoulders of the user and extending forwardly of the shoulders of the user;   connecting the ends of the shoulder straps together with a connector so that the shoulder straps converge towards one another to leave a shoulder pocket of the user free of the shoulder straps; and   placing a stock of the firearm in the shoulder pocket without the vest being between the stock and the shoulder pocket.   
     
     
         15 . The method as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the step of connecting the ends of the shoulder straps includes buckling a buckle and wherein when the buckle is at a maximum length, a gap between the ends of the shoulder straps is at most 3 inches. 
     
     
         16 . The method as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the shoulder straps converge towards one another at an angle of between sixty-five and seventy-five degrees. 
     
     
         17 . The method as set forth in  claim 15 , wherein the back strap of the upper portion has a generally triangular shape with a maximum width at an intersection area where the back strap meets the shoulder straps. 
     
     
         18 . The method as set forth in  claim 14 , wherein the vest further includes a lower portion with a belt and a back section, and further including the steps of:
 buckling the ends of the shoulder straps to first and second belt ends of the belt and buckling the back section to the back strap of the upper portion.   
     
     
         19 . The method as set forth in  claim 18 , further including webbing pieces that are attached with ends of the shoulder straps. 
     
     
         20 . The method as set forth in  claim 19 , further including the step of attaching an object to one of the webbing pieces.