ES2607149T3 - Shockproof vest with a front opening - Google Patents

Abstract

Protective equipment, of the type of shock protection vest (1), intended to cover at least a part of the torso and the back of the user, said equipment has at least one dorsal part (6), provided with at least one pad of material elastically compressible, intended to cover at least one part of the user's back, and at least two lateral parts (8, 9), which extend from both sides of the dorsal part (6) forward and each defines a hole for the arms (14) with the dorsal part (6), the protective equipment also has at least two front parts (2, 4) each provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, each front part (2, 4) is attached respectively to one of the side parts (8, 9), each front part (2, 4) is provided with removable joining means (22) to the other front part (2, 4), so that said front parts (2, 4) cover at least part of the user's torso when connected to each other characterized in that the protective equipment also has at least one chest panel (32), provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, said chest panel (32) extends over the back of the front parts ( 2, 4), at least in front of the end parts (30) of the front parts (2, 4) that extend opposite each other when said parts (2, 4) are joined to each other.

Description

DESCRIPTION

Shock protection vest with a front opening.

5 [0001] The invention relates to a protective equipment of the type of shockproof vest intended to cover at least

a part of a user's torso and back, said equipment consists of at least one dorsal part, provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, intended to cover at least a part of the user's back, and at least two lateral parts, which extend from both sides of the dorsal part forward and in which a hole for the arm with the dorsal part is defined.

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[0002] WO 2010/073921 A1 describes said protective vest.

[0003] This equipment is intended for law enforcement or security agents, for example.

15 [0004] This equipment must be able to protect its user from violent blows, possibly produced

for heavy objects, for example, during demonstrations or clashes.

[0005] The equipment is worn around the upper body, usually accompanied by a case to protect the user's head.

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[0006] Vests of this type that are known are generally made with several parts inseparably attached to each other and put on their heads like a chasuble, which is impractical. This way of putting on the vest is not compatible with wearing the helmet and forces the user to take off the helmet to be able to put on the vest, which entails significant risks and can waste considerable time in an urgent situation, in

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[0007] In addition, the vests that are known do not offer the possibility of simply reinforcing the protection offered by the vests, because the parts are inseparably joined together.

[0008] One of the objects of the present invention is to alleviate these inconveniences by proposing an equipment of

protection of the easy and quick-to-use shockproof vest, which is not put on the head, said vest is also modular to easily reinforce the protection it offers.

[0009] For these purposes, the invention relates to protective equipment of the aforementioned type consisting of

In addition to two front parts, each provided with at least one pad of an elastically compressible material, in which each front part is attached respectively to one of the side parts, and each front part is provided with removable joining means to the another front part, so that said front parts cover at least a part of the user's torso when they are attached to each other.

[0010] The fact that the front parts of the vest can be adjusted together thanks to a detachable closure, such as

a zipper, allows the vest to be put on as if it were a coat when the front panels are separated from each other, and close the vest by joining the front panels to each other. In this way, the vest is not put on the head and does not require the user to remove the helmet in case of emergency. The vest according to the invention offers as well! greater security and is faster to put.

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[0011] According to other characteristics of the protective equipment according to the invention:

- the removable connection means of the front parts have a zip closure, the rails of which are respectively connected to one of the front parts;

50 - the protection equipment has at least one removable protection panel fixed on one of the parts of the vest, the protection panel can be changed to another type of protection panel that has different mechanical characteristics;

- the protective equipment also has at least one chest panel, provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, said panel extends over the back of the front parts, at least in the

55 end parts of the front parts extending opposite to the other when said parts are joined together;

- the chest panel is removably attached to at least one of the front parts, so that it can be exchanged for another type of chest panel;

- the protective equipment also has at least one pelvic panel, provided with at least one pad of material

elastically compressible, this panel extends under the front parts and is intended to cover the user's pelvis;

- the pelvic panel is removably attached to the chest panel so that it can be exchanged for another type of pelvic panel;

5 - the pelvic panel is provided with removable joining means to the dorsal part;

- at least one of the side parts is provided with means to regulate the adjustment of the equipment around the user;

- at least one of the front or dorsal parts is provided with removable joining means on the external face of said part that allows adding at least one additional protection element; Y

- the protective equipment also has at least one external shell made of rigid material, said shell 10 extends at least on a part of one of the parts of the protective equipment so that said part is covered.

