Vehicle armoring assembly
US6041689A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 1997 |
| Grant date | Mar 28, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41H5/263
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An armoring assembly for a vehicle having a body frame, and having a passenger compartment, the passenger compartment having a roof and a plurality of roof supporting columns, the roof and each roof supporting column having an inwardly facing surface; the armoring assembly consisting of a plurality of interior trim panels, each interior trim panel being fitted for covering the inwardly facing surface of one of the roof supporting columns of the passenger compartment, each interior trim panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, and each interior trim panel consisting of a bullet proof material; and consisting of trim attaching means respectively interconnecting each interior trim panel to the column to which it is fitted, the trim attaching means being capable of holding the interior trim panels in place while bullets fired from a firearm impinge upon their outer surfaces.
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