EP3822575B1 - Protective vest - Google Patents

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EP3822575B1
EP3822575B1 EP20210068.1A EP20210068A EP3822575B1 EP 3822575 B1 EP3822575 B1 EP 3822575B1 EP 20210068 A EP20210068 A EP 20210068A EP 3822575 B1 EP3822575 B1 EP 3822575B1
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Ghislain PENISSON
Louis-André LE CARPENTIER
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41H—ARMOUR; ARMOURED TURRETS; ARMOURED OR ARMED VEHICLES; MEANS OF ATTACK OR DEFENCE, e.g. CAMOUFLAGE, IN GENERAL
    • F41H1/00—Personal protection gear
    • F41H1/02—Armoured or projectile- or missile-resistant garments; Composite protection fabrics

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  • the present invention relates to a protective vest, in particular a plate carrier or bulletproof vest.
  • a protective vest is intended to be worn by a user, for example a member of the police, a soldier or the like, to protect him against blows, such as kicks, punches or the like, or impacts. projectiles, such as bullets or the like, and/or against blows from knife blades or the like.
  • a protective vest has a front face intended, when the vest is worn, to be at the front of the wearer, a rear face intended to be at the back of the wearer, the two front and rear faces being connected by two side flanks, respectively left and right, and by two shoulder elements, respectively left and right, a hole for the head being thus formed between the two shoulder elements, left and right, and the upper edges of the two front faces and rear, and two holes being formed between each side and a respective shoulder element to allow the passage of the user's arms.
  • the front face is removable/detachable from the rest of the vest, for example via buckle type fasteners, consisting of a male end and a female end, each male/female end being fixed to the front face and penetrating a female end, fixed to the rest of the vest, at least one of the two male and female ends being fixed to its respective element by via a strap whose length the user can adjust to adapt the vest to their size and/or build.
  • buckle type fasteners consisting of a male end and a female end, each male/female end being fixed to the front face and penetrating a female end, fixed to the rest of the vest, at least one of the two male and female ends being fixed to its respective element by via a strap whose length the user can adjust to adapt the vest to their size and/or build.
  • the present invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art by proposing a protective vest, in particular a plate holder, which is easy to put on, and in particular which allows easy adjustment of the size of the vest, of which at least less the front face is removable, and which moreover can be used by at least two people of very different builds from each other, without one of the two people being able to do anything other than wear the vest of one way that is not perfectly suited to it, particularly in an asymmetrical way.
  • a protective vest is as defined in claim 1, improvements being defined in the subclaims.
  • the rear face may include a rear flap which can pivot between two positions, a deployed position in which the removable sidewall or each removable sidewall is accessible at the level of its removable attachment with the rear face and a folded position in which the sidewall or each removable sidewall is covered and not accessible at the level of its removable attachment with the rear face.
  • the flap In the folded position, the flap can be removably attached to the sidewall or to each sidewall, in particular by means of a hook-and-loop hook-and-loop fastener.
  • the rear face may include a plurality of markers, in particular in the form of vertical lines, at a regular distance from each other in the horizontal direction, in particular marked by markers, the positioning of a given point of the or each removable side, in particular from the lateral end point on the side of the rear face, for example from the vertical rear lateral edge, opposite a given mark corresponding to a given size or build of the vest.
  • the removable attachment of the sidewall or each sidewall to the front face can be carried out by a side buckle or a respective side loop consisting of two side ends, one, male or female, fixed to the front face and the other, female or male, fixed to the side or to the respective side.
  • the attachment of the side end or the respective female or male side end to the respective sidewall or sidewall can be achieved by means of a side strap or a respective side strap attached to the respective sidewall or sidewall. at a rear end and having the respective side cap or side cap at a front end.
  • the attachment of the respective side strap or side strap to the respective sidewall or sidewall may be removable, in particular by means of a hook-and-loop hook-and-loop fastener.
  • the sidewall or each sidewall may include a side flap or a respective side flap capable of pivoting between two positions, a deployed position in which the side strap or the respective side strap is accessible at the level of the removable attachment with the sidewall or the respective sidewall and a folded position in which the side strap or the respective side strap is covered and not directly accessible from the outside (in particular is not visible from the outside) at the level of its removable attachment to the sidewall or the respective sidewall.
  • the respective side flap or side flap can be removably attached to the respective side strap or side strap, in particular via a hook and loop hook and loop fastener.
  • the sidewall or each sidewall may include a plurality of markers, in particular in the form of vertical lines at a regular distance from each other, the positioning of a given point of the side strap or of the respective side strap, in particular of the point of lateral end of the side of the rear face, for example of the vertical rear lateral edge, opposite a given mark corresponding to a given size or build of the vest.
  • two strip-shaped shoulder elements extend from the upper edge of the rear face, and the front face is removably attached to one or each shoulder element .
  • the removable attachment of the shoulder element or of each shoulder element to the front face can be carried out by a shoulder buckle or a respective shoulder buckle consisting of two shoulder ends, one, male or female, fixed to the front face and the other, female or male, fixed to the shoulder element or to the respective shoulder element.
  • the attachment of the shoulder tip or each female or male shoulder tip to the respective shoulder element or shoulder element can be achieved via a shoulder strap or a respective shoulder strap attached to the shoulder member or the respective shoulder member at a rear end and having the respective shoulder cap or shoulder cap at a front end .
  • the attachment of the respective shoulder strap or shoulder strap to the respective shoulder element or shoulder element is removable by via a hook and loop fastener.
  • the or each shoulder member has a shoulder flap or a respective shoulder flap pivotable between two positions, a deployed position in which the shoulder strap or the respective shoulder strap is accessible at the removable attachment with the shoulder element or the respective shoulder element and a folded position in which the shoulder strap or the respective shoulder strap is covered and not accessible at its removable attachment to the respective shoulder element or shoulder element.
  • the shoulder element or each shoulder element comprises a plurality of marks, in particular in the form of parallel lines at a regular distance from each other, in particular numbered, the positioning of a given point of the strap shoulder or the respective shoulder strap, in particular from the lateral end point on the side of the rear face, for example from a rear side edge, opposite a given mark corresponding to a given size or build of the vest .
  • the front face comprises four male or female loop ends, two intended to cooperate with two female or male loop ends coming from the two left and right sides and two intended to cooperate with two female or male ends coming from two shoulder elements extending from the rear face.
  • the protective vest is a plate holder, at least one respective plate being received in the front face and/or the rear face, and preferably also in each of the sides.
  • a bulletproof vest comprising at least one front face detachable from the rest of the vest via a handle for actuating the quick detachment of the front face, is characterized in that the handle is arranged and arranged on the front face so that when actuated the handle makes a movement in a substantially horizontal direction, in particular perpendicular to the front face.
  • the wearer grips the handle with one of his hands by bending the arm then extending it. facing him.
  • This arm extension movement more natural for tearing, allows it to impart a great force to the handle which quickly triggers the detachment.
  • the movement of the hand and/or arm is not hampered by the possible presence of an object hanging on the front face under the handle.
  • the actuation of the handle by a person facing the wearer of the vest is easier than in the prior art, the movement that he must make to do this (pulled towards himself or sideways) being more intuitive. , that is to say in particular easier to understand for a user who does not know in advance how the vest works, than the movement he had to make in the devices of the prior art (push downwards) .
  • the front face is connected to the rest of the vest by one or more removable fasteners, the fastener or each fastener being connected to the handle by one or more cables.
  • the vest comprises several, in particular four, male or female ends coming from the front face which cooperate with several, in particular four, female or male ends corresponding to the rest of the vest, the male or female ends being arranged substantially at the corners of the front face and each being connected to the handle by cables which extend inside the front face
  • the system made up of cables.
  • the cables from each male or female end meet at a junction point, itself connected by a cable to the handle.
  • the handle consists of an annular strip flattened so as to present two parallel longitudinal sub-bands, respectively interior and exterior, meeting at their end and separated by a gap in which the user inserts the fingers to grip the handle and operate it.
  • the two longitudinal sub-bands respectively interior and exterior, extend horizontally and parallel to the front face, being pressed against it.
  • the interior face of the interior strip comprises means for removable fixing of the strip to the front face, for example by a hook and loop system.
  • the outer strip is removably fixed by its inner face to the outer face of the inner strip, for example by a hook and loop system arranged respectively on the facing faces.
  • the two parallel horizontal bands forming the handle are located substantially at the level of the upper edge of the front face, so that in the starting position of the movement of tearing off the handle, the arm is in the folded position allowing the Maximum action of the biceps, triceps and/or shoulders during the pull action of the handle.
  • the arrangement is such that moving the handle to the left only tensiones and pulls the cables connected to the right-hand attachments while the Moving the handle to the right only energizes and pulls the left clips, so pulling the handle to the left only causes the right clips to detach and vice versa.
  • the vest comprises an element forming the front face 1 consisting of a substantially rectangular plate intended to be in contact with the torso of the wearer of the vest and which comprises reinforcing means for protection against bullet impacts or stab wounds or similar, for example in the form of plates 90 inserted in housings formed in the element, for example in the form of ceramic plates or other very resistant materials inserted in pockets formed in the element 1.
  • the vest comprises an element forming the back or rear face 2 consisting of a substantially rectangular plate intended to be in contact with the back of the wearer of the vest and which comprises reinforcing means for protection against bullet impacts or blows.
  • knife or the like for example in the form of plates inserted in housings formed in the element, for example in the form of ceramic plates or other very resistant materials inserted in pockets formed in the element 2.
  • the plate carrier further comprises two lateral sides, respectively left 6 and right 7, which form the junction between lower parts respectively of the front faces 1 and 2 rear to protect the carrier on its sides.
  • These sides 6, 7 can, like the elements forming the front and rear face, include reinforcement means for protection against bullet impacts or stab wounds or the like, for example in the form of plates inserted in housings formed in the element.
  • the sides 6 and 7 have a height or vertical dimension (considered when the wearer wears the vest while standing upright and straight, in particular as shown in figure 1 ) less large than that of the front and 2 rear faces to allow a sufficient passage for the user's arms to be formed between the shoulder bands and the upper edges of the sides.
  • a rear part of the vest consisting of the rear face 2 and the two shoulder bands 4 left and 5 right coming from the rear face.
  • the exterior surface of the rear face 2 comprises two regions, respectively lower 9 and upper 10, each of substantially rectangular shape, the lower region having a height dimension substantially equal to those of the left 6 and right 7 flanks.