[0012] In addition, the invention relates to a protective equipment of the type of protection vest designed to cover at least a part of the torso and the back of a user, said equipment has at least one dorsal part, provided with at least a pad of elastically compressible material, intended to cover at least

15 a part of the user's back, at least two lateral parts, extending from the two sides of the dorsal part forward and at least one frontal part joined to the dorsal part by the lateral parts, the dorsal, lateral and front define two holes for the arms; the protection equipment consists of at least one protection panel removably attached to at least one of the parts of the vest, said protection panel can be exchanged for another type of protection panel that offers different mechanical characteristics.

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[0013] According to other characteristics of the protective equipment according to the invention:

- the protective equipment has at least two front parts, each provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, each front part is attached respectively to one of the side parts, each

The front part is provided with removable joining means to the other front part so that said front parts cover at least a part of the user's torso when they are attached to each other;

- the removable fastening means of the front parts have at least one zip closure whose rails are respectively connected to one of the front parts;

- the protective equipment also has at least one chest panel, provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, said chest panel extends over the back of the front parts, at least

facing the extreme parts of the front parts extending opposite to the other when said parts join each other;

- the chest panel is removably attached to at least one of the front parts, so that it can be exchanged for another type of chest panel;

35 - the protective equipment also has at least one pelvic panel, provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, said panel extends under the front parts and is intended to cover the user's pelvis;

- the pelvic panel is removably attached to the chest panel so that it can be exchanged for another type of pelvic panel;

40 - the pelvic panel is provided with removable joining means to the dorsal part;

- at least one of the side parts is provided with means to regulate the adjustment of the equipment around the user;

- at least one of the front or dorsal parts is provided with removable joining means on the external face of said part that allows adding at least one additional protection element; Y

- the protective equipment also has at least one external shell made of rigid material, said shell 45 extends in front of at least a part of one of the parts of the protective equipment in such a way that it covers said part.

[0014] Other aspects and advantages of the invention will appear during the reading of the following description, given by way of example and in reference to the attached drawings, in which:

50 - Fig. 1 is a front schematic representation of the protection equipment according to the invention;

- Fig. 2 is a schematic side representation of the protective equipment of Fig. 1;

- Fig. 3 is a schematic front representation of a chest panel and a pelvic panel that make up the protective equipment of Fig. 1, and

- Fig. 4 is a front schematic representation of the pelvic panel of Fig. 3.

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[0015] In the description, the term "external" means that it is directed towards the outside of the protective equipment, that is, opposite to the part of the body that carries the equipment, and the term "internal" means that it is directed towards the inside the equipment, that is, towards the part of the body that carries the equipment.

[0016] Referring to Fig. 1, a protective equipment, of the type 1 shock absorber vest is described for

law enforcement or for security agents or others. Hereinafter, in the description, the protective equipment will simply be called "vest" 1.

5 [0017] Vest 1 is intended to cover at least the user's back and abdomen and / or torso, as

indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.

[0018] The vest 1 basically has two front parts 2 and 4, a dorsal part 6 (fig. 2), each of the front parts 2 and 4 is connected to the dorsal part 6 by at least one side part 8.

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[0019] Each of the aforementioned parts has one or more protection panels, each panel is provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, for example a foam or an elastomeric material, for example obtained by injection or molding. A plate of rigid material is arranged in front of the pad, towards the outside of the vest 1. The plate can be substantially flat or placed so that it

15 adjust to the shape of the body part it covers, to make it ergonomic and improve as well! the comfort of the panel while facilitating the user's freedom of movement. Said plate allows a good distribution of the energy when a blow is applied, while the absorption of the same is done by the pad. The pad and plate are, for example, covered by a cloth adapted to the use of protective equipment. The realization of the panels is already known and is not described in more detail herein.

