A light weight, high visibility vest, is intended to be worn over regular or service clothing. This vest comprises: a front panel and a back panel that extend from the neck to the hips or waist; mating fastener arrangements at the shoulders and hips detachably connecting the front and back panels; a
A light weight, high visibility vest, is intended to be worn over regular or service clothing. This vest comprises: a front panel and a back panel that extend from the neck to the hips or waist; mating fastener arrangements at the shoulders and hips detachably connecting the front and back panels; and front and rear retro-reflective bands spanning the front and the back panels. Preferably, the mating fastener arrangements at each of the shoulders include a front arrangement that is affixed to the upper edge of the front panel and a rear arrangement that is affixed to an upper edge of the back panel. When one or both of the panels are grasped and pulled, the mating fastener arrangements separate, thereby freeing the front and back panels from each other and from the wearers body.
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1. A high visibility, light weight vest comprising:(a) front and back luminescent panels that extend from the shoulders to the waist and hip region;(b) said panels being characterized by fabric having a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard;(c) mating
1. A high visibility, light weight vest comprising:(a) front and back luminescent panels that extend from the shoulders to the waist and hip region;(b) said panels being characterized by fabric having a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard;(c) mating fastener means in the vicinity of said shoulders and in the vicinity of said hips connecting said front and back luminescent panels; and(d) retro-reflective bands spanning said front luminescent panel and said back luminescent panel;(e) whereby said front luminescent panel and said back luminescent panel are separable when one and/or the other is grasped and pulled. 2. The vest of claim 1 wherein said retro-reflective bands on said front luminescent panel and said retrofelective bands on said back luminescent panel bound front and back regions that display graphic visual matter. 3. The vest of claim 1 wherein lengths of trim visually bound said bands, and visually bound free edges of said panels. 4. The vest of claim 1 wherein lengths of trim visually bound said bands and visually bound said panels, said lengths of trim appearing to be substantially equal in transverse width throughout. 5. The vest of claim 1 wherein said fastener means include micro hook-and-loop strips. 6. The vest of claim 1 wherein said fastener means include mating series of male and female snaps. 7. The vest of claim 1 wherein said fastener means include mating series of buttons and buttonholes. 8. The vest of claim 1 wherein said fastener means include stay stitching. 9. The vest of claim 1 wherein said panels are fabricated from fibers composed of a polymer selected from the class consisting of polyester and polypropylene. 10. The vest of claim 1 wherein said panels are fabricated substantially from a fabric composed of polymeric fibers selected from the class consisting of polyesters and polypropylenes. 11. A high visibility vest comprising:(a) front and back luminescent panels, said panels being characterized by fabric having a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard;(b) mating fastener means at the shoulders and the waist and hip region connecting said front and back panels;(c) upper and lower retro-reflective bands spanning said front panel;(d) upper and lower retro-reflective bands spanning said back panel;(e) said upper and lower retro-reflective bands defining regions that display graphic visual matter;(f) retro-reflective bands extending from said upper retro-reflective band on said front panel to said shoulders on said front panel;(g) retro-reflective bands extending from said upper retro-reflective band on said back panel to said shoulders on said back panel; and(h) lengths of trim distinctively bounding edges of said bands, and distinctively bounding edges of said panels. 12. The vest of claim 11 wherein said fastener means include mating micro hook-and-loop strips. 13. The vest of claim 11 wherein said fastener means include mating series of male and female snaps. 14. The vest of claim 11 wherein said fastener means include mating series of buttons and buttonholes. 15. The vest of claim 11 wherein said fastener means include stay stitching. 16. The vest of claim 11 wherein said panels are fabricated from woven or knit fibers composed of a polymer selected from the class consisting of polyester and polypropylene. 17. The vest of claim 11 wherein said panels are fabricated from woven or knit polymeric fabric with fibers composed of a polymer selected from the class consisting of polyesters and polypropylenes, said fabric having a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard. 18. A high visibility vest which is to be worn over regular or service clothing, said vest comprising:(a) a front panel and a back panel that extend about the body;(b) hook-and-loop micro-meshing strips at the upper body and the lower body detachably connecting said front panel and said back panel;(c) a front lower retro-reflective band and a front upper retro-reflective band horizontally spanning body locations in substantial parallel;(d) a back lower retro-reflective band and a back upper retro-reflective band horizontally spanning body locations in substantial parallel;(e) retro-reflective bands on said front panel extending between said front upper horizontal band and strategic locations at said shoulders;(g) retro-reflective bands on said back panel extending between said back upper horizontal band and strategic locations at said shoulders;(h) said micro-meshing strips at each of said shoulders including a first mating strip that is sewn to an upper edge of said front panel, and a second mating strip that is sewn to an upper edge of said back panel;(i) said lower back retro-reflective band being provided with opposed extensions that loop forwardly about said body and are fastened by said lower micro-meshing strips to the outer ends of the front retro-reflective band at said lower body;(j) said opposed extensions having retro-reflective bands that visually are continuations of said lower back retro-reflective band and said lower front retro-reflective band;(k) matching trim being provided at free edges of said front panel and said back panel by thin selvedges, said matching trim being reversely bent about said free edges; and(l) matching trim being provided at opposed longitudinal edges of said retro-reflective bands by underlying backing that extends oppositely beyond said opposed longitudinal edges of said bands;(m) said front panel and said back panel being composed of a fabric composed of knit or woven strands of polyester or polypropylene, and are characterized by a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard;(n) said fabric being treated with a high chromaticity, high luminosity fluorescent dye;(o) said vest being effectively vivid in operation, and said mating fastener strips being easily separated as a safety measure when needed;(p) longitudinal edges of certain of said retro reflective bands being stitched to said front panel;(q) longitudinal edges of certain of said retro reflective bands being stitched to said back panel;(r) longitudinal edges of said retro-reflective bands being stitched to said underlying backing and said retro reflective bands. 