  • a looped fabric for example a looped woven or a velvet
  • sewing, gluing, welding or the like which thus forms a rectangular field 12 of loops intended to cooperate with hooks with a hook-and-loop fastener well known in the field.
  • An element 11 forming a flap extends from the line 13 of delimitation between the two lower regions 9 and upper 10 of the exterior surface of the rear face.
  • the flap 11 On one 15 of its two opposite faces, the flap 11 comprises a rectangular field of hooks intended to cooperate with the loops of the field 12 when the flap is applied, by its face 15 with hooks, against the loop field 12.
  • the flap is fixed, for example by sewing along one of its horizontal edges, so as to be able to pivot, relative to an axis corresponding to the delimitation line 13, between at least one deployed position (represented in figure 2 And 4 ) in which the hook earth is at a distance from the loop field 12, in particular, as shown in figure 2 And 4 , in which the flap extends vertically opposite the lower region 9 relative to the line 13, and a folded position, in which the hooked face 15 of the flap is in contact with the field 12 of loops of the lower region 9, so that the hooks of the hook face 15 mesh with the loops of the field 12 of loops and achieve a fixing by hook-and-loop fastener of the flap to the rear face, the flap, in this folded position extending vertically under line 13.
  • the field of hooks can be produced for example by a sheet of hooks made of thermoplastic material affixed to one of the faces of the shutter, in particular by gluing, lamination, welding, sewing or the like.
  • the lower region 9 comprises a zone 16 in the form of a strip comprising parallel lines at a distance from each other marked by marks 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the left and to the right, the usefulness of which will be described below. These lines are preferably vertical.
  • the lines and marks can be made directly on the looped fabric 12 or be made up of a strip without a loop attached to the looped fabric or by leaving a window without a loop when placing the looped fabric 12 on region 9. loop of the desired shape for zone 16.
  • zone 16 is located inside field 12 of loops, but this is not an obligation and it could be planned to form it outside field 12 , above or below it.
  • zone 16 is located in the upper part of field 12 and/or lower region 9, but it could also be positioned in the lower part or in the middle without departing from the scope of the invention.
  • the strip-shaped zone 16 is arranged symmetrically with respect to the left and right vertical edges of the rear face.
  • the right flank 7 is shown.
  • the left flank 6 is identical in shape to the right flank 7, although it is the mirror image of the right flank.
  • the right flank 7 consists of a base plate 20 of substantially rectangular shape whose exterior surface (that is to say intended to be on the side opposite the wearer in the worn state) defines three zones 21, 22 and 23 successive rectangular ones, namely a left end zone 21, a central zone 22 and a right end zone 23.
  • a covering flap 24 is pivotally mounted relative to the upper edge 27 of the plate 20, at the level of the central zone 22, so that by pivoting the flap can move from a deployed position (as in the Figure 6 ) in which the shutter is at a distance from the plate 20, in particular is vertical above the central zone 22 of the plate 20 to a folded position in which the flap 24 is applied against the zone 22 of the plate 20.
  • Zone 21 is covered with a fabric with loops forming a field of loops intended to cooperate with the hooks of the hooked face 15 of the flap 11 of the rear face, in the folded state of the flap 11.
  • the central zone 22 is also covered with a looped fabric while the face of the flap 24 intended to be applied to the central zone 22 is covered with a sheet with hooks, the hooks being intended to mesh with the loops of the looped fabric of the zone central for mutual fixation of the flap 24 to the central zone 22.
  • the end zone 23 is intended to adapt to the front face 1 in the position of use of the vest, either over the front face or from below. We could also consider not providing an end zone 23 and having the plate 20 end with the central zone 22 in correspondence with the covering flap 24.
  • the central zone 22 comprises a region in the form of a rectangular strip 26 whose length direction extends parallel to the upper edge 27 of the plate 20 and substantially horizontally, in particular perpendicular to the left and right edges 30 and 31 respectively of the plate 20.
  • the strip 26 has parallel vertical lines at a regular distance from each other and identified by marks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, from left to right. These lines are preferably parallel to the lateral edges 30 and 31 of the plate 20.
  • the marks and/or lines can be made directly on the looped fabric of the area 22 central or be made up of a strip without loop attached to the fabric with loops or even leaving when laying the fabric with loops on the central zone 22 a window without loop of the desired shape for zone 26.
  • the sidewall 7 comprises an elongated strap 32 terminated at its right end by a female tip 33 intended to cooperate with a male tip 34 of a removable buckle closure coming from the front face 1.
  • Hooks come from the interior face of the elongated strap 32 to cooperate with the loops of the looped fabric of the central zone 22 to ensure the adjustable removable attachment of this strap 32 to the plate 20.
  • the strap 32 extends approximately halfway up the plate 20, below the strip 26.
  • the interior surface of the end zone 21 is covered with hooks to cooperate with the loops of the loop field 12 of the rear face 3.
  • the composition of the left side 6 (which we see in figures 1 , 3 And 5 ) is identical to that described for the right side 7 and comprises the same elements as the side 7, these elements bearing the same numerical references (however with inversion of the left and right terms).
  • the side 6 is shown with the flap 24 folded down, while at the figure 5 , it is shown with the flap 24 deployed.
  • Plates made of material resistant to shocks and/or perforation, in particular ceramic, are received in pocket-shaped housings formed in the front face 1, in the two sides 6 and 7 and in the rear face 2.
  • the plate is shown in the state partially taken out of its pocket for purposes of illustration. Once the plate is completely returned to the pocket, the latter is closed by covering it on the top by the flap 24.
  • the left side 6 likewise includes a plate 90 received in an identical pocket.
  • the position of the plates 90 is determined in correspondence with the marks 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 defining the different possible sizes of the vest, so that for a given size, for example size 1, in which the edges side 30 of the two sides are located opposite the mark 1 of the strip 16 of the rear face and the edge 40 of the straps 32 are located opposite the mark 1 of the strip 26, the respective plate 90 of each side is perfectly positioned to the carrier of the plate carrier, that is to say in perfect symmetry between the front face and the rear face.
  • the rear and front faces include housings in the form of pockets receiving plates of the same type as the plates 90. These front and rear plates are arranged symmetrically with respect to the vertical axis of the vest.
  • the user can position the left and right sides 6 and 7 in relation to the back as he wishes, in particular by choosing the position of the lateral edges 30 of the respectively right and left end zones 21 in relation to the marks formed on the strip 16 of the rear face to thus adapt the dimensions of the vest to its diverence, in particular by adapting the distance between the front face and the rear face, in particular so that the peak of the curvature of each side is approximately halfway of the two front and rear faces and the side plates 90 symmetrical with respect to the front and rear faces.
  • Each of the shoulder bands 4 and 5 comprises a respective strap 50 terminated by a female end piece 51 intended to cooperate with a respective male end piece 52 coming from the front face to ensure the fixing of the respective shoulder band 4, 5 to the side 2 front.
  • Each shoulder strip further comprises a rectangular strip 53 forming a strip affixed to the exterior face of each strip 4 and 5 and comprising regularly spaced parallel lines marked by markers 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4.
  • the exterior face of the strap 50 further comprises a zone 54 formed of a looped fabric.
  • the strap 50 has a length that can be adjusted. The length of the strap 50 is adjusted by positioning the lower edge 56 of the zone 54 relative to the marks on the strip 53.
  • a flap 57 is fixed to the shoulder band of so as to be able to move between a deployed position (see strip 5 right on page Figure 4 ) to a folded position (see band 4 on Figure 4 or bands 4 and figures 1 , 2 And 3 ).
  • Hooks project from the face of the flap 57 intended to come into contact with the loops of the looped fabric of zone 54 to finalize the immobilization of the strap 50 relative to the strip 5.
  • Another flap 58 then folds onto the flap 57.
  • the mutual fixing of the two flaps 57, 58 can be carried out by means of hooks and loops coming from their respective facing faces.
  • the wearer performs the following steps: Firstly, the wearer selects a size 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 or an intermediate size that he was able to determine in advance during prior use of the vest. It then fixes the straps 42 on each of the sides 6 and 7 by positioning the end edge 40 opposite the chosen size then it folds the flaps 24 onto the central zones 22.
  • a hook and loop self-gripping fastener has been described for elements comprising a field of loops cooperating with hooks or field of hooks. We could obviously in each case reverse the position of the hooks and loops, for example by providing the flap 11 with a field of loops and the lower region 9 of the rear face 3 with hooks. It would also be possible to produce a self-gripping fastener with hooks in hooks, the field of loops being replaced by a field of hooks which have a shape adapted to mesh with the other hooks to obtain a hook in hooks attachment also well known in the field.
  • buckle elements with male and female ends are described by providing the male elements on the front face and the female elements on the rear face, but the reverse can also be provided. A mix can also be planned.
  • another system could be provided for mutually fixing the front face to the other elements (shoulders and sides), for example a system with press buttons, hooks or any other similar system.
  • Tabs 60, 61 and 62 are provided respectively on the flaps 11 and 24 and on the plates 20 to help the wearer handle them, in particular to peel off the hook-and-loop fasteners.
  • the vest in its final position of use.
  • the latter comprises four male ends 34 and 52 which cooperate with the female ends 33 and 51 of the rear element. These four male ends are arranged substantially at the four corners of the front face and are connected together by cables which extend inside the front face (but could also extend inside the vest, along from the inside of the front panel).
  • the handle 70 is arranged relative to the front face so that the movement of the arm necessary for its actuation causes the hand having gripped the handle to carry out a movement substantially perpendicular to the plane of the exterior surface of the front face, which allows the carrier to impart to the handle a very high tearing force, facilitating rapid release.
  • hand movement is not hindered by the possible presence of an object hanging on the front face under the handle.
  • the handle consists of an annular strip flattened so as to present two parallel longitudinal sub-bands meeting at their end and separated by a gap in which the user inserts the fingers to grip the handle and operate it.
  • the two longitudinal sub-bands respectively exterior and interior extend horizontally and parallel to the plane of the exterior surface of the front face, being pressed against it, so that they are barely visible to a person facing the wearer of the vest.
  • the inner face of the inner strip comprises means for removably fixing the strip to the front face, for example by a hook and loop system, while the outer strip is removably fixed by its inner face to the outer face of the interior strip, for example by a fabric with loops and associated hooks arranged respectively on the facing faces.
  • the strength of this attachment is chosen to be low to allow easy and rapid tearing of the outer strip from the inner strip.
  • the two parallel horizontal bands forming the handle are located substantially at the level of the upper edge of the front face, so that in the starting position of the pulling movement of the handle, the arm is in the folded position allowing maximum action of the biceps during the action of tearing off the handle.
  • Each cable 80 extends between a respective end piece and the handle.
  • the cable 80 is arranged, in a known manner, relative to an elastic tab of its male end which abuts against the female end, so that an action of pulled from the cable by the handle acts on the elastic tab to release the latter from its abutment cooperation with the female end and thus release the two male and female ends from their mutual cooperation and detach the respective fastener.

