Interior armor for passenger vehicles
US5679918A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 3, 1997 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 3, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H5/226
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A set of interior armor panels are removably installed in a passenger vehe. At least one of the panels is a door armor panel covering a lower part of a door. Hooks on the door armor panel engage the door's sill, these hooks having ends inserted into the door through a window slot defined by the sill. Belts hold the door armor panel against the door. The belts are connected at one end to anchors on the inboard side of the door armor panel and the other ends of the belts have hooks closely fit to flanges at the periphery of the door. Buckles on the belts adjust their length. Additional armor panels are removably installed in the vehicle, the additional panels and the door armor panel together forming a ballistically continuous band of protective material within the vehicle's passenger compartment.
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