19. The vest of claim 18 wherein said upwardly extending retro-reflective bands on said front panel are crossed. 20. A high visibility vest, said vest comprising:(a) a front panel and a back panel that extend substantially from the shoulders substantially to the waist and hip region;(b) hook-and-loop micro-meshing upper and lower mating fasteners at said shoulders and said hips detachably connecting said front panel and said back panel;(c) front retro-reflective bands spanning the chest;(d) back retro-reflective bands spanning the back;(e) each of said micro-meshing mating fasteners at each of said shoulders including a first mating patch that is sewn to an upper edge of one of said panels, and a second mating patch that is sewn to an upper edge of the other of said panels;(f) matching trim at free edges of said front panel and said back panel being presented by trim fabric that is reversely bent about said free edges; and(g) matching trim at opposed longitudinal edges of said retro-reflective bands being presented by backing fabric that extends oppositely behind said bands and beyond said opposed longitudinal edges of said bands;(h) said front panel and said back panel being fabricated from strands of polyester or polypropylene, and being characterized by a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard;(i) said fabric of said front panel and of said back panel being treated with a high chromaticity, high luminosity fluorescent dye;(j) said vest being effectively vivid in operation, and being easily ripped from a wearer for safety when needed. 21. A high visibility vest comp rising:(a) a front panel substantially spanning the front of the body and a back panel substantially spanning the back of the body;(b) hook-and-loop micro-meshing upper and lower mating fasteners detachably connecting said front panel and said back panel at upper and lower locations thereof;(c) said front panel and said back panel being composed of a textile that is characterized by a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard, and that is fabricated from at least one member selected from the class consisting of polyester and polypropylene; and(d) said textile being treated with a luminous medium;(e) said vest being adapted to be ripped from a wearer by separation of said micro-meshing mating fasteners. 22. A high visibility vest comprising:(a) a front panel substantially spanning the front of the body and a back panel substantially spanning the back of the body, said front panel and said back panel extending substantially from shoulders to waist;(b) hook-and-loop micro-meshing upper and lower mating fasteners at said shoulders and said waist detachably connecting said front panel and said back panel;(c) said front panel and said back panel being composed of a textile that is characterized by a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard, and that is fabricated from at least one member selected from the class consisting of polyester and polypropylene;(d) said textile being associated with a luminous medium;(e) said vest being adapted to be ripped from a wearer by separation of said micro-meshing patch combinations. 23. A high visibility vest comprising:(a) a front panel substantially spanning the front of the body and a back panel substantially spanning the back of the body;(b) hook-and-loop micro-meshing upper and lower mating fasteners detachably connecting said front panel and said back panel;(c) front retro-reflective bands on said front panel;(d) back retro-reflective bands on said back panel;(f) matching trim visually presented at free edges of said front panel and free edges of said back panel;(g) matching trim visually presented at opposed longitudinal edges of said bands by backing fabric that extends from behind said bands and oppositely beyond said opposed longitudinal edges of said bands;(h) said matching trim at said free edges of said panels and said matching trim at said longitudinal edges of said bands having substantially the same normally observable transverse widths;(i) said front panel and said back panel being composed of a textile that is characterized by a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard,(j) said textile being treated with a high chromaticity, high luminosity fluorescent dye;(k) said vest being adapted to be ripped from a wearer by separation of said micro-meshing patch combinations. 24. The high visibility vest of claim 23, wherein said textile is fabricated from at least one member of the class consisting of polyester and polypropylene. 25. A high visibility vest comprising:(a) a front panel spanning the front of the body and a back panel spanning the back of the body;(b) hook-and-loop micro-meshing upper and lower mating fasteners detachably connecting said front panel and said back panel;(c) front retro-reflective bands on said front panel;(d) back retro-reflective bands on said back panel;(f) dark matching trim at free edges of said front panel and at free edges of said back panel;(g) dark matching trim being visually presented at opposed longitudinal edges of said bands and being visually presented by backing fabric that extends from behind said bands and oppositely beyond said opposed longitudinal edges of said bands;(i) said front panel and said back panel being composed of a textile that is characterized by a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard, and that is fabricated from at least one member of the class cons isting of polyester and polypropylene, and(j) said textile being treated with a high chromaticity, high luminosity fluorescent dye;(k) said vest being adapted to be ripped easily from a wearer by separation of said micro-meshing patch combinations. 26. The high visibility vest of claim 25 wherein said matching trim at said free edges of said panels and said matching trim at said longitudinal edges of said bands having substantially the same normally observable transverse widths. 27. A high visibility vest, said vest comprising:(a) a front panel spanning the chest and a back panel spanning the back;(b) hook-and-loop micro-meshing upper and lower mating fasteners detachably connecting said front panel and said back panel;(c) front retro-reflective bands on said front panel;(d) back retro-reflective bands on said back panel;(f) matching trim at free edges of said front panel and at free edges of said back panel;(g) matching trim at opposed longitudinal edges of said bands and being presented by backing fabric that extends behind said bands and oppositely beyond said opposed longitudinal edges of said bands;(h) said matching trim at said free edges of said panels and said matching trim at said longitudinal edges of said bands having substantially the same transverse widths;(i) said front panel and said back panel being composed of a textile that is characterized by a denier ranging from 70 to 500 and a weight ranging from 2 to 6 ounces per square yard, and that is fabricated from at least one member of the class consisting of polyester and polypropylene, and(j) said textile being treated with a high chromaticity, high luminosity fluorescent dye;(k) said vest being adapted to be ripped from a wearer easily by separation of said micro-meshing upper and lower patches.
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