Armored outer garment

Abstract

An outer garment worn by humans that includes segments of the outer surface of the skins of the crocodilian class of animals, such as reptiles. The outer surface of the skins of these reptiles consists of a plurality of interlocking plates that have various sizes of bony protrusions. These plates are called scutes and provide a significant degree of protection to the reptile from penetration by teeth or horns from either predators or prey defending themselves from attack by the reptile. The attachment of sections of the scutes at specific locations on an outer garment provides much the same protection to the wearer as was afforded the reptile. The scute sections are lightweight, yet very strong and can be tanned, dyed and waxed to provide the texture and finish required by the garment manufacturer.

1 . An armored outer garment for humans comprising an outer garment to which are attached segments of the top surface of the outer skin of crocodilians. 
   
   
       2 . The armored outer garment of  claim 1  wherein the outer garment is made from leather. 
   
   
       3 . The armored outer garment of  claim 2  wherein the leather outer garment is a motorcycle jacket. 
   
   
       4 . The armored outer garment of  claim 1  wherein the segments of the top surface of the outer skin of crocodilians comprise a plurality of interlocking scutes. 
   
   
       5 . The armored outer garment of  claim 4  wherein each scute contains a bony protrusion. 
   
   
       6 . The armored outer garment of  claim 4  wherein the scute segments are attached to the outer garment by conventional attachment means. 
   
   
       7 . The armored outer garment of  claim 6  wherein the attachment means are selected from the group consisting of laces, rivets, screws, mating nuts and bolts and conventional sewing processes. 
   
   
       8 . The armored outer garment of  claim 4  wherein the segments of scutes are processed in order to make them more conducive to application to the outer garment. 
   
   
       9 . The armored outer garment of  claim 8  wherein processing includes tanning, dyeing, waxing, softening or any combination thereof.