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Description

La présente invention se rapporte à un gilet de protection, notamment un porte-plaques ou gilet pare-balles.The present invention relates to a protective vest, in particular a plate carrier or bulletproof vest.

Un gilet de protection est destiné à être porté par un utilisateur, par exemple un membre des forces de l'ordre, un militaire ou analogue, pour le protéger contre des coups, tels que des coups de pied, poing ou analogue, ou des impacts de projectiles, tels que des balles ou analogue, et/ou contre des coups de lames de couteau ou analogue.A protective vest is intended to be worn by a user, for example a member of the police, a soldier or the like, to protect him against blows, such as kicks, punches or the like, or impacts. projectiles, such as bullets or the like, and/or against blows from knife blades or the like.

Classiquement, un gilet de protection comporte une face avant destinée, lorsque le gilet est porté, à se trouver à l'avant du porteur, une face arrière destinée à se trouver dans le dos du porteur, les deux faces avant et arrière étant reliées par deux flancs latéraux, respectivement gauche et droit, et par deux éléments d'épaule, respectivement gauche et droit, un trou pour la tête étant ainsi formé entre les deux éléments d'épaule, gauche et droit, et les bords supérieurs des deux faces avant et arrière, et deux trous étant formés entre chaque flanc et un élément d'épaule respectif pour permettre le passage des bras de l'utilisateur.Conventionally, a protective vest has a front face intended, when the vest is worn, to be at the front of the wearer, a rear face intended to be at the back of the wearer, the two front and rear faces being connected by two side flanks, respectively left and right, and by two shoulder elements, respectively left and right, a hole for the head being thus formed between the two shoulder elements, left and right, and the upper edges of the two front faces and rear, and two holes being formed between each side and a respective shoulder element to allow the passage of the user's arms.

Il est connu que la face avant soit amovible/détachable du reste du gilet, par exemple par l'intermédiaire d'attaches de type boucles, constituées d'un embout mâle et d'un embout femelle, chaque embout mâle/femelle étant fixé à la face avant et pénétrant dans un embout femelle, fixé au reste du gilet, au moins l'un des deux embouts mâle et femelle étant fixé à son élément respectif par l'intermédiaire d'une sangle dont l'utilisateur peut régler la longueur pour adapter le gilet à sa taille et/ou sa corpulence.It is known that the front face is removable/detachable from the rest of the vest, for example via buckle type fasteners, consisting of a male end and a female end, each male/female end being fixed to the front face and penetrating a female end, fixed to the rest of the vest, at least one of the two male and female ends being fixed to its respective element by via a strap whose length the user can adjust to adapt the vest to their size and/or build.

Ces gilets de protection, notamment les porte-plaques de l'art antérieur présentent notamment comme inconvénient que l'efficacité du gilet vis-à-vis des impacts ou coups varie en fonction de la corpulence de la personne portant le gilet, et en particulier cette efficacité diminue au fur et à mesure que la corpulence de l'utilisateur est de plus en plus éloignée de la corpulence correspondant à la taille dite normale d'utilisation du gilet. En particulier, lorsque l'utilisateur a une corpulence trop différente de cette taille dite normale prévue pour un porte-plaques donné, les plaques insérées dans le porte-plaques sont mal positionnées par rapport à leur position permettant la meilleure protection pour le porteur. Il en résulte que bien que ces gilets de l'art antérieur peuvent être adaptés à différentes corpulences d'utilisateur, la perte d'efficacité de protection, lorsque le gilet est adapté à une corpulence trop éloignée de la corpulence moyenne ou normale d'utilisation, fait que le service achat d'une armée, d'une police ou analogue doit malgré tout stocker des tailles différentes de gilet, entraînant des coûts de stockage élevés. En outre, le réglage de la taille et/ou de la corpulence du gilet par l'intermédiaire des sangles n'est pas simple.These protective vests, in particular the plate carriers of the prior art, have the particular disadvantage that the effectiveness of the vest with respect to impacts or blows varies depending on the corpulence of the person wearing the vest, and in particular this effectiveness decreases as the body size of the user is further and further away from the body size corresponding to the so-called normal size for use of the vest. In particular, when the user has a build that is too different from this so-called normal size provided for a given plate carrier, the plates inserted in the plate carrier are poorly positioned in relation to their position allowing the best protection for the wearer. The result is that although these vests of the prior art can be adapted to different user builds, the loss of protective effectiveness, when the vest is adapted to a build too far from the average or normal build of use , the fact that the purchasing department of an army, a police force or the like must still stock different sizes of vest, resulting in high storage costs. In addition, adjusting the size and/or body shape of the vest using the straps is not simple.

De CA 2 160 319 , on connaît un gilet de protection ayant une face avant et une face arrière reliées entre elles par des moyens de fixation amovible sous la forme de languettes. Les bords respectifs des faces avant et arrière, en position de fixation, viennent sensiblement en face l'un de l'autre pour réaliser une protection latérale qui n'est cependant pas complète sur tout le tour de la taille du porteur. En outre, Ce gilet n'est pas facilement adaptable à la corpulence du porteur. JP 2007 333315 A et US 2015/153140 A1 divulguent également des gilets de protection pertinents.Of CA 2,160,319 , we know a protective vest having a front face and a rear face connected together by removable fixing means in the form of tabs. The respective edges of the front and rear faces, in the fixing position, come substantially opposite each other to provide protection lateral which is however not complete all around the waist of the wearer. In addition, this vest is not easily adaptable to the wearer's build. JP 2007 333315 A And US 2015/153140 A1 also disclose relevant protective vests.

La présente invention vise à surmonter les inconvénients de l'art antérieur en proposant un gilet de protection, notamment un porte-plaques, qu'il est facile de se mettre, et notamment qui permet un réglage aisé de la taille du gilet, dont au moins la face avant est amovible, et qui en outre peut être utilisé par au moins deux personnes de corpulences très différentes l'une de l'autre, sans que l'une des deux personnes ne puisse faire autrement que porter le gilet d'une manière qui ne lui est pas parfaitement adaptée, notamment d'une manière dissymétrique.The present invention aims to overcome the disadvantages of the prior art by proposing a protective vest, in particular a plate holder, which is easy to put on, and in particular which allows easy adjustment of the size of the vest, of which at least less the front face is removable, and which moreover can be used by at least two people of very different builds from each other, without one of the two people being able to do anything other than wear the vest of one way that is not perfectly suited to it, particularly in an asymmetrical way.

Suivant l'invention, un gilet de protection est tel que défini à la revendication 1, des perfectionnements étant définis aux sous-revendications.According to the invention, a protective vest is as defined in claim 1, improvements being defined in the subclaims.

En prévoyant de pouvoir positionner au moins un flanc dans des positions différentes par rapport au dos du gilet, on améliore l'efficacité du gilet à protéger le porteur contre les impacts ou les coups, et en particulier on obtient que cette efficacité soit indépendante de la corpulence de la personne portant le gilet et en particulier soit optimale pour toute corpulence. Grâce à cette modularité, on peut faire en sorte que le sommet de la courbure du flanc ou de chaque flanc se trouve sensiblement à mi-distance des faces avant et arrière lorsque le gilet est porté. Ainsi, plusieurs personnes de corpulence différentes peuvent utiliser le même gilet en ayant chacun la possibilité d'effectuer le réglage ci-dessus pour sa propre utilisation. Le gilet étant mieux équilibré, sa résistance aux coups ou impacts est améliorée. Il en résulte ainsi qu'un service achat d'une armée, d'une police ou analogue a besoin d'un stock moindre de tailles de gilet pour répondre à la totalité de ses besoins.By planning to be able to position at least one side in different positions relative to the back of the vest, we improve the effectiveness of the vest in protecting the wearer against impacts or blows, and in particular we obtain that this effectiveness is independent of the corpulence of the person wearing the vest and in particular is optimal for all corpulence. Thanks to this modularity, it can be ensured that the peak of the curvature of the sidewall or each sidewall is approximately halfway between the front and rear faces when the vest is worn. Thus, several people of different builds can use the same vest, each having the possibility of making the above adjustment for their own use. The vest being better balanced, its resistance to blows or impacts is improved. As a result, a purchasing department of an army, a police force or the like needs a smaller stock of vest sizes to meet all of its needs.

La face arrière peut comporter un volet arrière pouvant pivoter entre deux positions, une position déployée dans laquelle le flanc amovible ou chaque flanc amovible est accessible au niveau de sa fixation amovible avec la face arrière et une position rabattue dans laquelle le flanc ou chaque flanc est recouvert et non accessible au niveau de sa fixation amovible avec la face arrière.The rear face may include a rear flap which can pivot between two positions, a deployed position in which the removable sidewall or each removable sidewall is accessible at the level of its removable attachment with the rear face and a folded position in which the sidewall or each removable sidewall is covered and not accessible at the level of its removable attachment with the rear face.

Dans la position rabattue, le volet peut être fixé de manière amovible au flanc ou à chaque flanc, notamment par l'intermédiaire d'une fixation auto-agrippante à crochets et boucles.In the folded position, the flap can be removably attached to the sidewall or to each sidewall, in particular by means of a hook-and-loop hook-and-loop fastener.

La face arrière peut comporter une pluralité de repères, notamment sous la forme de traits verticaux, à distance régulière les uns des autres dans la direction horizontale, notamment repérés par des repères, le positionnement d'un point donné du ou de chaque flanc amovible, notamment du point d'extrémité latérale du côté de la face arrière, par exemple du bord latéral arrière vertical, en face d'un repère donné correspondant à une taille ou corpulence donnée du gilet.The rear face may include a plurality of markers, in particular in the form of vertical lines, at a regular distance from each other in the horizontal direction, in particular marked by markers, the positioning of a given point of the or each removable side, in particular from the lateral end point on the side of the rear face, for example from the vertical rear lateral edge, opposite a given mark corresponding to a given size or build of the vest.

En particulier, la face avant, la face arrière et le ou les flancs, lorsqu'ils sont fixés les uns aux autres par les moyens de fixation amovible font le tour complet de la taille du porteur, notamment sur une hauteur au moins égale à celle du ou des flancs.In particular, the front face, the rear face and the side(s), when they are fixed to each other by the removable fixing means, go completely around the waist of the wearer, in particular over a height at least equal to that of the flank(s).

La fixation amovible du flanc ou de chaque flanc à la face avant peut s'effectuer par une boucle latérale ou une boucle latérale respective constituée de deux embouts latéraux, l'un, mâle ou femelle, fixé à la face avant et l'autre, femelle ou mâle, fixé au flanc ou au flanc respectif.The removable attachment of the sidewall or each sidewall to the front face can be carried out by a side buckle or a respective side loop consisting of two side ends, one, male or female, fixed to the front face and the other, female or male, fixed to the side or to the respective side.

La fixation de l'embout latéral ou de l'embout latéral respectif femelle ou mâle, au flanc ou au flanc respectif peut être réalisée par l'intermédiaire d'une sangle latérale ou d'une sangle latérale respective fixée au flanc ou au flanc respectif à une extrémité arrière et comportant l'embout latéral ou l'embout latéral respectif à une extrémité avant.The attachment of the side end or the respective female or male side end to the respective sidewall or sidewall can be achieved by means of a side strap or a respective side strap attached to the respective sidewall or sidewall. at a rear end and having the respective side cap or side cap at a front end.

La fixation de la sangle latérale ou de la sangle latérale respective au flanc ou au flanc respectif peut être amovible, notamment par l'intermédiaire d'une fixation auto-agrippante à crochets et boucles.The attachment of the respective side strap or side strap to the respective sidewall or sidewall may be removable, in particular by means of a hook-and-loop hook-and-loop fastener.

Le flanc ou chaque flanc peut comporter un volet latéral ou un volet latéral respectif pouvant pivoter entre deux positions, une position déployée dans laquelle la sangle latérale ou la sangle latérale respective est accessible au niveau de la fixation amovible avec le flanc ou le flanc respectif et une position rabattue dans laquelle la sangle latérale ou la sangle latérale respective est recouverte et non accessible directement de l'extérieur (notamment n'est pas visible de l'extérieur) au niveau de sa fixation amovible au flanc ou au flanc respectif.The sidewall or each sidewall may include a side flap or a respective side flap capable of pivoting between two positions, a deployed position in which the side strap or the respective side strap is accessible at the level of the removable attachment with the sidewall or the respective sidewall and a folded position in which the side strap or the respective side strap is covered and not directly accessible from the outside (in particular is not visible from the outside) at the level of its removable attachment to the sidewall or the respective sidewall.

