Tactical shirt with collar

Abstract

A tactical shirt includes a body having a neck opening. A collar at least partially surrounds the neck opening. The collar includes a front portion, a rear portion, a first transition between the front portion and the rear portion on a first side of the collar, and a second transition between the front portion and the rear portion on a second side of the collar. A free perimeter edge of the collar defines a first collar point at the first transition and a second collar point at the second transition.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tactical shirt, comprising:
 a body having a neck opening;   a collar that surrounds the neck opening, the collar defining a width between a first edge located at the neck opening and a second free edge, the collar comprising:
 a front portion; 
 a rear portion, wherein a maximum width of the rear portion is at least 1.8 times a maximum width of the front portion; 
 a first transition between the front portion and the rear portion on a first side of the collar; and 
 a second transition between the front portion and the rear portion on a second side of the collar; 
   wherein the second free edge of the collar defines a first collar point at the first transition and a second collar point at the second transition, wherein the first collar point and the second collar point are spaced apart from one another in a standing orientation of the collar.   
     
     
         2 . The tactical shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the rear portion is foldable to define a folded orientation of the collar. 
     
     
         3 . The tactical shirt of  claim 2 , wherein, in the folded orientation, a lateral distance between the first collar point and the second collar point defines a maximum width of collar. 
     
     
         4 . The tactical shirt of  claim 1 , wherein, in the standing orientation, a lateral distance between the first collar point and the second collar point is at least 50 percent of a maximum width of the collar. 
     
     
         5 . The tactical shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the collar is formed by a single piece of fabric. 
     
     
         6 . The tactical shirt of  claim 5 , wherein the single piece of fabric is folded with a folded edge defining the second free edge of the collar. 
     
     
         7 . The tactical shirt of  claim 5 , wherein a maximum stretch direction of the single piece of fabric is in a circumferential direction of the collar. 
     
     
         8 . The tactical shirt of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second transitions includes a corner between the front portion and a respective one of the first and second transitions. 
     
     
         9 . The tactical shirt of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second transitions is limited to no more than about 10% of an overall circumference of the collar. 
     
     
         10 . The tactical shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the maximum width of the rear portion is at least about 2 inches. 
     
     
         11 . The tactical shirt of  claim 10 , wherein the maximum width of the rear portion is between 2-2.5 inches. 
     
     
         12 . The tactical shirt of  claim 1 , wherein a maximum depth of the front portion as measured from a base of the collar at an intersection with a top edge of a shoulder of the tactical shirt is less than or equal to about 7 inches. 
     
     
         13 . The tactical shirt of  claim 12 , wherein the maximum depth of the front portion is between about 4.75-6.5 inches. 
     
     
         14 . The tactical shirt of  claim 1 , wherein the front portion includes a right side and a left side. 
     
     
         15 . The tactical shirt of  claim 14 , wherein the right side and the left side are coupled at a front center of the collar. 
     
     
         16 . The tactical shirt of  claim 15 , wherein end portions of the right side and the left side overlap one another. 
     
     
         17 . A tactical shirt, comprising:
 a body having a neck opening;   a collar that surrounds the neck opening, the collar defining a width between a first edge located at the neck opening and a second free edge, the collar comprising:
 a front portion; 
 a rear portion; 
 a first transition between the front portion and the rear portion on a first side of the collar; and 
 a second transition between the front portion and the rear portion on a second side of the collar; 
   wherein the second free edge of the collar defines a first collar point at the first transition and a second collar point at the second transition;   wherein the rear portion is foldable from a standing orientation to a folded orientation of the collar;   wherein, in a standing orientation of the collar, a lateral distance between the first collar point and the second collar point is at least 50 percent of a maximum width of the collar.   
     
     
         18 . The tactical shirt of  claim 17 , wherein the neck opening defines a fixed circumference. 
     
     
         19 . The tactical shirt of  claim 17 , wherein the lateral distance is at least 4 inches. 
     
     
         20 . The tactical shirt of  claim 17 , wherein the collar is formed by a single piece of fabric.