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[0020] Each protection panel, by its structure, can absorb at least part of the energy due to a crash, in particular shocks due to blows given by a third party with the hands or with an object or to projectiles launched by a third party , to protect the user who carries the equipment, but allowing him to move freely.

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[0021] As shown in reference 10 of Fig. 3, the inside of each panel or some of them may be lined with one or more textile materials adapted for the absorption and / or evacuation of the user's sweat and the ventilation of the vest 1 to improve comfort, for example, with a "breathable" textile material.

[0022] With the exception of the front parts 2 and 4, which may be removably attached to each other,

as will be described later, the parts are joined together for example by seams.

[0023] The dorsal part 6 is intended to cover at least part of the user's back, as shown in Fig. 2. Two lateral parts 8 are provided to cover the user's shoulders and each is attached to the part

35 dorsal 6, so that they extend forward, that is, towards the user's torso. Two other side parts 9 are provided at the height of the user's ribs and attached to the dorsal part 6 accordingly.

[0024] One of the front parts 2 is attached to one of the side parts 8 intended to cover the shoulders and the other front part 4 is attached to the other side part 8 intended to cover the shoulders. Two more are planned

40 side parts 9 at the height of the user's ribs and each joined to one of the front parts 2 and 4 respectively accordingly.

[0025] The side parts 9 attached to the front parts 2 and 4 at the height of the ribs are provided on their outer face with hook means 12, for example of the velcro type, while the side parts 9 joined to

The dorsal part 6 at the level of the ribs is provided on its inner face with additional attachment means, for example of the velcro type. Thus, the solidarity side parts 9 of the dorsal part 6 at the height of the ribs can be removably joined to one another allowing the adjustment of the vest 1 around the body of the user, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 Thus, the side parts 9 at the height of the ribs are provided with means to regulate the adjustment of the vest around the wearer.

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[0026] The front parts 2 and 4, the back part 6 and the side parts 8 and 9 define between them a hole 14 for the user's arms. That is to say, the vest has an opening formed on each side between the two side parts 8 and 9, which cover the shoulder and ribs respectively, the dorsal part 6 and one of the front parts 2 and 4, as shown in Fig. . 2

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[0027] The vest 1 also has protection panels for a part of the arms 16 attached, for example, removably, to the side parts 8 covering the shoulders. Each arm protection panel 16 thus extends above a hole 14 for the arms, so that it covers a part of the user's arms. The protection panels of the arms 16 are provided, for example, with straps 18 or the like, to allow fixing and

adjust them to the user's arms.

[0028] According to the embodiment shown on the figures, the shoulder side parts 8 and the arm protection panels 16 are reinforced by shells 20 of rigid material, such as polycarbonate,

5 for example, which extend over the outside of part 8 and panel 16 to improve the protection of the user wearing the vest 1. Said cocks 20 are known and have the general shape of the body part they protect. The outer face of the shells 20 is carried out according to the known way for the absorption of blows during clashes. The shape is adapted to the part of the body to be protected and has, for example, protrusions that extend to the sides of the gaps, intended to improve the behavior of the 10 protections 20 in the event of a crash. Each part 8 and panel 16 may be reinforced by a shell 20, and adjacent protections may be articulated with each other, for example.

[0029] The shells 20 can be inseparably or removably attached to the panels they cover, for example by rivets or the like.

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[0030] The front parts 2 and 4 are provided with removable joining means 22 that allow the front parts 2 and 4 to be joined to each other, when the vest 1 is on. By removable joining means it is understood that the front parts can be attached to each other or separated from each other by cooperating or not the means for fixing the parts between them.