Dans la position rabattue, le volet latéral ou le volet latéral respectif peut être fixé de manière amovible à la sangle latérale ou à la sangle latérale respective, notamment par l'intermédiaire d'une fixation auto-agrippante à crochets et boucles.In the folded position, the respective side flap or side flap can be removably attached to the respective side strap or side strap, in particular via a hook and loop hook and loop fastener.

Le flanc ou chaque flanc peut comporter une pluralité de repères, notamment sous la forme de traits verticaux à distance régulière les uns des autres, le positionnement d'un point donné de la sangle latérale ou de la sangle latérale respective, notamment du point d'extrémité latérale du côté de la face arrière, par exemple du bord latéral arrière vertical, en face d'un repère donné correspondant à une taille ou corpulence donnée du gilet. Suivant un mode de réalisation, deux éléments d'épaule en forme de bandes s'étendent à partir du bord supérieur de la face arrière, et la face avant est fixée de manière amovible à un élément d'épaule ou à chaque élément d'épaule.The sidewall or each sidewall may include a plurality of markers, in particular in the form of vertical lines at a regular distance from each other, the positioning of a given point of the side strap or of the respective side strap, in particular of the point of lateral end of the side of the rear face, for example of the vertical rear lateral edge, opposite a given mark corresponding to a given size or build of the vest. According to one embodiment, two strip-shaped shoulder elements extend from the upper edge of the rear face, and the front face is removably attached to one or each shoulder element .

La fixation amovible de l'élément d'épaule ou de chaque élément d'épaule à la face avant peut s'effectuer par une boucle d'épaule ou une boucle d'épaule respective constituée de deux embouts d'épaule, l'un, mâle ou femelle, fixé à la face avant et l'autre, femelle ou mâle, fixé à l'élément d'épaule ou à l'élément d'épaule respectif.The removable attachment of the shoulder element or of each shoulder element to the front face can be carried out by a shoulder buckle or a respective shoulder buckle consisting of two shoulder ends, one, male or female, fixed to the front face and the other, female or male, fixed to the shoulder element or to the respective shoulder element.

La fixation de l'embout d'épaule ou de chaque embout d'épaule femelle ou mâle, à l'élément d'épaule ou à l'élément d'épaule respectif peut être réalisée par l'intermédiaire d'une sangle d'épaule ou d'une sangle d'épaule respective fixée à l'élément d'épaule ou à l'élément d'épaule respectif à une extrémité arrière et comportant l'embout d'épaule ou l'embout d'épaule respectif à une extrémité avant.The attachment of the shoulder tip or each female or male shoulder tip to the respective shoulder element or shoulder element can be achieved via a shoulder strap or a respective shoulder strap attached to the shoulder member or the respective shoulder member at a rear end and having the respective shoulder cap or shoulder cap at a front end .

La fixation de la sangle d'épaule ou de la sangle d'épaule respective à l'élément d'épaule ou à l'élément d'épaule respectif est amovible par l'intermédiaire d'une fixation auto-agrippante à crochets et boucles.The attachment of the respective shoulder strap or shoulder strap to the respective shoulder element or shoulder element is removable by via a hook and loop fastener.

L'élément d'épaule ou chaque élément d'épaule comporte un volet d'épaule ou un volet d'épaule respectif pouvant pivoter entre deux positions, une position déployée dans laquelle la sangle d'épaule ou la sangle d'épaule respective est accessible au niveau de la fixation amovible avec l'élément d'épaule ou l'élément d'épaule respectif et une position rabattue dans laquelle la sangle d'épaule ou la sangle d'épaule respective est recouverte et non accessible au niveau de sa fixation amovible à l'élément d'épaule ou à l'élément d'épaule respectif.The or each shoulder member has a shoulder flap or a respective shoulder flap pivotable between two positions, a deployed position in which the shoulder strap or the respective shoulder strap is accessible at the removable attachment with the shoulder element or the respective shoulder element and a folded position in which the shoulder strap or the respective shoulder strap is covered and not accessible at its removable attachment to the respective shoulder element or shoulder element.

De préférence, l'élément d'épaule ou chaque élément d'épaule comporte une pluralité de repères, notamment sous la forme de traits parallèles à distance régulière les uns des autres, notamment numérotés, le positionnement d'un point donné de la sangle d'épaule ou de la sangle d'épaule respective, notamment du point d'extrémité latérale du côté de la face arrière, par exemple d'un bord latéral arrière, en face d'un repère donné correspondant à une taille ou corpulence donnée du gilet. Suivant un mode de réalisation, la face avant comporte quatre embouts mâle ou femelle de boucle, deux destinés à coopérer avec deux embouts femelle ou mâle de boucle issus des deux flancs gauche et droit et deux destinés à coopérer avec deux embouts femelle ou mâle issus de deux éléments d'épaule s'étendant de la face arrière.Preferably, the shoulder element or each shoulder element comprises a plurality of marks, in particular in the form of parallel lines at a regular distance from each other, in particular numbered, the positioning of a given point of the strap shoulder or the respective shoulder strap, in particular from the lateral end point on the side of the rear face, for example from a rear side edge, opposite a given mark corresponding to a given size or build of the vest . According to one embodiment, the front face comprises four male or female loop ends, two intended to cooperate with two female or male loop ends coming from the two left and right sides and two intended to cooperate with two female or male ends coming from two shoulder elements extending from the rear face.

Suivant un mode de réalisation particulièrement préféré, le gilet de protection est un porte-plaques, au moins une plaque respective étant reçue dans la face avant et/ou la face arrière, et de préférence également dans chacun des flancs.According to a particularly preferred embodiment, the protective vest is a plate holder, at least one respective plate being received in the front face and/or the rear face, and preferably also in each of the sides.

Dans le cas d'un tel porte-plaques, on s'assure que quelle que soit la taille réglée par l'utilisateur, les plaques, notamment latérales sont bien positionnées dans le gilet pour une protection optimale.In the case of such a plate carrier, we ensure that whatever the size set by the user, the plates, particularly the side plates, are well positioned in the vest for optimal protection.

Il en résulte un moindre besoin d'avoir à disposition un stock de plaques de tailles différentes pour s'adapter à chaque individu portant le gilet, diminuant ainsi encore plus les coût de stockage et/ou d'utilisation des porte-plaques pour le service achat d'une armée, d'une police ou analogue.This results in less need to have a stock of plates of different sizes available to adapt to each individual wearing the vest, thus further reducing the cost of storage and/or use of plate holders for the service. purchase of an army, a police force or the like.

Suivant un deuxième aspect en dehors de la portée des revendications, un gilet pare-balles, comportant au moins une face avant détachable du reste du gilet par l'intermédiaire d'une poignée d'actionnement du détachement rapide de la face avant, est caractérisé en ce que la poignée est disposée et agencée sur la face avant de sorte que lors de l'actionnement la poignée effectue un mouvement dans une direction sensiblement à l'horizontale, notamment perpendiculaire à la face avant.According to a second aspect outside the scope of the claims, a bulletproof vest, comprising at least one front face detachable from the rest of the vest via a handle for actuating the quick detachment of the front face, is characterized in that the handle is arranged and arranged on the front face so that when actuated the handle makes a movement in a substantially horizontal direction, in particular perpendicular to the front face.

En prévoyant un tel agencement pour le déplacement de la poignée, on obtient un mouvement d'arrachement plus naturel pour la personne effectuant le détachement et qui correspond mieux à l'action recherchée.By providing such an arrangement for moving the handle, a more natural tearing movement is obtained for the person performing the detachment and which better corresponds to the desired action.

En effet, pour faire effectuer à la poignée ce mouvement à l'horizontale, le porteur agrippe la poignée avec l'une de ses mains en fléchissant le bras puis en l'étendant face à lui. Ce mouvement d'extension du bras, plus naturel pour un arrachement, lui permet d'impartir à la poignée une grande force qui déclenche rapidement le détachement. En outre, le mouvement de la main et/ou du bras n'est pas gêné par la présence éventuelle d'objet accrochée à la face avant sous la poignée. Dans le même temps, l'actionnement de la poignée par une personne faisant face au porteur du gilet est plus aisé que dans l'art antérieur, le mouvement qu'il doit effectuer pour ce faire (tirée vers soi ou latérale) étant plus intuitif, c'est à dire notamment plus facile à comprendre pour un utilisateur ne connaissant pas à l'avance la façon dont le gilet fonctionne, que le mouvement qu'il devait effectuer dans les dispositifs de l'art antérieur (poussée vers le bas).Indeed, to make the handle perform this horizontal movement, the wearer grips the handle with one of his hands by bending the arm then extending it. facing him. This arm extension movement, more natural for tearing, allows it to impart a great force to the handle which quickly triggers the detachment. In addition, the movement of the hand and/or arm is not hampered by the possible presence of an object hanging on the front face under the handle. At the same time, the actuation of the handle by a person facing the wearer of the vest is easier than in the prior art, the movement that he must make to do this (pulled towards himself or sideways) being more intuitive. , that is to say in particular easier to understand for a user who does not know in advance how the vest works, than the movement he had to make in the devices of the prior art (push downwards) .

De préférence, la face avant est reliée au reste du gilet par une ou des attaches amovibles, l'attache ou chaque attache étant reliée à la poignée par un ou des câbles.Preferably, the front face is connected to the rest of the vest by one or more removable fasteners, the fastener or each fastener being connected to the handle by one or more cables.

En particulier, le gilet comporte plusieurs, notamment quatre, embouts mâles ou femelle issus de la face avant qui coopèrent avec plusieurs, notamment quatre, embouts femelles ou mâle correspondant du reste du gilet, les embouts mâles ou femelles étant disposés sensiblement aux coins de la face avant et étant reliés chacun à la poignée par des câbles qui s'étendent à l'intérieur de la face avant Le système constitué des câbles.In particular, the vest comprises several, in particular four, male or female ends coming from the front face which cooperate with several, in particular four, female or male ends corresponding to the rest of the vest, the male or female ends being arranged substantially at the corners of the front face and each being connected to the handle by cables which extend inside the front face The system made up of cables.

De préférence, les câbles issus de chaque embout mâle ou femelle se rejoignent en un point de jonction, lui-même relié par un câble à la poignée.Preferably, the cables from each male or female end meet at a junction point, itself connected by a cable to the handle.

Suivant un mode de réalisation préféré, la poignée est constituée d'une bande annulaire aplatie de sorte à présenter deux sous bandes longitudinales parallèles, respectivement intérieure et extérieure, se rejoignant à leur extrémité et séparées par un interstice dans lequel l'utilisateur insère les doigts pour agripper la poignée et l'actionner.According to a preferred embodiment, the handle consists of an annular strip flattened so as to present two parallel longitudinal sub-bands, respectively interior and exterior, meeting at their end and separated by a gap in which the user inserts the fingers to grip the handle and operate it.

