Patent · US Expired

Body armor

US7100490B2 · kind B2 · utility

17Cited by
23References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJul 1, 2003
Grant dateSep 5, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateJul 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41H5/0492
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An armor, especially a body armor has at least one layer and preferably a multiplicity of layers of a woven ballistic fabric with titanium beads or disks threaded onto the yarns at the crossovers to serve as a projectile shredders. The titanium beaded fabric layers may be used in conjunction with other ballistic fabrics and armor designed to catch and trap resultant projectile fragments in a body armor or other type of shield or armor.

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