Law Enforcement Jacket Device

Abstract

A law enforcement jacket device for facilitating a tool vest worn beneath a jacket to be accessible includes a jacket that has a body and a pair of sleeves such that the jacket can be worn by a law enforcement officer. The jacket has a pair of closures each integrated into the body for opening and closing the body. The jacket has a pair of slots each integrated into the body such that the pair of slots defines an opening when the body is closed with the pair of closures. In this way the opening facilitates a tool vest worn beneath the jacket to be accessible to the law enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer is wearing the jacket.

1 . A law enforcement jacket device which defines an opening when being worn by a law enforcement officer to facilitate a tool vest to be accessible to the law enforcement officer, said device comprising:
 a jacket having a body and a pair of sleeves wherein said jacket is configured to be worn by a law enforcement officer, said jacket having a pair of closures each being integrated into said body for opening and closing said body, said jacket having a pair of slots each integrated into said body such that said pair of slots defines an opening when said body is closed with said pair of closures wherein said opening is configured to facilitate a tool vest worn beneath said jacket to be accessible to the law enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer is wearing said jacket;   wherein said body has a first front panel and a second front panel and a neck and a waist;   wherein said first front panel has a first lateral edge extending between said neck and said waist;   wherein said first lateral edge has a lower vertical portion extending upwardly from said waist and an upper vertical portion extending downwardly from said neck;   wherein said first lateral edge has an upper horizontal portion being perpendicularly oriented with said upper vertical portion and a lower horizontal portion being perpendicularly oriented with said lower vertical portion;   wherein said first lateral edge has a first sidelong portion extending between said lower horizontal portion and said upper horizontal portion;   wherein said first sidelong portion is oriented parallel to each of said upper vertical portion and said lower vertical portion;   wherein each of said upper horizontal portion and said lower horizontal portion extends toward a right one of said pair of sleeves; and   a first elastomeric band being integrated into said jacket, said first elastomeric band extending along said first sidelong portion of said first lateral edge of said first front panel wherein said first elastomeric band is configured to bias said first sidelong portion to compress against the tool vest thereby inhibiting air from passing between said jacket and the tool vest.   
     
     
         2 . (canceled) 
     
     
         3 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said second front panel has a second lateral edge extending between said neck and said waist;   said second lateral edge has a bottom vertical portion extending upwardly from said waist and a top vertical portion extending downwardly from said neck;   said second lateral edge has a top horizontal portion being perpendicularly oriented with said top vertical portion and a bottom horizontal portion being perpendicularly oriented with said bottom vertical portion;   said second lateral edge has a second sidelong portion extending between said bottom horizontal portion and said top horizontal portion;   said second sidelong portion is oriented parallel to each of said top vertical portion and said bottom vertical portion; and   each of said top horizontal portion and said bottom horizontal portion extends toward a left one of said pair of sleeves.   
     
     
         4 . The device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said pair of closures includes a top closure;   said top closure includes a first half being attached to said upper vertical portion of said first lateral edge;   said top closure includes a second half being attached to said top vertical portion of said second lateral edge; and   said first half is matable to said second half wherein said top closure is configured to close said neck around a neck of the law enforcement officer.   
     
     
         5 . The device according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 said pair of closures includes a bottom closure;   said bottom closure includes a primary half being attached to said lower vertical portion of said first lateral edge;   said bottom closure includes a secondary half being attached to said bottom vertical portion of said second lateral edge; and   said primary half is matable to said secondary half wherein said bottom closure is configured to close said waist around the law enforcement officer's waist.   
     
     
         6 . (canceled) 
     
     
         7 . The device according to  claim 3 , further comprising
 a second elastomeric band being integrated into said jacket, said second elastomeric band extending along said second sidelong portion of said second lateral edge of said second front panel wherein said second elastomeric band is configured to bias said second sidelong portion to compress against the tool vest thereby inhibiting air from passing between said jacket and the tool vest.   
     
     
         8 . A law enforcement jacket device which defines an opening when being worn by a law enforcement officer to facilitate a tool vest to be accessible to the law enforcement officer, said device comprising:
 a jacket having a body and a pair of sleeves wherein said jacket is configured to be worn by a law enforcement officer, said jacket having a pair of closures each being integrated into said body for opening and closing said body, said jacket having a pair of slots each integrated into said body such that said pair of slots defines an opening when said body is closed with said pair of closures wherein said opening is configured to facilitate a tool vest worn beneath said jacket to be accessible to the law enforcement officer while the law enforcement officer is wearing said jacket, said body having a first front panel and a second front panel and a neck and a waist, said first front panel having a first lateral edge extending between said neck and said waist, said first lateral edge having a lower vertical portion extending upwardly from said waist and an upper vertical portion extending downwardly from said neck, said first lateral edge having an upper horizontal portion being perpendicularly oriented with said upper vertical portion and a lower horizontal portion being perpendicularly oriented with said lower vertical portion, said first lateral edge having a first sidelong portion extending between said lower horizontal portion and said upper horizontal portion, said first sidelong portion being oriented parallel to each of said upper vertical portion and said lower vertical portion, each of said upper horizontal portion and said lower horizontal portion extending toward a right one of said pair of sleeves, said second front panel having a second lateral edge extending between said neck and said waist, said second lateral edge having a bottom vertical portion extending upwardly from said waist and a top vertical portion extending downwardly from said neck, said second lateral edge having a top horizontal portion being perpendicularly oriented with said top vertical portion and a bottom horizontal portion being perpendicularly oriented with said bottom vertical portion, said second lateral edge having a second sidelong portion extending between said bottom horizontal portion and said top horizontal portion, said second sidelong portion being oriented parallel to each of said top vertical portion and said bottom vertical portion, each of said top horizontal portion and said bottom horizontal portion extending toward a left one of said pair of sleeves, said pair of closures including a top closure and a bottom closure, said top closure including a first half being attached to said upper vertical portion of said first lateral edge, said top closure including a second half being attached to said top vertical portion of said second lateral edge, said first half being matable to said second half wherein said top closure is configured to close said neck around a neck of the law enforcement officer, said bottom closure including a primary half being attached to said lower vertical portion of said first lateral edge, said bottom closure including a secondary half being attached to said bottom vertical portion of said second lateral edge, said primary half being matable to said secondary half wherein said bottom closure is configured to close said waist around the law enforcement officer's waist;   a first elastomeric band being integrated into said jacket, said first elastomeric band extending along said first sidelong portion of said first lateral edge of said first front panel wherein said first elastomeric band is configured to bias said first sidelong portion to compress against the tool vest thereby inhibiting air from passing between said jacket and the tool vest; and   a second elastomeric band being integrated into said jacket, said second elastomeric band extending along said second sidelong portion of said second lateral edge of said second front panel wherein said second elastomeric band is configured to bias said second sidelong portion to compress against the tool vest thereby inhibiting air from passing between said jacket and the tool vest.