A torso equipment support system, for use with a seat bucket of an aviation or ground vehicle, providing upper torso and worn equipment support to an occupant. The system includes a base, a flexible column, a support beam, and a shoulder harness assembly. The shoulder harness assembly is coupled to the support beam and configured for releasable attachment with shoulder belts worn by the occupant. The shoulder harness assembly includes a yoke and a set of restraint shoulder straps. The yoke is slideably coupled to the support beam at a first vertically oriented portion and has a second portion that is split into two horizontally projecting members for extension over the shoulders of the occupant. The set of restraint shoulder straps project inwardly for extension over the shoulders of the occupant from at least one retractor, and extend to the horizontally projecting members.

Apparatuses and systems are provided. For example, in one embodiment of apparatus an upper back-plate includes shoulder supports and a connector. The apparatus also includes an articulating spine adapted to connect to the upper back-plate connector. The articulating spine includes a plurality of vertebra. Each vertebra a longitudinal bore. Some vertebra is adapted to mate with another vertebra Compressible discs are provided having a bore adapted to reside on each vertebra. A lower back-plate includes a receiving portion adapted to one end of the articulating spine. A chord interconnects each vertebra by insertion of the chord through the vertebrae bores, a bore in the upper back-plate, and a bore in a lower back-plate. The lower back-plate is adapted to connect to a hip mounted belt. Other embodiments are provided that include apparatuses and systems having features similar to the system described above.

An emblem and assembly is provided for use with a leather garment. The emblem can include a decorative design on its surface. The assembly includes an inner support plate affixable with a section of the leather garment and an emblem base plate. The emblem base plate includes a first side for receiving at least one latching mechanism and a second side for receiving the emblem, wherein the latching mechanism couples with the inner support plate. The emblem base plate can include a hollowed out section on the second side with a circuit board with electrically coupled LED lighting attached thereto. The assembly can include an anchor plate affixable within an interior of the garment. The assembly can include a shoulder harness coupleable with the anchor plate and the inner support plate. The harness and inner support plate can be affixed at different positions along the anchor plate.

Systems for holding tactical gear, such as firearm magazines, weapons, etc., and for connecting such holders to a harness are described and may include a carrier, and an accessory holder that is configured to attach to the carrier. The carrier and/or the accessory holder may be formed from substantially rigid materials, such as plastic or the like, and may be configured to be easily attached and detached from one another, using preconfigured, integral connectors. The connectors may be configured to resist rotation of the carrier and accessory holder with respect to each other, and/or to secure the accessory holder at a fixed angle with respect to the carrier. The accessory holder may also include flanges, surface treatments, or other features, that assist in holding the accessory in the holder.

Described herein is a two-piece multi-accessorized work suit. The work suit includes a jacket portion and a pants portion. The jacket portion and the pants portion including a plurality of padded regions, reflective areas, and a plurality of pockets for the receipt of various tools and accessories.

A back protector is described, having a body with energy-absorbing function extending along a longitudinal direction (L) and having a portion able to provide the body with energy-absorbing function with a freedom of movement according to at least six degrees of freedom; and/or allow return into an original position following cessation of all the following stresses: stretching along the longitudinal direction, a compression, in the opposite direction to the stretching, along the longitudinal direction, a torsion in both directions of rotation about an axis passing through the body with energy-absorbing function, the axis being parallel to the longitudinal direction, a bending towards right-hand and left-hand sides of the body with energy-absorbing function about an axis orthogonal to a plane supporting the body with energy-absorbing function and orthogonal to the longitudinal direction (L), and/or a combination of the stresses.

A protective vest is cropped and tight fitting for contraction around the chest and upper back regions. It has pockets for holding gel pads in a modular manner to suit the desired level of impact protection, or for use as a treatment/rehabilitation apparatus with hot and/or cold pads being inserted in the pockets. The pockets also include sensors for detection of impact data, and this is transferred to a data logger. The sensors are in an envelope of a pocket, so that they overlie pads for optimum operation. A player management system can capture data from multiple vests to provide real time information about player impacts, so that decisions can be made for player welfare. This data can include both impact force and direction elements, and cumulative totals of impact forces may be maintained per plater per time period or session.

The present disclosure relates to a wetsuit that provides support for the lumbosacral region of the wearer. The wetsuit has at least one layer of foam rubber or other wetsuit material with a lumbar portion disposed in the lumbosacral region of the wearer. In certain embodiments, the wetsuit has at least one tensioning mechanism that allows the wearer to selectively change a level of support provided by the lumbar portion to the lumbosacral region of the wearer.

A protective garment comprising multi-layered composite structures is conformable to the contours of the body parts for which protection is required. The composite structure contains rigid impact-deflecting outer structures, impact-dissipating gel middle layers, and impact-damping microlattice lower layers. In one embodiment, the structure is designed for impacts associated with contact sports, such as football, hockey and lacrosse. In another embodiment, the structure is designed for military/police applications, in which impacts can be blunt forces, from weapons such as clubs, or penetrative forces, from knives, bullets or shrapnel.

Systems for holding tactical gear, such as firearm magazines, weapons, etc., and for connecting such holders to a harness are described and may include a carrier, and an accessory holder that is configured to attach to the carrier. The carrier and/or the accessory holder may be formed from substantially rigid materials, such as plastic or the like, and may be configured to be easily attached and detached from one another, using preconfigured, integral connectors. The connectors may be configured to resist rotation of the carrier and accessory holder with respect to each other, and/or to secure the accessory holder at a fixed angle with respect to the carrier. The accessory holder may also include flanges, surface treatments, or other features, that assist in holding the accessory in the holder.