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Protecting personnel using spring-assisted, deployable ballistic shield

US11969877B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Howe & Howe Inc. · US

Inventors

Timothy Merlin Foley · Lyman, US
Michael J. Zagorianakos · Gorham, US
Matthew G. Williams · Lighthouse Point, US
Zachary Edward Sawyer · Falmouth, US
Caroline Ruby Bills · Windham Center, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 28, 2022
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 28, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF41H5/14
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A technique for facilitating deployment and stowing of a ballistic shield on a vehicle includes providing a central armored panel having a hinged connection to a base, which may be coupled to or integral with the vehicle. The hinged connection includes an axle and a set of torsion springs configured to exert a lifting torque on the central armored panel relative to the base, such that the central armored panel is movable about the hinged connection for assuming both an upright, deployed position and a laid-down, stowed position.

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