Tactical jacket for a police officer

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT FIGS.
1 and 2 are front and rear views of a police tactical jacket 10 shown generally under an illustrated embodiment of the invention.
FIG.
3 is an inside view of the jacket 10 of FIGS.
1 and 2.
Under the illustrated embodiment, the jacket 10 may contain a number of receptacles for police equipment, which are adapted to the needs of the police officer or police trainer and to the security of the equipment involved.
FIGS.
4, 5 and 6 show the jacket 10 of FIGS.
1, 2 and 3 with various types of police equipment overlaid on the jacket 10 proximate a receptacle that may be used to hold the equipment.
Reference shall be made to FIGS.
4, 5 and 6 as appropriate to an understanding of the invention.
References made herein to upper and lower portions of the jacket refer to portions of the jacket that would be on an upper or lower portion of the jacket while being worn by a user when the user is standing.
Similarly, a reference to an inside surface of the jacket refers to a side of the jacket that is normally in contact with the wearer.
To secure the police equipment involved against unauthorized use, a number of levels of security may be provided.
At a first level, a unique closure arrangement may be provided to secure each receptacle against the accidental loss of equipment, yet provide quick access to the equipment by the police officer or police trainer.
At another level, the jacket 10 may constructed to completely enclose and not provide any indication of the police equipment carried within the jacket 10.
Another level of security may be provided by limiting high-risk police equipment (e.
g.
, guns) to secure area of the jacket 10.
As used herein, a secure area of the jacket 10 is an area that is in the direct line-of-sight of the officer, and which is easily protectable by the arms of the officer.
A secure area may also be an area that is inside the jacket 10.
If the officer should choose to reveal a firearm carried in a holster supported by a belt directly attached to the body of the officer, then the officer may open a side-access closure (e