Body armor with improved knife-stab resistance formed from flexible composites
US7288493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T442/2623
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Flexible body armor formed from flexible composites which have improved knife-stab resistance. The body armor is formed from composites which include layers of a fabric base, formed from high tenacity fibers, and a rubber layer bonded to the fabric base. A thermoplastic bonding layer may be used to bond the fabric and rubber layers together. To provide ballistic resistance, the body armor may also include a ballistic resistant composite of a network of high tenacity fibers.
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