Modular scalable plate system for personnel protection
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsRonald L. Holtz, Alex E. Moser, James L. Pelland, Flora M. Jordan, James R. Dade, III, John K. Wilcox
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Abstract
Body armor includes a first armor plate having a concave rear surface, a second plate having a convex front surface. Contours of the second layer are formed by conforming the contours between the polymer plate and the armor plate into a shape that fills gaps or voids between the concave rear surface of the armor plate, such that the armor plate and the polymer plate form a matched set. In operation, the ceramic armor plate can be used alone, the polymer plate can be used alone, or the hard armor layer and the polymer plate can be used together.
Claims8
A body armor system, comprising:
- a first plate having a concave rear surface;
- a second plate having a convex front surface with a contour that matches a contour of the concave rear surface of the first plate, such that when worn, the front of the second plate is in contact with the rear surface of the first plate over the entire surface area of the plates;
- the contour of the convex front surface of the second plate being formed by conforming the second plate to the concave rear surface of the first plate to fill gaps and voids such that the first plate and the second plate are releasably fitted together to form a matched set.
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