Notamment, les deux sous-bandes longitudinales respectivement intérieure et extérieure s'étendent horizontalement et parallèlement à la face avant, en étant plaquées contre celle-ci.In particular, the two longitudinal sub-bands, respectively interior and exterior, extend horizontally and parallel to the front face, being pressed against it.

Elles sont ainsi peu visibles d'une personne faisant face au porteur du gilet.They are therefore barely visible to a person facing the wearer of the vest.

De préférence, la face intérieure de la bande intérieure comporte des moyens de fixation amovible de la bande à la face avant, par exemple par un système à crochets et boucles.Preferably, the interior face of the interior strip comprises means for removable fixing of the strip to the front face, for example by a hook and loop system.

De préférence, la bande extérieure est fixée de manière amovible par sa face intérieure à la face extérieure de la bande intérieure, par exemple par un système à crochets et boucles disposés respectivement sur les faces en regard.Preferably, the outer strip is removably fixed by its inner face to the outer face of the inner strip, for example by a hook and loop system arranged respectively on the facing faces.

De préférence, les deux bandes horizontales parallèles formant la poignée se trouvent sensiblement au niveau du bord supérieur de la face avant, de sorte que dans la position de départ du mouvement d'arrachement de la poignée, le bras est dans la position repliée permettant l'action maximale des biceps, triceps et/ou épaules lors de l'action d'arrachement de la poignée.Preferably, the two parallel horizontal bands forming the handle are located substantially at the level of the upper edge of the front face, so that in the starting position of the movement of tearing off the handle, the arm is in the folded position allowing the Maximum action of the biceps, triceps and/or shoulders during the pull action of the handle.

De préférence, l'agencement est tel que le déplacement de la poignée vers la gauche ne met sous tension et ne tire que les câbles reliés aux attaches de droite alors que le déplacement de la poignée vers la droite ne met sous tension et ne tire que les attaches de gauche, de sorte qu'une tirée de la poignée vers la gauche n'entraîne qu'un détachement des attaches de droite et inversement.Preferably, the arrangement is such that moving the handle to the left only tensiones and pulls the cables connected to the right-hand attachments while the Moving the handle to the right only energizes and pulls the left clips, so pulling the handle to the left only causes the right clips to detach and vice versa.

A titre d'exemple, on décrit maintenant un mode de réalisation d'un gilet pare-balles suivant l'invention en se reportant aux dessins, dans lesquels :

la figure 1
est une vue en perspective d'un mode de réalisation d'un gilet pare-balles ou porteplaques suivant l'invention, à l'état tel que porté ;
la figure 2
est une vue de derrière de la face arrière du porte-plaques de la figure 1, la face arrière étant détachée de la face avant et des deux flancs gauche et droit ;
la figure 3
est une vue de derrière d'une partie du porte-plaques constituée de la face arrière de la figure 2 et des deux flancs gauche et droit fixés à la face arrière ;
la figure 4
est une vue sensiblement identique à la figure 2, dans laquelle cependant un volet d'épaule droite est à l'état déployé, tandis que ce volet est à l'état rabattu à la figure 2, état rabattu dans lequel il immobilise la sangle dans une position réglée choisie par l'utilisateur ;
la figure 5
est une vue de côté gauche du porte-plaques de la figure 1, dans laquelle, comme à la figure 1, les différents éléments sont fixés les uns aux autres, mais dans lequel cependant un volet gauche du flanc gauche est déployé, tandis qu'à la figure 1, ce volet est rabattu ;
la figure 6
est une vue de côté gauche du porte-plaques des figures précédentes, dans laquelle le volet gauche est déployé ;
les figures 7A, 7B et 7C
représentent le porte-plaques porté par l'utilisateur, ce dernier ayant agrippé la poignée, dans des positions successives lors du détachement de la face avant du reste du gilet;
la figure 8
représente le porte-plaques porté par l'utilisateur, ce dernier, à partir de la position de la figure 7A, ayant effectué un mouvement du bras, de sorte que la main ayant agrippé la poignée se déplace à l'horizontale, non plus face à l'utilisateur en s'éloignant de la face avant perpendiculairement à celle-ci comme aux figures 7B et 7C, mais horizontalement parallèlement à la face avant vers sa droite, en vue de détacher uniquement les boucles gauches de la face avant et donc de détacher la face avant uniquement partiellement du reste du porte-plaques, c'est à dire uniquement son côté gauche ; et
la figure 9
représente le système constitué de câbles, de boucles et d'une poignée insérée dans la face avant du porte-plaques et permettant le détachement rapide de celle-ci.
By way of example, we now describe an embodiment of a bulletproof vest according to the invention with reference to the drawings, in which:
Figure 1
is a perspective view of an embodiment of a bulletproof vest or plate carrier according to the invention, in the state as worn;
Figure 2
is a rear view of the rear face of the plate carrier of the figure 1 , the rear face being detached from the front face and the two left and right sides;
figure 3
is a rear view of a part of the plate carrier consisting of the rear face of the figure 2 and the two left and right sides attached to the rear face;
figure 4
is a view substantially identical to the figure 2 , in which however a right shoulder flap is in the deployed state, while this flap is in the folded state at the figure 2 , folded state in which it immobilizes the strap in an adjusted position chosen by the user;
figure 5
is a left side view of the plate carrier of the figure 1 , in which, as in figure 1 , the different elements are fixed to each other, but in which however a left flap of the left side is deployed, while at the figure 1 , this flap is folded down;
Figure 6
is a left side view of the plate carrier of the previous figures, in which the left flap is deployed;
Figures 7A, 7B and 7C
represent the plate holder carried by the user, the latter having gripped the handle, in successive positions when detaching the front face from the rest of the vest;
figure 8
represents the plate holder carried by the user, the latter, from the position of the Figure 7A , having made a movement of the arm, so that the hand having gripped the handle moves horizontally, no longer facing the user by moving away from the front face perpendicular to it as to the Figures 7B And 7C , but horizontally parallel to the front face towards its right, with a view to detaching only the left loops from the front face and therefore detaching the front face only partially from the rest of the plate carrier, that is to say only its left side; And
figure 9
represents the system made up of cables, loops and a handle inserted in the front face of the plate holder and allowing its rapid detachment.

A la figure 1, on voit un gilet suivant une vue en perspective à l'état tel qu'il est utilisé, mais sans l'utilisateur.To the figure 1 , we see a vest following a perspective view in the state as it is used, but without the user.

Le gilet comporte un élément formant la face 1 avant constituée d'une plaque sensiblement rectangulaire destinée à être en contact avec le torse du porteur du gilet et qui comporte des moyens de renforcement pour la protection contre les impacts de balles ou les coups de couteau ou analogues, par exemple sous la forme de plaques 90 insérées dans des logements formés dans l'élément, par exemple sous la forme de plaques en céramique ou autres matériaux très résistants insérés dans des poches formées dans l'élément 1.The vest comprises an element forming the front face 1 consisting of a substantially rectangular plate intended to be in contact with the torso of the wearer of the vest and which comprises reinforcing means for protection against bullet impacts or stab wounds or similar, for example in the form of plates 90 inserted in housings formed in the element, for example in the form of ceramic plates or other very resistant materials inserted in pockets formed in the element 1.

Le gilet comporte un élément formant le dos ou face 2 arrière constituée d'une plaque sensiblement rectangulaire destinée à être en contact avec le dos du porteur du gilet et qui comporte des moyens de renforcement pour la protection contre les impacts de balles ou les coups de couteau ou analogues, par exemple sous la forme de plaques insérées dans des logements formés dans l'élément, par exemple sous la forme de plaques en céramique ou autres matériaux très résistants insérés dans des poches formées dans l'élément 2.The vest comprises an element forming the back or rear face 2 consisting of a substantially rectangular plate intended to be in contact with the back of the wearer of the vest and which comprises reinforcing means for protection against bullet impacts or blows. knife or the like, for example in the form of plates inserted in housings formed in the element, for example in the form of ceramic plates or other very resistant materials inserted in pockets formed in the element 2.

De cet élément formant la face 2 arrière s'étendent deux éléments d'épaule en forme de bandes, respectivement gauche 4 et droite 5, réalisant la liaison par le dessus entre le bord supérieur de la face 2 arrière et celui de la face 1 avant et qui sont en contact par leur surface inférieure respective avec les épaules de l'utilisateur pour former entre elles et en coopération avec le bord supérieur de la face 1 avant et le bord supérieur de la face 2 arrière un trou suffisamment large pour le passage de la tête du porteur, mais cependant pas assez large pour permettre le passage du reste du corps.From this element forming the rear face 2 extend two shoulder elements in the form of strips, respectively left 4 and right 5, making the connection from above between the upper edge of the rear face 2 and that of the front face 1 and which are in contact through their respective lower surface with the shoulders of the user to form between them and in cooperation with the upper edge of the front face 1 and the upper edge of the rear face 2 a hole wide enough for the passage of the head of the wearer, but not wide enough to allow the rest of the body to pass through.

Le porte-plaques comporte en outre deux flancs latéraux, respectivement gauche 6 et droit 7, qui réalisent la jonction entre des parties inférieures respectivement des faces 1 avant et 2 arrière pour protéger le porteur sur ses flancs. Ces flancs 6, 7 peuvent, comme les éléments formant face avant et arrière, comporter des moyens de renforcement pour la protection contre les impacts de balles ou les coups de couteau ou analogues, par exemple sous la forme de plaques insérées dans des logements formés dans l'élément.The plate carrier further comprises two lateral sides, respectively left 6 and right 7, which form the junction between lower parts respectively of the front faces 1 and 2 rear to protect the carrier on its sides. These sides 6, 7 can, like the elements forming the front and rear face, include reinforcement means for protection against bullet impacts or stab wounds or the like, for example in the form of plates inserted in housings formed in the element.

Les flancs 6 et 7 on une dimension en hauteur ou verticale (considérée lorsque le porteur porte le gilet en se tenant debout et droit, notamment comme représenté à la figure 1) moins grande que celle des faces 1 avant et 2 arrière pour permettre de former un passage suffisant pour les bras de l'utilisateur entre les bandes d'épaule et les bords supérieurs des flancs.The sides 6 and 7 have a height or vertical dimension (considered when the wearer wears the vest while standing upright and straight, in particular as shown in figure 1 ) less large than that of the front and 2 rear faces to allow a sufficient passage for the user's arms to be formed between the shoulder bands and the upper edges of the sides.

Aux figures 2 et 4, il est représenté une partie arrière du gilet, constituée de la face 2 arrière et des deux bandes d'épaule 4 gauche et 5 droite issues de la face arrière. La surface extérieure de la face 2 arrière comporte deux régions, respectivement inférieure 9 et supérieure 10, chacune de forme sensiblement rectangulaire, la région inférieure ayant une dimension en hauteur sensiblement égale à celles des flancs gauche 6 et droit 7.To figure 2 And 4 , a rear part of the vest is shown, consisting of the rear face 2 and the two shoulder bands 4 left and 5 right coming from the rear face. The exterior surface of the rear face 2 comprises two regions, respectively lower 9 and upper 10, each of substantially rectangular shape, the lower region having a height dimension substantially equal to those of the left 6 and right 7 flanks.

