| CPC F41H 1/02 (2013.01) | 20 Claims |

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1. A ballistic carrier having a heat dispersion system, the ballistic carrier comprising:
a carrier configured to be worn on a body of a wearer, the carrier having a first body panel for covering a part of the body, the first body panel comprising:
an inner panel configured to lie against the body and an outer panel external and opposing the inner panel, the outer panel attached to the inner panel thereby forming a pocket between the inner panel and the outer panel for holding a ballistic panel, the inner panel having an inside surface facing the body and an outside surface facing away from the body, the outer panel having an inside surface facing the body and an outside surface facing away from the body;
a thermal panel attached to the first body panel within the pocket, the thermal panel having a first thermal panel portion attached to, and covering, at least a part of the outside surface of the inner panel and positioned such that it is to an inside of a ballistic panel when inserted into the pocket, the thermal panel bending around proximate an edge of the pocket to a second thermal panel portion, the second thermal panel portion extending along a portion of the inside surface of the outer panel such that the second thermal panel portion is to an outside of a ballistic panel when inserted into the pocket; and
wherein the thermal panel is a multi-layer material having a high thermal conductivity.
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