| CPC A41D 13/0518 (2013.01) [F41H 1/02 (2013.01); F41H 5/013 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |

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1. A protective garment comprising:
a shell; and
an insert disposed within the shell, the insert including a main body defining a first lateral side, a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side, and a bottom edge extending between the first lateral side and the second lateral side, the bottom edge including a first lateral portion extending from the first lateral side, a second lateral portion extending from the second lateral side, and an intermediate portion defining a recess extending from a first end at the first lateral portion to a second end at the second lateral portion, the first end defining a first convex transition with the first lateral portion and the second end defining a second convex transition with the second lateral portion, wherein the first end of the intermediate portion defines a first arcuate transition with the first lateral portion and the second end of the intermediate portion defines a second arcuate transition with the second lateral portion.
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