Sur la région 9 inférieure, il a été apposé, par couture, collage, soudure ou analogue, un tissus à boucles (par exemple un tissé à boucles ou un velours) qui forme ainsi un champ 12 rectangulaire de boucles destinées à coopérer avec des crochets d'une fermeture auto-agrippante à crochets et boucles bien connue dans le domaine.On the lower region 9, a looped fabric (for example a looped woven or a velvet) has been affixed, by sewing, gluing, welding or the like, which thus forms a rectangular field 12 of loops intended to cooperate with hooks with a hook-and-loop fastener well known in the field.

Un élément 11 formant volet, de dimensions sensiblement identiques à celles du champ 12 de boucles, s'étend à partir de la ligne 13 de délimitation entre les deux régions inférieure 9 et supérieure 10 de la surface extérieure de la face arrière. Sur l'une 15 de ses deux faces opposées, le volet 11 comporte un champ rectangulaire de crochets destinés à coopérer avec les boucles du champ 12 lorsque le volet est appliqué, par sa face 15 à crochets, contre le champ 12 de boucle.An element 11 forming a flap, of dimensions substantially identical to those of the field 12 of loops, extends from the line 13 of delimitation between the two lower regions 9 and upper 10 of the exterior surface of the rear face. On one 15 of its two opposite faces, the flap 11 comprises a rectangular field of hooks intended to cooperate with the loops of the field 12 when the flap is applied, by its face 15 with hooks, against the loop field 12.

Le volet est fixé, par exemple par couture le long d'un de ses bords horizontaux, de manière à pouvoir pivoter, par rapport à un axe correspondant à la ligne 13 de délimitation, entre au moins une position déployée (représentée aux figures 2 et 4) dans laquelle le terre de crochets est à distance du champ 12 de boucle, notamment, comme représenté aux figures 2 et 4, dans laquelle le volet s'étend verticalement à l'opposé de la région 9 inférieure par rapport à la ligne 13, et une position rabattue, dans laquelle la face 15 à crochets du volet est en contact avec le champs 12 de boucles de la région 9 inférieure, de sorte que les crochet de la face 15 à crochets engrènent les boucles du champ 12 de boucles et réalise une fixation par fermeture auto-agrippante à crochets et boucles du volet à la face arrière, le volet, dans cette position rabattue s'étendant verticalement sous la ligne 13. Le champ de crochets peut être réalisé par exemple par une nappe à crochets en matière thermoplastique apposée sur l'une des faces du volet, notamment par collage, laminage, soudure, couture ou analogue.The flap is fixed, for example by sewing along one of its horizontal edges, so as to be able to pivot, relative to an axis corresponding to the delimitation line 13, between at least one deployed position (represented in figure 2 And 4 ) in which the hook earth is at a distance from the loop field 12, in particular, as shown in figure 2 And 4 , in which the flap extends vertically opposite the lower region 9 relative to the line 13, and a folded position, in which the hooked face 15 of the flap is in contact with the field 12 of loops of the lower region 9, so that the hooks of the hook face 15 mesh with the loops of the field 12 of loops and achieve a fixing by hook-and-loop fastener of the flap to the rear face, the flap, in this folded position extending vertically under line 13. The field of hooks can be produced for example by a sheet of hooks made of thermoplastic material affixed to one of the faces of the shutter, in particular by gluing, lamination, welding, sewing or the like.

D'autre part, la région 9 inférieure comporte une zone 16 en forme de réglette comportant des traits parallèles à distance les uns des autres repérés par des repères 0, 1, 2, 3 et 4 vers la gauche et vers la droite, dont l'utilité sera décrite ci-après. Ces traits sont de préférence verticaux. Les traits et repères peuvent être réalisés directement à même le tissu 12 à boucles ou être constituée d'une réglette sans boucle rapportée sur le tissu à boucles ou encore en laissant lors de la pose du tissu 12 à boucles sur la région 9 une fenêtre sans boucle de la forme souhaitée pour la zone 16. En outre, la zone 16 se trouve à l'intérieur du champ 12 de boucles, mais cela n'est pas une obligation et on pourrait prévoir de la former à l'extérieur du champ 12, au-dessus ou en dessous de celui-ci. De même, aux figures, la zone 16 se trouve en partie haute du champ 12 et/ou de la région 9 inférieure, mais on pourrait également le positionner en partie basse ou au milieu sans sortir du domaine de l'invention. De préférence, la zone 16 en forme de réglette est disposée symétriquement par rapport aux bords verticaux gauche et droit de la face arrière.On the other hand, the lower region 9 comprises a zone 16 in the form of a strip comprising parallel lines at a distance from each other marked by marks 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 to the left and to the right, the usefulness of which will be described below. These lines are preferably vertical. The lines and marks can be made directly on the looped fabric 12 or be made up of a strip without a loop attached to the looped fabric or by leaving a window without a loop when placing the looped fabric 12 on region 9. loop of the desired shape for zone 16. In addition, zone 16 is located inside field 12 of loops, but this is not an obligation and it could be planned to form it outside field 12 , above or below it. Likewise, in the figures, zone 16 is located in the upper part of field 12 and/or lower region 9, but it could also be positioned in the lower part or in the middle without departing from the scope of the invention. Preferably, the strip-shaped zone 16 is arranged symmetrically with respect to the left and right vertical edges of the rear face.

A la figure 6, il est représenté le flanc 7 droit. Le flanc 6 gauche est de forme identique au flanc 7 droit, en étant cependant l'image comme dans un miroir du flanc droit. Le flanc 7 droit est constitué d'une plaque 20 de base de forme sensiblement rectangulaire dont la surface extérieure (c'est-à-dire destinée à se trouver du côté opposé au porteur à l'état porté) définit trois zones 21, 22 et 23 rectangulaires successives, à savoir une zone 21 d'extrémité gauche, une zone 22 centrale et une zone 23 d'extrémité droite. Un volet 24 de recouvrement est monté pivotant par rapport au bord 27 supérieur de la plaque 20, au niveau de la zone 22 centrale, de sorte que par pivotement le volet peut passer d'une position déployée (comme à la figure 6) dans laquelle le volet est à distance de la plaque 20, notamment est à la verticale au-dessus de la zone 22 centrale de la plaque 20 à une position rabattue dans laquelle le volet 24 est appliqué contre la zone 22 de la plaque 20.To the Figure 6 , the right flank 7 is shown. The left flank 6 is identical in shape to the right flank 7, although it is the mirror image of the right flank. The right flank 7 consists of a base plate 20 of substantially rectangular shape whose exterior surface (that is to say intended to be on the side opposite the wearer in the worn state) defines three zones 21, 22 and 23 successive rectangular ones, namely a left end zone 21, a central zone 22 and a right end zone 23. A covering flap 24 is pivotally mounted relative to the upper edge 27 of the plate 20, at the level of the central zone 22, so that by pivoting the flap can move from a deployed position (as in the Figure 6 ) in which the shutter is at a distance from the plate 20, in particular is vertical above the central zone 22 of the plate 20 to a folded position in which the flap 24 is applied against the zone 22 of the plate 20.

La zone 21 est recouverte d'un tissu à boucles formant un champ de boucles destinées à coopérer avec les crochets de la face 15 à crochets du volet 11 de la face arrière, à l'état rabattu du volet 11. La zone 22 centrale est recouverte également d'un tissu à boucles tandis que la face du volet 24 destinée à être appliquée sur la zone 22 centrale est elle recouverte d'une nappe à crochets, les crochets étant destinés à engrener dans les boucles du tissu à boucles de la zone centrale pour une fixation mutuelle du volet 24 à la zone 22 centrale.Zone 21 is covered with a fabric with loops forming a field of loops intended to cooperate with the hooks of the hooked face 15 of the flap 11 of the rear face, in the folded state of the flap 11. The central zone 22 is also covered with a looped fabric while the face of the flap 24 intended to be applied to the central zone 22 is covered with a sheet with hooks, the hooks being intended to mesh with the loops of the looped fabric of the zone central for mutual fixation of the flap 24 to the central zone 22.

La zone 23 d'extrémité est destinée à s'adapter à la face 1 avant dans la position d'utilisation du gilet, soit par dessus la face avant, soit par dessous. On pourrait également envisager de ne pas prévoir de zone 23 d'extrémité et faire se terminer la plaque 20 par la zone 22 centrale en correspondance avec le volet 24 de recouvrement.The end zone 23 is intended to adapt to the front face 1 in the position of use of the vest, either over the front face or from below. We could also consider not providing an end zone 23 and having the plate 20 end with the central zone 22 in correspondence with the covering flap 24.

La zone 22 centrale comporte une région en forme de réglette 26 rectangulaire dont la direction en longueur s'étend parallèlement au bord 27 supérieur de la plaque 20 et sensiblement horizontalement, notamment perpendiculairement aux bords 30 et 31 respectivement gauche et droit de la plaque 20. La réglette 26 comporte des traits verticaux parallèles à distance régulière les uns des autres et repérés par des repères 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, de la gauche vers la droite. Ces traits sont de préférences parallèles aux bords 30 et 31 latéraux de la plaque 20. Les repères et/ou les lignes peuvent être réalisés directement à même le tissu à boucles de la zone 22 centrale ou être constitués d'une réglette sans boucle rapportée sur le tissu à boucles ou encore en laissant lors de la pose du tissu à boucles sur la zone 22 centrale une fenêtre sans boucle de la forme souhaitée pour la zone 26.The central zone 22 comprises a region in the form of a rectangular strip 26 whose length direction extends parallel to the upper edge 27 of the plate 20 and substantially horizontally, in particular perpendicular to the left and right edges 30 and 31 respectively of the plate 20. The strip 26 has parallel vertical lines at a regular distance from each other and identified by marks 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, from left to right. These lines are preferably parallel to the lateral edges 30 and 31 of the plate 20. The marks and/or lines can be made directly on the looped fabric of the area 22 central or be made up of a strip without loop attached to the fabric with loops or even leaving when laying the fabric with loops on the central zone 22 a window without loop of the desired shape for zone 26.

D'autre part, le flanc 7 comporte une sangle 32 allongée terminée à son extrémité droite par un embout 33 femelle destiné à coopérer avec un embout 34 mâle d'une fermeture amovible à boucles issue de la face 1 avant. Des crochets sont issus de la face intérieure de la sangle 32 allongée pour coopérer avec les boucles du tissu à boucles de la zone 22 centrale pour assurer la fixation amovible réglable de cette sangle 32 à la plaque 20. Ainsi, on peut régler le positionnement du bord 40 latéral gauche de la sangle 32 par rapport aux lignes 0, 1, 2 , 3 , 4 de la réglette 26 pour choisir la position de l'embout 33 femelle, chaque repère 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 correspondant ainsi à une position respective donnée de la sangle 32, et donc de l'embout 33, par rapport à la plaque 20.On the other hand, the sidewall 7 comprises an elongated strap 32 terminated at its right end by a female tip 33 intended to cooperate with a male tip 34 of a removable buckle closure coming from the front face 1. Hooks come from the interior face of the elongated strap 32 to cooperate with the loops of the looped fabric of the central zone 22 to ensure the adjustable removable attachment of this strap 32 to the plate 20. Thus, the positioning of the left lateral edge 40 of the strap 32 relative to the lines 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 of the strip 26 to choose the position of the female end piece 33, each mark 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 thus corresponding to a given respective position of the strap 32, and therefore of the end piece 33, relative to the plate 20.

