Adjustable Ballistic Garment

Abstract

An adjustable ballistic garment includes a main body, a pair of extensions, and a shoulder harness. The main body includes a central panel and a pair of wings extending laterally outwardly from the central panel. The central panel and the wings are integrally formed from a single piece of a first material. The central panel may include a layer of a ballistic material disposed on a first side thereof. A first extension and a second extension each have a first side and a second side cooperating to define a conduit for receiving one of the wings of the main body. At least one of the first side and the second side includes a ballistic material. A shoulder harness is attached to at least one of the main body, the first extension, and the second extension.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An adjustable ballistic garment, comprising:
 a main body having a central panel and a wing extending laterally from the central panel, the central panel and the wing formed of a first material, the panel including a first ballistic material; and   an extension including a second ballistic material defining a conduit, wherein a portion of the wing of the main body is received in the conduit.   
     
     
         2 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 1 , wherein the extension includes a first side and a second side opposing the first side, the conduit being defined between the first side and the second side. 
     
     
         3 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 2 , wherein the second side includes a MOLLE-compatible webbed fabric. 
     
     
         4 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 2 , wherein the first side extends beyond the second side at a first end of the extension, and the second side extends beyond the first side at a second end of the extension. 
     
     
         5 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 4 , wherein the second side of the extension overlaps the central panel of the main body. 
     
     
         6 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 1 , wherein the central panel includes a layer of the first ballistic material disposed on a first surface thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 6 , wherein the central panel includes a first fastener disposed on a second surface thereof, the second surface being on an opposite side of the central panel from the first surface. 
     
     
         8 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 7 , wherein the extension includes a second fastener configured to cooperate with the first fastener to secure the extension to the main body. 
     
     
         9 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 7 , further comprising a shoulder strap having a first end attached to one of the main body and the extension and a second end attached to the other of the main body and the extension. 
     
     
         10 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 1 , wherein the central panel and the wing are integrally formed of a single piece of material. 
     
     
         11 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 1 , wherein the first and second ballistic material are fabricated from the same type of ballistic material. 
     
     
         12 . An adjustable ballistic garment, comprising:
 a main body having a central panel and a pair of wings extending laterally outwardly from opposing sides of the central panel;   a first extension having a first ballistic panel, the first extension slideably received on a first one of the wings of the main body; and   a second extension having a second ballistic panel, the second extension slideably received on a second one of the wings of the main body.   
     
     
         13 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 12 , wherein the central panel and the wings are integrally formed from a piece of a first ballistic material. 
     
     
         14 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 13 , wherein the central panel further comprises a third ballistic panel disposed on a surface thereof. 
     
     
         15 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 14 , wherein the garment is positionable in a first position, wherein the first ballistic panel of the first extension and the second ballistic panel of the second extension are disposed adjacent to the third ballistic panel of the central panel, and a second position, wherein the first ballistic panel of the first extension and the second ballistic panel of the second extension are spaced apart from the third ballistic panel of the central panel. 
     
     
         16 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 14 , wherein the first ballistic panel, the second ballistic panel, and the third ballistic panel are formed of a soft ballistic material. 
     
     
         17 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 12 , wherein the first extension includes a first proximal side and a first distal side defining a first conduit, and the second extension includes a second proximal side and a second distal side defining a second conduit. 
     
     
         18 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 17 , wherein a first one of the wings is received in the first conduit and a second one of the wings is received in the second conduit. 
     
     
         19 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 18 , wherein the first distal side includes a first pocket having a first ballistic panel disposed therein and the second distal side defines a second pocket having a second ballistic panel disposed there. 
     
     
         20 . The adjustable ballistic garment of  claim 12 , wherein each of the first extension and the second extension includes a fastener configured to cooperate with a fastener of the central panel to secure respective positions of the first extension and the second extension.