Low thermal signature camouflage garnish
US5976643A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 6, 1996 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 6, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S428/919
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention uses a garnish of tufts of filaments or strips attached to camouflage material, particularly camouflage material for use on mobile equipment, vehicles and personnel. The garnish or tuft is formed from a sheet of flexible, low emissivity material that has been cut into filaments or strips adhesively attached along one uncut longitudinal strip edge portion of the sheet. The tuft is formed by rolling the strip edge portion longitudinally around one part of a tuft retaining anchor, to form a rolled, adhesive-bound segment attached to the tuft part. When the rolled strips or filaments are so bound about the tuft retaining anchor part, a tuft is formed therefrom. When all the tuft retaining anchor parts are assembled, the tuft retaining anchor and tuft together constitute the garnish. A plurality of garnishes is attached to a base camouflage material on, e.g., mobile equipment, vehicles and personnel. The garnishes are preferably removably attached, to enable the color and other properties of the tuft to be varied in accordance with the surroundings in which the camouflage is to be effected. The tuft effectively absorbs and then dissipates heat by inducing air currents arou…
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