Sur la face 42 extérieure de la sangle 32 opposée à la zone 22 centrale, on peut prévoir d'apposer un tissu à boucles pour coopérer avec les crochets du volet 24 lorsque celui ci est rabattu sur la zone 22 centrale pour assurer une fixation encore meilleure de la sangle 32 au flanc 7.On the exterior face 42 of the strap 32 opposite the central zone 22, provision can be made to affix a looped fabric to cooperate with the hooks of the flap 24 when the latter is folded over the central zone 22 to ensure even better fixation from the strap 32 to the side 7.

De préférence, la sangle 32 s'étend sensiblement à mi-hauteur de la plaque 20, en dessous de la réglette 26.Preferably, the strap 32 extends approximately halfway up the plate 20, below the strip 26.

La surface intérieure de la zone 21 d'extrémité est recouverte de crochets pour coopérer avec les boucles du champ 12 de boucles de la face 3 arrière.The interior surface of the end zone 21 is covered with hooks to cooperate with the loops of the loop field 12 of the rear face 3.

La composition du flanc 6 gauche (que l'on voit aux figures 1, 3 et 5) est identique à celle décrite pour le flanc 7 droit et comporte les mêmes éléments que le flanc 7, ces éléments portant les mêmes références numériques (cependant avec inversion des termes gauche et droit). Aux figures 1 et 3, le flanc 6 est représenté avec le volet 24 rabattu, tandis qu'à la figure 5, il est représenté avec le volet 24 déployé.The composition of the left side 6 (which we see in figures 1 , 3 And 5 ) is identical to that described for the right side 7 and comprises the same elements as the side 7, these elements bearing the same numerical references (however with inversion of the left and right terms). To figures 1 And 3 , the side 6 is shown with the flap 24 folded down, while at the figure 5 , it is shown with the flap 24 deployed.

Des plaques en matériau résistant aux chocs et/ou à la perforation, notamment en céramique, sont reçues dans des logements en forme de poches formées dans la face 1 avant, dans les deux flancs 6 et 7 et dans la face 2 arrière. A la figure 6, on peut voir la plaque 90 reçue dans une poche du flanc 7 droit. A la figure 6, la plaque est représentée à l'état sortie en partie de sa poche à titre d'illustration. Une fois la plaque totalement rentrée dans la poche, cette dernière est fermée par recouvrement sur le dessus par le volet 24. Le flanc 6 gauche comporte de même une plaque 90 reçue dans une poche identique.Plates made of material resistant to shocks and/or perforation, in particular ceramic, are received in pocket-shaped housings formed in the front face 1, in the two sides 6 and 7 and in the rear face 2. To the Figure 6 , we can see the plate 90 received in a pocket on the right side 7. To the Figure 6 , the plate is shown in the state partially taken out of its pocket for purposes of illustration. Once the plate is completely returned to the pocket, the latter is closed by covering it on the top by the flap 24. The left side 6 likewise includes a plate 90 received in an identical pocket.

De préférence, la position des plaques 90 est déterminée en correspondance avec les repères 0, 1, 2, 3 et 4 définissant les différentes tailles possibles du gilet, de sorte que pour une taille donnée, par exemple la taille 1, dans laquelle les bords latéraux 30 des deux flancs se trouvent en face du repère 1 de la réglette 16 de la face arrière et le bord 40 des sangles 32 se trouvent en face du repère 1 de la réglette 26, la plaque 90 respective de chaque flanc est parfaitement positionnée pour le porteur du porte-plaques, c'est-à-dire en parfaite symétrie entre la face avant et la face arrière.Preferably, the position of the plates 90 is determined in correspondence with the marks 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 defining the different possible sizes of the vest, so that for a given size, for example size 1, in which the edges side 30 of the two sides are located opposite the mark 1 of the strip 16 of the rear face and the edge 40 of the straps 32 are located opposite the mark 1 of the strip 26, the respective plate 90 of each side is perfectly positioned to the carrier of the plate carrier, that is to say in perfect symmetry between the front face and the rear face.

Les faces arrière et avant comportent des logements en forme de poches recevant des plaques du même genre que les plaques 90. Ces plaques avant et arrière sont agencées symétriquement par rapport à l'axe vertical du gilet.The rear and front faces include housings in the form of pockets receiving plates of the same type as the plates 90. These front and rear plates are arranged symmetrically with respect to the vertical axis of the vest.

L'utilisateur peut positionner comme il l'entend les flancs 6 gauche et 7 droit par rapport au dos, notamment en choisissant la position des bords 30 latéraux des zones 21 d'extrémité respectivement droite et gauche par rapport aux repères formés sur la réglette 16 de la face arrière pour ainsi adapter les dimensions du gilet à sa corpulence, notamment en adaptant la distance entre la face avant et la face arrière, en particulier de manière à ce que le sommet de la courbure de chaque flanc soit sensiblement à mi-distance des deux faces avant et arrière et les plaques 90 latérales symétriques par rapport aux faces avant et arrière.The user can position the left and right sides 6 and 7 in relation to the back as he wishes, in particular by choosing the position of the lateral edges 30 of the respectively right and left end zones 21 in relation to the marks formed on the strip 16 of the rear face to thus adapt the dimensions of the vest to its corpulence, in particular by adapting the distance between the front face and the rear face, in particular so that the peak of the curvature of each side is approximately halfway of the two front and rear faces and the side plates 90 symmetrical with respect to the front and rear faces.

Chacune des bandes 4 et 5 d'épaule comporte une sangle 50 respective terminée par un embout 51 femelle destiné à coopérer avec un embout 52 mâle respectif issu de la face avant pour assurer la fixation de la bande 4, 5 respective d'épaule à la face 2 avant. Chaque bande d'épaule comporte en outre une bandelette 53 rectangulaire formant réglette apposée sur la face extérieure de chaque bande 4 et 5 et comportant des traits parallèles régulièrement espacés repérés par des repères 0, 1, 2, 3 et 4. La face extérieure de la sangle 50 comporte en outre une zone 54 formée d'un tissu à boucles. La sangle 50 a une longueur qui peut être réglée. Le réglage de la longueur de la sangle 50 s'effectue en positionnant le bord 56 inférieur de la zone 54 par rapport aux repères de la bandelette 53. En outre, un volet 57 est fixé à la bande d'épaule de manière à pouvoir passer entre une position déployée (voir la bande 5 droite à la figure 4) à une position rabattue (voir la bande 4 à la figure 4 ou les bandes 4 et aux figures 1, 2 et 3). Des crochets font saillie de la face du volet 57 destinée à venir en contact avec les boucles du tissu à boucles de la zone 54 pour finaliser l'immobilisation de la sangle 50 par rapport à la bande 5. Un autre volet 58 se rabat ensuite sur le volet 57. La fixation mutuelle des deux volets 57, 58 peut s'effectuer par l'intermédiaire de crochets et boucles issus de leur face respective en regard.Each of the shoulder bands 4 and 5 comprises a respective strap 50 terminated by a female end piece 51 intended to cooperate with a respective male end piece 52 coming from the front face to ensure the fixing of the respective shoulder band 4, 5 to the side 2 front. Each shoulder strip further comprises a rectangular strip 53 forming a strip affixed to the exterior face of each strip 4 and 5 and comprising regularly spaced parallel lines marked by markers 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4. The exterior face of the strap 50 further comprises a zone 54 formed of a looped fabric. The strap 50 has a length that can be adjusted. The length of the strap 50 is adjusted by positioning the lower edge 56 of the zone 54 relative to the marks on the strip 53. In addition, a flap 57 is fixed to the shoulder band of so as to be able to move between a deployed position (see strip 5 right on page Figure 4 ) to a folded position (see band 4 on Figure 4 or bands 4 and figures 1 , 2 And 3 ). Hooks project from the face of the flap 57 intended to come into contact with the loops of the looped fabric of zone 54 to finalize the immobilization of the strap 50 relative to the strip 5. Another flap 58 then folds onto the flap 57. The mutual fixing of the two flaps 57, 58 can be carried out by means of hooks and loops coming from their respective facing faces.

Pour adapter le gilet à sa corpulence, le porteur effectue les étapes suivantes :
Dans un premier temps, le porteur sélectionne une taille 0, 1, 2, 3 ou 4 ou une taille intermédiaire qu'il a pu déterminer à l'avance lors d'une utilisation préalable du gilet. Il fixe alors les sangles 42 sur chacun des flancs 6 et 7 en positionnant le bord 40 d'extrémité en face de la taille choisie puis il rabat les volets 24 sur les zones centrales 22.To adapt the vest to their body size, the wearer performs the following steps:
Firstly, the wearer selects a size 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 or an intermediate size that he was able to determine in advance during prior use of the vest. It then fixes the straps 42 on each of the sides 6 and 7 by positioning the end edge 40 opposite the chosen size then it folds the flaps 24 onto the central zones 22.

Il positionne ensuite les bords 30 d'extrémité des deux flancs gauche et droit en face d'un des repères respectifs 0, 1, 2, 3 et 4 de la zone 16, de préférence sur la même valeur de repère, par exemple les deux bords chacun sur le 1 respectivement gauche et droit de la réglette 16, comme représenté à la figure 3. Les crochets issus des faces intérieures des régions 21 d'extrémité coopèrent avec les boucles du champ 12 pour réaliser une fixation des flancs 6 et 7 sur la face arrière. Il rabat ensuite le volet 11 pour obtenir un élément arrière constitué de la face arrière et des deux flancs fixés à la face arrière.It then positions the end edges 30 of the two left and right flanks opposite one of the respective marks 0, 1, 2, 3 and 4 of zone 16, preferably on the same mark value, for example both edges each on the 1 respectively left and right of the strip 16, as shown in Figure 3 . The hooks coming from the interior faces of the end regions 21 cooperate with the loops of the field 12 to secure the sides 6 and 7 on the rear face. It then folds down the flap 11 to obtain a rear element consisting of the rear face and the two sides fixed to the rear face.

Il positionne ensuite les sangles 50 sur les bandes d'épaule respectives en sélectionnant également la taille qui lui convient pour cette partie du gilet et rabat les volets 57 et 58 pour finaliser la fixation mutuelle de la sangle à la bande d'épaule.He then positions the straps 50 on the respective shoulder bands, also selecting the size that suits him for this part of the vest and folds the flaps 57 and 58 to finalize the mutual attachment of the strap to the shoulder band.

Il n'a plus ensuite qu'à positionner l'élément arrière ainsi réglé (avec jusqu'à six paramètres qu'il peut régler, un pour chaque sangle des flancs, un pour chaque flanc par rapport à la face arrière, et un pour chaque sangle des bandes d'épaule) sur la face avant en accouplant les éléments femelle 33 et 51 aux éléments mâles 34 et 52 correspondants.He then only has to position the rear element thus adjusted (with up to six parameters that he can adjust, one for each side strap, one for each side in relation to the rear face, and one for each strap of the shoulder bands) on the front face by coupling the female elements 33 and 51 to the corresponding male elements 34 and 52.