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[0031] According to the embodiment shown on Fig. 1, the joining means 22 are formed by a zip fastener 24, whose rails 26 are respectively connected to one of the front parts 2 and 4. According to a known form, there is a mobile cursor 28 on the rails 26 so that it joins them together or separates them from each other. The cursor 28 and the rails 26 are represented in closed position in Fig. 1. The rails 26 are sewn by

For example, the end parts 30 of the front parts 2 and 4 facing each other when the vest is closed, that is, the end parts opposite to step 4 for the arms.

[0032] The removable joining means 22 that allow the front parts 2 and 4 to be joined to each other or not can be of a different nature to the zip fastener 24 described above. Asl, the means of removable union

30 22 could be, for example, snap buttons or velcro straps, or a combination of the different media.

[0033] The vest 1 described above can thus be put on as a coat. With the front parts in open position, the user passes one arm and then the other through the holes for the arms 14 to put on the vest 1 and then actuates the removable joining means 20 to close the vest 1 and keep the parts

35 frontal 2 and 4 against the abdomen. The vest 1 can be adjusted around the body through the side parts 9 arranged at the height of the ribs. Thus, the vest 1 can be worn particularly quickly and easily and does not need, where appropriate, for the user to remove the helmet that covers his head, unlike the classic shock-proof vests that are worn as a chasuble.

[0034] When the vest 1 is closed and the arm guards are tied, the user is

protected by the back, abdomen, shoulders, ribs and a part of the arms.

[0035] However, the part of the torso that extends in front of the removable joining means 22 is not protected because it is impossible to place an absorption pad on the end portions 30 of the front parts

45 2 and 4 receiving the means of removable union 22.

[0036] To remedy this inconvenience, the vest 1 according to the invention also allows to fix a pectoral protection panel 32 inside the vest 1 on the back of the front parts 2 and 4 so that this pectoral panel 32 lines the joint between the front parts 2 and 4 and the removable joining means 22. The chest panel 32 is

50 extends between the front parts 2 and 4 and the user's torso when the vest 1 is closed. This chest panel 32 is more concretely represented in Fig. 3. Like the other protection panels of the vest 1, it has at least one pad of an elastically compressible material lined by a rigid plate wrapped for example by one or more textile materials. The chest panel 32 is removably attached to the front parts 2 and 4. More particularly, the chest panel 32 is joined for example by a zip fastener 34 to one of the front parts 55 2. One of the closure rails Zipper 34 is provided for example on a tongue 36 attached to the front part 2 and extends over the back of the part, and the other rail is provided on a side edge 38 of the chest panel 32. The chest panel 32 can also have for example a velcro band 40 intended to cooperate with a complementary band provided on the other front part 4. Thus, the chest panel 32 does not bother to put on the vest 1, because it can be attached to only one of the front parts 2 when the vest 1 is open, and at two

front parts 2 and 4, when vest 1 is closed. The chest panel 32 makes it possible to reinforce the protection of the user's torso and in particular to ensure effective protection of the closing zone of the front parts 2 and 4 between them, that is, of the area over which the removable joining means extend 22

[0037] The vest 1 also has a pelvic panel 42 intended to protect the pelvis of the wearer of the vest

1. This pelvic panel 42 has the shape of the area it protects, as shown in Fig. 4. It is removably attached, for example, through a velcro band 44, to the lower end of the chest panel 32, as shown in Fig. 3. Thus, the pelvic panel 42 extends under the front parts 2 and 4, as shown on Figs. 1 and 2. The pelvic panel 42 also has removable joining means 46 a the dorsal part 6 allowing the panel 42 to be coupled to the shape of the user's pelvis. The removable connection means 46 are formed, for example, by reciprocal clip fasteners 48, each extending over the ends of the solidarity tabs 50 respectively of the pelvic panel 42 and the dorsal part 6.

[0038] According to one embodiment, one or both front parts 2 and 4 and / or the back part 6 may be

15 provided with removable joining means on the outer face of these parts of at least one added additional protection element (not shown). The removable joining means are formed, for example, by one or several Velcro bands or by other means. The additional protection elements may be additional protection panels, such as those that form the different parts of the vest 1 and / or additional ballistic protections, or others.

