Body armor
US7100490B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 1, 2003 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 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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