351results about "Shields" patented technology

A sling for use with a ballistic shield, wherein the sling may be fastened with a release buckle and tightened. Excess strap may be secured in a glide buckle and can be trimmed to fit. An optional security webbing loop adds stability against strap sliding. Ambidextrous buckles near the handle grip allow versatile connection and use. The shoulder strap hooks onto the lower strap, enhancing stability.

An apparatus and method for a protective attendant station (PAS) that may be either mobile or stationary. The PAS has an upper protective portion having a front and two side bullet-resistant transparent / translucent panels and a lower protective portion that uses bullet-resistant material (e.g., stainless steel) and wherein, in the mobile PAS version, the lower protective portion rests upon and is secured to wheel / castor assemblies. The front panel comprises one of several protective window configurations (PWCs) that facilitate speaking between the attendant and another person, while protecting the attendant from the COVID transfer or other potentially infectious diseases, from reach-through or from firearm discharge. The mobile PAS includes a brake mechanism that permits the attendant to move the PAS defensively to a more secure location, or to be used offensively against a perpetrator by moving the PAS against the perpetrator and pinning him / her to a wall or other structure until authorities arrive.

A shield system comprises a protective shield body. a first accessory and a second accessory. The shield body comprises a shield panel provided with an edging. the shield panel having a first and second face defining a threat side in a threat direction and a protected side in a protected direction opposite the threat side and threat direction, respectively and having opposite panel edges. the edging covering at least part of the panel edges. The edging of the shield body comprises connectors operably connected with each other. The first and second accessories are operably connectable or connected with each other via the connectors for power and / or a signal transfer from the first accessory to the second accessory and / or back via the connectors.

A collapsible ballistic body armor system having a linear arrangement of two to four armor panels in a deployment condition defining a rectangular prism array of armor panels shielding the front of the user. Each adjacent armor panel is interconnected along their respective edges by a hinge connection so that the collapsible ballistic body armor system is movable between the deployment condition and a folded position. In the deployment condition, a cover panel pivotably attached to each armor panel pivots to cover a gap between each adjacent armor panel. The system provides a neck strap from which initial deployment may be achieved under the urging of gravity.

In one example, a portable shield includes a first cover, a second cover, a panel, and a retention system. The second cover is configured to couple to the first cover and thereby from an enclosed cavity between the first and second covers. The panel is configured to fit entirely within the enclosed cavity and to prevent penetration of a projectile having a kinetic energy greater than 500 foot-pounds. The retention system is configured to bear the load of the panel and to hold the panel in a fixed place within the enclosed cavity.

The invention discloses a hybrid gradient fiber composite bulletproof laminated plate and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the technical field of composite target plates. The preparation method comprises the following steps: coating the surface of each aramid fiber cloth laminated layer with waterborne polyurethane, and sequentially performing drying and tailoring forming to obtain a plurality of tailored and formed aramid fiber cloth composite layers; respectively cutting and forming the plurality of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber non-woven fabric laminated layers; and sequentially carrying out staggered stacking, wrapping, mold embedding and hot press molding on the waterborne polyurethane layers in the multiple tailored and molded ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber non-woven fabric laminated layers and the multiple tailored and molded aramid fiber cloth composite layers, so as to obtain the hybrid gradient fiber composite bulletproof laminated plate. The interface bonding between the aramid fiber cloth and the ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene non-woven cloth in the hybrid gradient fiber composite bulletproof laminated plate is firm, and the hybrid gradient fiber composite bulletproof laminated plate has good energy absorption and blunt impact resistance effects and good bulletproof performance.

An apparatus and methods are provided for a handgun stabilizer that enables a shooter to very accurately fire a handgun while remaining well protected by a ballistic shield and looking through a bullet resistant viewing window comprising the ballistic shield. A high visibility green laser sight / high output white light illumination system may be mounted onto the handgun for aiming and illumination, with the handgun being precisely and removably mounted to the side of the handgun stabilizer at a location where the handgun's grip can be ergonomically grasped in the shooter's dominant hand, both for operating the handgun and for controlling the position and orientation of the ballistic shield for aiming purposes. An interface that enables the handgun to be precisely and removably mounted to the handgun stabilizer may comprise a quick-draw holster that is mounted directly onto the handgun stabilizer.

The present disclosure describes articles that may be used in protective gear, including but not limited to body armor, helmets, shields, or barriers. These articles may include a polymeric material coated with nanoparticles, in a single layer or in multiple layers, which are treated to form a composite. The articles may further include a ceramic layer and / or a back-face layer. Such articles may be useful for protecting an object or wearer against projectiles.