Dans toute la demande, on a décrit une fixation auto-agrippante à crochets et boucles pour des éléments comportant un champ de boucles coopérant avec des crochets ou champ de crochets. On pourrait bien évidemment dans chaque cas inverser la position des crochets et des boucles, en munissant par exemple le volet 11 d'un champ de boucles et la région 9 inférieure de la face 3 arrière de crochets. On pourrait également réaliser une fermeture auto-agrippante à crochets dans crochets, le champ de boucles étant remplacé par un champ de crochets qui ont une forme adapté pour engrener avec les autres crochets pour obtenir une fixation crochets dans crochets également bien connue dans le domaine.Throughout the application, a hook and loop self-gripping fastener has been described for elements comprising a field of loops cooperating with hooks or field of hooks. We could obviously in each case reverse the position of the hooks and loops, for example by providing the flap 11 with a field of loops and the lower region 9 of the rear face 3 with hooks. It would also be possible to produce a self-gripping fastener with hooks in hooks, the field of loops being replaced by a field of hooks which have a shape adapted to mesh with the other hooks to obtain a hook in hooks attachment also well known in the field.

De même les éléments boucles à embouts mâle et femelle sont décrites en prévoyant les éléments mâles sur la face avant et les éléments femelles sur la face arrière, mais l'inverse peut également être prévu. On peut également prévoir un panachage. En outre, à la place de boucles, on pourrait prévoir un autre système de fixation mutuelle de la face avant aux autres éléments (épaules et flancs), par exemple un système à boutons pressoir, à crochets ou tout autre système analogue.Likewise, the buckle elements with male and female ends are described by providing the male elements on the front face and the female elements on the rear face, but the reverse can also be provided. A mix can also be planned. In addition, instead of buckles, another system could be provided for mutually fixing the front face to the other elements (shoulders and sides), for example a system with press buttons, hooks or any other similar system.

Des languettes 60, 61 et 62 sont prévues respectivement sur les volets 11 et 24 et sur les plaques 20 pour aider le porteur à les manipuler, notamment pour détacher par pelage les fixations auto-agrippantes.Tabs 60, 61 and 62 are provided respectively on the flaps 11 and 24 and on the plates 20 to help the wearer handle them, in particular to peel off the hook-and-loop fasteners.

A la figure 1, on peut voir le gilet dans sa position finale d'utilisation. On y voit également la face 1 avant. Cette dernière comporte quatre embouts mâles 34 et 52 qui coopèrent avec les embouts femelles 33 et 51 de l'élément arrière. Ces quatre embouts mâles sont disposés sensiblement aux quatre coins de la face avant et sont reliés entre eux par des câbles qui s'étendent à l'intérieur de la face avant (mais pourraient également s'étendre à l'intérieur du gilet, le long de la face intérieure de la face avant).To the figure 1 , we can see the vest in its final position of use. We also see the front side 1. The latter comprises four male ends 34 and 52 which cooperate with the female ends 33 and 51 of the rear element. These four male ends are arranged substantially at the four corners of the front face and are connected together by cables which extend inside the front face (but could also extend inside the vest, along from the inside of the front panel).

Le système constitué des câbles, des embouts mâles et d'une poignée de déclenchement rapide du détachement commun des parties mâles des embouts femelles correspondant des boucles est représenté à la figure 9.The system consisting of cables, male ends and a quick release handle for the common detachment of the male parts of the corresponding female ends of the loops is shown in Figure Figure 9 .

Les câbles 80 issus de chaque embout mâle se rejoignent à une poignée 70 d'actionnement.The cables 80 coming from each male end join to an actuation handle 70.

La poignée 70 est disposée par rapport à la face avant de sorte que le mouvement du bras nécessaire à son actionnement fait effectuer à la main ayant agrippé la poignée un mouvement sensiblement perpendiculaire au plan de la surface extérieure de la face avant, ce qui permet au porteur d'impartir à la poignée une force d'arrachement très élevée, facilitant le déclenchement rapide. En outre, le mouvement de la main n'est pas gêné par la présence éventuelle d'objet accroché à la face avant sous la poignée.The handle 70 is arranged relative to the front face so that the movement of the arm necessary for its actuation causes the hand having gripped the handle to carry out a movement substantially perpendicular to the plane of the exterior surface of the front face, which allows the carrier to impart to the handle a very high tearing force, facilitating rapid release. In addition, hand movement is not hindered by the possible presence of an object hanging on the front face under the handle.

La poignée est constituée d'une bande annulaire aplatie de sorte à présenter deux sous-bandes longitudinales parallèles se rejoignant à leur extrémité et séparées par un interstice dans lequel l'utilisateur insère les doigts pour agripper la poignée et l'actionner. Les deux sous-bandes longitudinales respectivement extérieure et intérieure s'étendent horizontalement et parallèlement au plan de la surface extérieure de la face avant, en étant plaquées contre celle-ci, de sorte qu'elles sont peu visibles d'une personne faisant face au porteur du gilet. La face intérieure de la bande intérieure comporte des moyens de fixation amovible de la bande à la face avant, par exemple par un système à crochets et boucles, tandis que la bande extérieure est fixée de manière amovible par sa face intérieure à la face extérieure de la bande intérieure, par exemple par un tissu à boucles et des crochets associés disposés respectivement sur les faces en regard. Cependant, la force de cette fixation est choisie pour être faible pour permettre un arrachement facile et rapide de la bande extérieure de la bande intérieure. Les deux bandes horizontales parallèles formant la poignée se trouvent sensiblement au niveau du bord supérieur de la face avant, de sorte que dans la position de départ du mouvement d'arrachement de la poignée, le bras est en position repliée permettant une action maximale du biceps lors de l'action d'arrachement de la poignée.The handle consists of an annular strip flattened so as to present two parallel longitudinal sub-bands meeting at their end and separated by a gap in which the user inserts the fingers to grip the handle and operate it. The two longitudinal sub-bands respectively exterior and interior extend horizontally and parallel to the plane of the exterior surface of the front face, being pressed against it, so that they are barely visible to a person facing the wearer of the vest. The inner face of the inner strip comprises means for removably fixing the strip to the front face, for example by a hook and loop system, while the outer strip is removably fixed by its inner face to the outer face of the interior strip, for example by a fabric with loops and associated hooks arranged respectively on the facing faces. However, the strength of this attachment is chosen to be low to allow easy and rapid tearing of the outer strip from the inner strip. The two parallel horizontal bands forming the handle are located substantially at the level of the upper edge of the front face, so that in the starting position of the pulling movement of the handle, the arm is in the folded position allowing maximum action of the biceps during the action of tearing off the handle.

Chaque câble 80 s'étend entre un embout respectif et la poignée. Le câble 80 est agencé, de manière connue, par rapport à une patte élastique de son embout mâle venant buter contre l'embout femelle, de sorte qu'une action de tirée du câble par la poignée agit sur la patte élastique pour libérer cette dernière de sa coopération de butée avec l'embout femelle et ainsi libérer les deux embouts mâle et femelle de leur coopération mutuelle et détacher l'attache respective.Each cable 80 extends between a respective end piece and the handle. The cable 80 is arranged, in a known manner, relative to an elastic tab of its male end which abuts against the female end, so that an action of pulled from the cable by the handle acts on the elastic tab to release the latter from its abutment cooperation with the female end and thus release the two male and female ends from their mutual cooperation and detach the respective fastener.

Comme représenté aux figures 7A, 7B et 7C, lorsque la personne actionne la poignée (l'utilisateur ou un tiers, par exemple lui portant secours) dans la direction perpendiculaire ou sensiblement perpendiculaire à la face avant, cela a pour effet de mettre sous tension et de tirer les quatre câbles en partie hors de la face avant, ce qui entraîne le détachement des quatre attaches.As shown in Figures 7A, 7B And 7C , when the person activates the handle (the user or a third party, for example helping him) in the direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the front face, this has the effect of putting tension on and pulling the four cables partly out from the front panel, which causes the four clips to come loose.

En revanche, comme représenté à la figure 8, lorsque la personne actionne la poignée (l'utilisateur ou un tiers, par exemple lui portant secours) dans la direction horizontale parallèlement à la face avant vers la droite, cela a pour effet de mettre sous tension et de tirer uniquement les deux câbles de gauche et donc de réaliser le détachement des deux attaches de gauche uniquement. Bien évidemment, la même action vers la gauche entraîne le détachement uniquement des deux attaches de droite.On the other hand, as shown in figure 8 , when the person activates the handle (the user or a third party, for example helping him) in the horizontal direction parallel to the front face to the right, this has the effect of energizing and pulling only the two cables left and therefore to detach the two left attachments only. Obviously, the same action to the left results in the detachment of only the two right attachments.

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  1. Protective vest, comprising a front face (1) which is intended, when the vest is worn, to be on the front of the wearer, a rear face (2) which is intended to be on the back of the wearer, both the front and rear faces being connected by two lateral sides, left (6) and right (7) respectively, and by two shoulder elements, left and right respectively, a hole for the head thus being formed between the two shoulder elements, left and right, and the upper edges of the two front and rear faces, and two holes being formed between each side and a respective shoulder element to allow the user's arms to pass through, the two shoulder elements (4, 5) in the form of bands each extending from the upper edge of the rear face and the front face being attached in a removable manner to each shoulder element, the removable attachment takes the form of respective straps (50) attached to the respective shoulder elements, each shoulder element comprising a respective strap (50) comprising a zone (54) covered with hooks and loops of a self-adhesive fastener with hooks and loops, the or each shoulder element comprising a respective shoulder section (57) that can pivot between two positions, an extended position in which the respective shoulder strap (50) is accessible in the region of the removable attachment with the respective shoulder element and a folded position in which the respective shoulder strap is covered and is not accessible in the region of its removable attachment to the respective shoulder element and, in the folded position, the respective shoulder section is attached in a removable manner to the respective shoulder strap by means of hooks and loops projecting from the face of the section and coming into contact with the hooks or loops of the zone (54).
  2. Vest according to claim 1, characterised in that one edge of the strap is removable with respect to the shoulder element in the form of a band.
  3. Vest according to either claim 1 or claim 2, characterised in that the band forming a shoulder element comprises a plurality of identifying marks, in particular in the form of vertical lines, in particular numbered lines, the positioning of a given point on the shoulder strap, for example an edge, lining up with a given identifying mark corresponding to a given size or girth of the vest.
  4. Vest according to claim 3, characterised in that the positioning of an edge of the strap lining up with a given identifying mark corresponds to a given size or girth of the vest.
  5. Vest according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the shoulder element or each shoulder element is attached removably to the front face by means of a shoulder buckle (51, 52) or a respective shoulder buckle comprising two shoulder end fittings, one (52), male or female, attached to the front face and the other (51), female or male, attached to the shoulder element or to the respective shoulder element.
  6. Vest according to claim 5, characterised in that the shoulder end fitting or each female or male shoulder end fitting is attached to the shoulder element or to the respective shoulder element by means of the shoulder strap or the respective shoulder strap (50) attached to the shoulder element or to the respective shoulder element at a rear end and comprising the shoulder end fitting or the respective shoulder end fitting at a front end.
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