[0039] Likewise, the inner face of the front and / or dorsal parts may be provided with joining means

Removable from at least one added additional protection element, such as a neck 54 to protect the neck and neck of the wearer.

[0040] Thus, the dorsal part and / or the side parts and / or the front parts can be equipped, for example, with one or more reception pockets of an additional protection panel. This additional protection panel can

present different characteristics to the protection panels described above to allow modulating the protection offered by vest 1, according to these additional panels are arranged in the pockets or not.

[0041] The vest 1 thus offers the user a graduated protection according to the type of threat, the user can easily add or remove the additional protection panels inside and / or the outside of the vest.

[0042] Thus, vest 1 is highly modular and allows to adapt to each situation the protection offered by vest 1. Asl, all removable elements added to the vest, such as chest panel 32 and pelvic panel 42, are interchangeable and can be replaced by different elements that have absorption characteristics of

35 different strokes By way of example, these elements can be replaced by protection elements against punches or ballistic impacts, adapting the materials used to manufacture the added elements, which makes it possible to easily reinforce the protection offered by the vest 1.

[0043] Likewise, vest 1 is suitable for receiving additional protection elements that allow this protection to be reinforced, as described above.

[0044] Each part may consist of at least one protection panel separated from the other panels by seam areas to allow less rigid areas to be created that allow the user to improve the movement capacity when wearing the vest, as shown in reference 56 of Fig. 1.

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[0045] Thus, vest 1 can be easily put on and offers optimum protection and comfort to its user.

Claims (8)

1. Protective equipment, of the type protection vest (1), intended to cover at least a part of the torso and back of the user, said equipment has at least one dorsal part (6), provided with at least 5 a pad of elastically compressible material, intended to cover at least one part of the user's back, and at least two lateral parts (8, 9), which extend from both sides of the dorsal part (6) forward and each one defines a hole for the arms (14) with the dorsal part (6), the protective equipment also has at least two front parts (2, 4) each provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, each front part (2, 4) is attached respectively to one of the side parts (8, 9), each front part 10 (2, 4) is provided with removable joining means (22) to the other front part (2, 4), so that said front parts (2, 4) cover at least a part of the user's torso when they are attached to each other characterized in that the protective equipment also has at least one chest panel (32), provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, said pectoral panel (32) is extended It lies on the back of the front parts (2, 4), at least in front of the end parts (30) of the front parts (2, 4) that extend one opposite to the other when said parts (2, 4) They are attached to each other. 2. Protective equipment according to claim 1, characterized in that the removable connection means (22) of the front parts (2, 4) have a zip fastener (24) whose rails (26) are respectively connected to one of the parts front (2, 4). twenty 3. Protection equipment according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that it has at least one removable protection panel attached to one of the parts (2, 4, 6, 8, 9) of the vest, where said protection panel can Exchange for another type of protection panel that offers different mechanical characteristics. Protection equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the panel Pectoral (32) is removably attached to at least one of the front parts (2, 4) so that it can be exchanged with another type of pectoral panel. 5. Protective equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that it also has at least one pelvic panel (42), provided with at least one pad of elastically compressible material, said panel (42) extends over the front parts (2, 4) and is intended to cover the user's pelvis. 6. Protective equipment according to claim 5 when it depends on claim 4, characterized in that the pelvic panel (42) is removably attached to the chest panel (32) so that it can be exchanged 35 with another type of pelvic panel. 7. Protective equipment according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that the pelvic panel (42) is provided with removable joining means (46) to the dorsal part (6). 40. Protective equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that at least one of the side parts (9) is provided with means to regulate the adjustment of the equipment around the user. 9. Protective equipment according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that at least one of the front (2, 4) or dorsal (6) parts is provided with removable joining means on the external face of said 45 part, allowing to join at least one additional protection element. 10. Protection equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that it also has at least one external shell (20) made of rigid material, said protection (20) extends at least against a part of one of the parts of the protective equipment so that it covers that part.