A lighting device for a dynamic securement on tactical equipment and corresponding methods are disclosed. The lighting device may include a housing with a channel defined by first and second opposed surfaces of the housing, where the channel is configured to receive a mounting member therein. The lighting device may further include one or more fasteners extending from the first surface and / or the second surface and configured to bias against the mounting member to secure the mounting member in the channel. Lighting device may further include an optical assembly secured to the housing and comprising a light source. Additional devices and methods are also provided.

The utility model belongs to the field of protection technology design, and particularly relates to a back thorn type explosion-proof composite structure. The negative Poisson's ratio composite board sequentially comprises back thorns, a ceramic layer, a PE board and a negative Poisson's ratio structure from top to bottom. The back thorns are hollow pipes with closed upper ends and are uniformly distributed above the ceramic layer in a gluing and cutting manner, the ceramic layer is connected with the PE plate on the lower layer in a bonding manner, and the PE plate is connected with the negative Poisson's ratio structure on the bottom layer in a cutting sintering or bonding manner. According to the back thorn type composite anti-explosion protection equipment, the back thorn type hollow pipe structure is used, and the protection range of the protection equipment is effectively enlarged. The combination sequence is arranged according to the protection characteristics of the ceramic, the PE plate and the negative Poisson's ratio material, and respective effects are exerted to the maximum extent.

An Active Shooter Protection System (ASPS), comprising a variety of gravity-operated mechanisms for deploying one or more ballistic sheets, panels, or blankets of woven ultra-high-strength polymeric fiber (e.g., Kevlar™) directly in front of a door, such as in a school room. The deployment of a ballistic blanket is initiated by pulling down on a pull box, which activates a release that lowers down one or more segments of the ballistic blanket that is stored above a top of a door plate. The ASPS system includes means for securely locking the door shut (in addition to a dead bolt lock). The ballistic panels can include optional ceramic inserts for greater protection from high-power AR-15 rifles.

The utility model discloses a shield stick combination device which comprises a shield body, a first holding piece and a second holding piece. The shield body is provided with a first surface and a second surface which are opposite. The first holding piece is arranged on the first surface, and the second holding piece is arranged on the second surface; when a user grasps the first holding piece, the second surface is a protective surface; when a user holds the second holding piece, the first surface is a protective surface. The shield body is of a rectangular structure and has the opposite length direction and width direction. The second holding piece comprises a stick body, and the stick body is detachably connected with the shield body; the axis direction of the stick body extends in the length direction of the shield body. The stick body comprises a grip extending laterally, and the grip can be constructed to extend in the width direction of the shield body. The shield body, the first holding piece and the stick body are made of rigid materials. A damping mechanism is arranged between the first surface and the second surface of the shield body. A fixing ring and a buffering cushion are arranged on the first surface of the shield body.

A ballistic shield has a front “bulletproof” ballistic fabric layer with an elastic layer situated behind, such that when a projectile strikes the ballistic fabric layer, the layers yield rearwardly, with the elastic layer then rebounding the projectile. The rebounded projectile thereby serves as a hazard (or at least a distraction) to the shooter. The elastic layer may be provided as one or more inflatable sublayers, allowing the ballistic shield to be rapidly inflated for use, and otherwise folded for storage and transport.

An attachable and detachable surround shield assembly is mountable onto a host vehicle to convert the host vehicle into a protective mobile structure. The surround shield protects the occupant or occupants of the host vehicle from wind or debris and is made of a ballistic material that resists bullets, projectiles, and the like. Optionally, a rear platform mounted to the vehicle provides for the protected advance of multiple people. The surround shield includes hinged door panels that may be opened to allow for lateral protection of responders whether the vehicle is stopped or in motion.

An kinetic object protection system for protecting a space in a building or vehicle from a threat, the system including a plurality of smart devices at least one of which is connected to a remote server, the system for protecting the space by deploying a protective barrier including one or more sheets having a lightweight, flexible, ballistic resistant material, such as woven sheets, nets, or mesh. A plurality of sheets may be laminated together by using a glue, heat weld, or stitching or some other laminating process. The system includes an automated control system operably configured to, upon detection of the threat, cause a change in state of the barrier from a retracted state to a protective deployed state. The barriers are adapted to be resistant to penetration by the kinetic objects such as vehicles, moving persons, bullets, or shrapnel, for example.

