Vehicle and structure shield

US8245621B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• QINETIQ NORTH AMERICA, INC. · US

Inventors

• Michael D. Farinella · Belmont, US
• Robert Lee Cardenas · Framingham, US
• William R. Lawson · Hamilton, US
• Brendan LaBrecque · Peabody, US
• Frances Rush · Norwood, US
• David Hoadley · Lexington, US
• Michael Wheaton · Elk Grove, US
• Michael Anderson · Lowell, US
• Thomas Mann · Littleton, US
• Abed Kanaan · Still River, US
• Patrick Callahan · Maynard, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 27, 2011
• Grant date: Aug 21, 2012
• Expiry date: Jul 27, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F41H5/013
• WIPO field: Other special machines
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.