US 12,213,544 B2
Protective garment system
Matthew David Noble, Long Beach, CA (US)
Assigned to 5.11, Inc., Manteca, CA (US)
Filed by 5.11, Inc., Manteca, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/303,993.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/038,342, filed on Jun. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0386131 A1, Dec. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. A41D 13/05 (2006.01); A41D 13/06 (2006.01)
CPC A41D 13/0562 (2013.01) [A41D 13/05 (2013.01); A41D 13/065 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective garment system, comprising:
a garment base comprising an external surface and a plurality of linear slots, each of the plurality of linear slots opening through the external surface of the garment base and into an interior space that is interior to the external surface, wherein each of the plurality of linear slots are separated from one another and are arranged around a perimeter of an area of the garment base that is to be protected; and
at least a first protective element that is removably engageable with the garment base;
wherein the first protective element comprises a rigid cap and a plurality of anchors that are attached to the rigid cap and are configured to couple the first protective element in a removable manner relative to the garment base, wherein each of the plurality of anchors comprises a base portion and an engagement portion, wherein the base portion is coupled to the rigid cap and the engagement portion extends through an associated one of the plurality of linear slots when the first protective element is coupled to the garment base;
wherein, to couple the first protective element to the garment base, the engagement portion of each of the plurality of anchors is configured to pass from external the garment base, through the associated one of the plurality of linear slots, and into the interior space to engage the garment base interior to the external surface of the garment base, and
wherein at least a portion of the garment base that defines the area to be protected and the plurality of linear slots comprises a flexible fabric.