An apparatus for supporting a first ballistic shield and a second ballistic shield is disclosed. The apparatus has a structural frame, and a wheel assembly rotatably attached to a structural connector of a base assembly of the structural frame. The structural frame is configured to removably attach to the first ballistic shield. The structural frame is configured to removably attach to the second ballistic shield. The wheel assembly includes a plurality of axles spaced away from the structural connector and configured to rotate about the structural connector when the wheel assembly rotates.

An armored seating assembly for a rotorcraft or other aircraft (e.g., for a pilot or operator) includes a wing armor panel capable of rotational and vertical movement relative to the seat base when adjusted by the operator. For example, a carriage attached to the armor panel translates along a carriage slot in the seat base, stabilized in the carriage slot by orthogonal sets of bearings (e.g., lateral bearings and longitudinal bearings) and allowing the wing armor panel to be vertically adjusted relative to the seat base (e.g., to accommodate pilots of varying heights). The armor panel is coupled to the carriage by hinges allowing the panel to pivot or rotate away from the seat base, in order to facilitate entry to and egress from the seat.

A system and method for a support system. The system couples a harness strap to a hanging hook. The hanging hook couples with equipment, such as a ballistics shield. This allows the weight of the shield to be transferred to the harness strap and frees up the hands of the operator.

A carry harness system includes a support belt arranged to encircle a user's waist; a shoulder harness arranged to lay over the user's shoulders on opposite sides of the user's head; two front belt support straps arranged to be on a front side of the user and extending between the shoulder harness and the support belt; two rear belt support straps arranged to be on a rear side of the user and extending between the shoulder harness and the support belt; two post receivers supported on the support belt on the rear side; and two posts. The posts are arranged spaced-apart on the rear side, fit into the receivers and extending vertically between the post receivers and a vertical elevation above the shoulder harness. The two posts are fixed to the shoulder harness and have strap connections at tops of the posts. Two object support straps extend between the strap connections forwardly and obliquely to attachments on a rear side of the object to be carried.

An impact target for a sports simulator, the impact target comprising: a plate comprising a front surface and a rear surface opposite the front surface, the rear surface comprising an opening; and a vibration sensor fixedly positioned within the opening, the vibration sensor configured to detect an impact of a sports projectile with the impact target.

This application relates to the field of riot control devices and discloses an innovative multifunctional riot shield, specifically for police equipment. The riot shield includes a shield body, an auxiliary support assembly, a dispersing assembly, and a control assembly. The front surface of the shield body has an observation window; the auxiliary support assembly connects the user's upper arm to the shield body to distribute the weight of the grip; the dispersing assembly is located on the inner wall of the shield body and, through a central processing unit, controls a micro-pump to spray the medium from the gas cylinder outwards via a transmission pipe. The device features a linkage locking assembly; pressing the unlock button moves the unlocking plate, and the protrusion drives the locking buckle and the moving sleeve to move downwards synchronously, simultaneously releasing the lock between the central processing unit and the gas cylinder; in conjunction with the torsion spring structure of the rotary joint, the gas cylinder automatically tilts outwards and pops out after unlocking. This invention achieves active dispersing and identity verification control of the riot shield, and also features rapid gas cylinder replacement and ergonomic auxiliary support functions.

A multi-piece ballistic shield is provided with a first shield having an outward face exposed to projectiles and an opposing inward face. The first shield having a first offset layer mechanically coupled to a first section of the outward face of the first shield and a second offset layer mechanically coupled to a second section of the outward face of the first shield. The multi-piece ballistic shield further includes a second shield having an outward face exposed to projectiles and an opposing inward face. The second shield is detachably coupled to the first shield such that the second offset layer overlaps a seam formed between the first and second shields. The multi-piece ballistic shield includes a harness coupled to a fastener to support a weight of the multi-piece ballistic shield.

The utility model discloses an anti-explosion shield, and belongs to the technical field of shields. The anti-explosion shield comprises a shield back plate, the front end of the shield back plate is fixedly connected with an anti-explosion shield plate, a holding mechanism is arranged above the rear end of the shield back plate, and a fixing mechanism is arranged below the rear end of the shield back plate. The arc-shaped design of the anti-explosion shield plate enables impact force to be dispersed to the whole shield frame along the curved surface, and breakage caused by single-point stress concentration is avoided. According to the structure, impact force is evenly conducted to the shield back plate, the local damage risk is reduced, the overall shock resistance of the shield is improved, and the safety of a shield holder is effectively protected. The buffer hard rubber strip and the connecting strip are arranged in the hollow area between the anti-explosion shield plate and the shield back plate, when the shield is impacted, the buffer hard rubber strip and the connecting strip absorb energy through compression deformation, the impact action time is prolonged, and the instantaneous impact force peak value is reduced. By means of the design, vibration transmission can be greatly weakened, and arm tremor or injury caused by violent impact of a shield holder is prevented.

