Method and apparatus for defeating high-velocity projectiles
A technology of equipment and projectiles, applied in protective equipment, personnel protection equipment, clothing, etc., can solve unrealistic problems
Inactive Publication Date: 2002-01-23
PINNACLE ARMOR
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[0025] figure 1 It is a partial diagram of a body armor embodiment of the present invention. Body armor 10 covers a user's torso and serves to protect vital organs from high velocity projectiles. By properly arranging the disks in a scale-like structure, the entire body armor 10 maintains a kind of flexibility and can also provide a better protection against high-velocity projectiles. Unlike the 10x12 rigid panels of the prior art, the scales are able to bend to the contours of the body and are therefore considerably more comfortable and easier to conceal. The scale structure 12 is typically sandwiched between two layers of fabric 14 made of high tensile strength fibers such as aramid, polyethylene fibers. The fabric 14 should have tear and cut strength and is preferably a ballistic resistant material for shatter reduction. The fabric 14 may be saturated with adhesive so that the adhesive on the fabric adheres to the disks making up the scales 12 and fixes their relative po...
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A method and apparatus for defeating high-velocity projectiles. A plurality of disks of equal size and having a thickness greater than 0.100'' are milled in a plurality of places. Each milled place having a radius of curvature approximately equal to the radius of curvature of the disk. The disks are then laid out in an imbricated pattern row by row such that each disk in a row is in substantially a straight line with the other disks in the row and overlaps a milled place of a disk in a row above its row and has its milled place overlapped by a disk in the row below its row. The imbricated pattern is then adhered to a flexible, high tensile strength substrate and overlaid by a second high tensile strength layer such that the imbricated pattern is enveloped between the substrate and the second layer. The envelope is then coupled to a soft body armor backing. In an alternative embodiment, a method and apparatus for defeating high-velocity projectiles. A plurality of disks of equal size comprised of fiber induced ceramic composites are provided. The disks are laid out in an imbricated pattern row by row such that each disk in a row is in substantially a straight line with the other disks in the row and overlaps a segment of a disk in an adjacent row. The imbricated pattern is then adhered to a flexible, high tensile strength substrate and overlaid by a second high tensile strength layer such that the imbricated pattern is enveloped between the substrate and the second layer. The envelope is then coupled to a soft body armor backing.
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field of invention [0001] The invention relates to a protective clothing. More specifically, the present invention relates to a flexible body armor for resisting high velocity projectiles. Background of the invention [0002] The various advances in body armor are often related to improvements in the materials from which body armor is made. In recent years, bulletproof materials composed of high tensile strength fibers, such as aramid fibers and polyethylene fibers, have been widely used in this field. Unfortunately, despite the use of these advanced materials, these soft body armors are still not enough to resist the commonly used armor-piercing pistol rounds, sharp thrusting implements, and circular penetrators. . [0003] To solve this problem, various rigid sheet metal devices have been developed. This device employs a number of titanium discs one inch in diameter and 0.32-0.50 inches thick, stacked in rows so that within a row a disc partially overlaps the previous ...
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Login to View More IPC IPC(8): F41H1/02B32B3/10F41H1/00F41H5/04
CPCF41H5/0492B32B3/10F41H5/0464F41H5/0435B32B9/047B32B2571/00B32B9/005
Inventor 默里L·尼尔艾伦D·贝恩
Owner PINNACLE ARMOR