A collapsible ballistic body armor system having a linear arrangement of two to four armor panels in a deployment condition defining a rectangular prism array of armor panels shielding the front of the user. Each adjacent armor panel is interconnected along their respective edges by a hinge connection so that the collapsible ballistic body armor system is movable between the deployment condition and a folded position. In the deployment condition, a cover panel pivotably attached to each armor panel pivots to cover a gap between each adjacent armor panel. The system provides a neck strap from which initial deployment may be achieved under the urging of gravity.

A boltless viewport assembly for a ballistic shield can include a piece of ballistic glass; a body side viewport retention sleeve, a ballistic glass holder sleeve, and a strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve. The body side viewport retention sleeve can include a body side flange and an aperture insertion portion. The ballistic glass holder sleeve can include an aperture sleeve portion and a ballistic glass nest portion. The strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve can include a strike face side flange. The ballistic glass can be placed in the ballistic glass holder sleeve, and the body side viewport retention sleeve can be attached to the ballistic glass holder sleeve. The strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve can be attached to the ballistic glass holder sleeves.

An article includes a central chest portion; a harness portion, where the harness portion includes: a left shoulder strap, a right shoulder strap, a left chest strap, a right chest strap, a back portion, and a chest ring; where each of the left shoulder strap, the right shoulder strap, the left chest strap and the right chest strap are connected to the chest ring; a removable connector attached to the chest ring; and a hook attached to the removable connector; where the hook is configured to hold a shield therein.

A shielding element in the form of a monolithic body having an outer face or impact face (2) with a surface area greater than or equal to 80 cm², traversed by a plurality of orifices (4) centered at O, comprising a central portion with an opening diameter less than or equal to 2 mm, from which extend a plurality of lobes with a median segment S, the maximum distances Ly, Ly' respectively from their walls P1, P2 to said median segment being less than 2 mm and the length of which is less than ten times the central portion of radius OI. The distance between the centers O (O1 and O2) of two orifices whose lobe tips E (respectively E1 and E2) are closest is less than ten times the greater of the distances between O1 and E1' on the one hand and between O2 and E2 on the other.

A display board ballistic shield to protect students from gunfire includes a U-shaped base frame comprising a vertically oriented rectangular frame having two vertical posts, a top, and a bottom. The frame defines a vertical plane and a window area therethrough. A base leg having two ends is affixed to each side of the frame at a bottom thereof, each base leg perpendicularly oriented to the plane defined by the frame. A caster is affixed proximate to the ends of each of the base legs. A first ballistic resistant panel has a rectangular metal frame and is mounted within a bottom portion of the frame and coplanar therewith. A second ballistic resistant panel has a rectangular metal frame and is mounted within a top portion of the frame. The second ballistic resistant panel also includes a dry erase display board abutting in layered fashion the second ballistic resistant panel.

There is provided a fragmentation blanket comprising a plurality of layers of fragmentation resistant or fabric material, the surface of each layer of fragmentation resistant or fabric material being affixed to provide structural integrity of a multi-layer fragmentation blanket arrangement.

A comfortable and small anti-riot arm shield relates to the technical field of security products, the number of straps is two, the straps are fixedly arranged on the upper side edge and the lower side edge of one side wall of a shield face, one strap is fixedly provided with a child buckle, the other strap is fixedly provided with a mother buckle, the child buckle and the mother buckle are arranged in a matched mode, and the child buckle and the mother buckle are arranged in a matched mode. The two mounting seats are symmetrically arranged up and down, the mounting seats are fixedly arranged on the side wall, provided with the bridle, of the shield surface, the handle is arranged between the upper mounting seat and the lower mounting seat, the handle is rotationally connected with the mounting seats, and the window breaking hammer is arranged on the mounting seats; according to the anti-riot shield, the window breaking hammer is changed to be installed below the wrist, and the window breaking hammer is of a detachable structure, so that the position of the window breaking hammer can be changed according to the using habit of the left hand and the right hand of a user, and the wearing and using comfort of the anti-riot shield is optimized.