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US 11,029,132 B2Granted
Projectile penetration resistance assemblies
AssigneeTruArmor a division of Clear-Armor LLC
InventorDavid Anthony Trudeau
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Abstract
Unidirectional transparent projectile penetration resistant panels and bidirectional opaque projectile penetration resistant assemblies and systems and methods of forming and mounting the same relative to underlying support structures.
Claims19
A projectile penetration resistant material comprising:
- a plurality of layers of a flexible nylon containing sheet material, the plurality of layers comprising at least 50 layers of the flexible nylon containing sheet material;
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- an adhesive layer disposed between adjacent layers of the flexible nylon containing sheet material that adheres adjacent layers of the flexible nylon containing sheet material to one another and is subjected to pressures of no less than 10,000 PSI and temperatures no greater than 240 degrees Fahrenheit during the formation process and such that performance of the projectile penetration resistant material is characterized by the at least 50 layers of flexible nylon containing sheet material adhesively secured to one another;
- wherein the projectile penetration resistant material has a thickness such that the material can be introduced to a cavity defined by an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) vehicle door panel downward through a window slot, the projectile penetration resistant material being constructed to slideably cooperate with a channel associated with the window slot for disposing the projectile penetration resistant material between an exterior skin and an interior panel associated with door panel, and
- wherein the projectile penetration resistant material is constructed to allow formation of one or more cutouts from hand tools to prevent interference between the projectile penetration resistant material and structures of the door panel.
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A projectile penetration resistant door panel assembly comprising:
- a panel having a laminate construction that includes a plurality of layers of nylon fiber sheet material that are adhered to one another by an adhesive layer disposed between adjacent layers of the layers of nylon fiber sheet material, the plurality of layers comprising at least 50 layers of the nylon fiber sheet material;
- the panel having a thickness such that the panel can be introduced to a cavity defined by an OEM vehicle door panel downward through a window slot, the projectile penetration resistant material being constructed to slideably cooperate with a channel associated with the window slot for disposing the projectile penetration resistant material between an exterior skin and an interior panel associated with door panel;
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- a support bracket having a first end configured to engage a lower door frame member and a second end configured to engage an upper door frame member,
- wherein the projectile penetration resistant material is constructed to allow formation of one or more cutouts from hand tools to prevent interference between the projectile penetration resistant material and structures of the door panel, and
- wherein the support bracket is configured to prevent lateral translation of the panel relative to the door panel when the panel is subjected to an impact.
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A method of forming a panel effective for blocking penetration of a bullet, the method comprising:
- providing a plurality of layers of a flexible nylon sheet material, the plurality of layers comprising at least 50 layers of the flexible nylon sheet material;
- disposing an adhesive between adjacent layers of the flexible nylon sheet material to form a panel stack;
- providing a brace member constructed to support a median portion of the panel when the panel is associated with a vehicle door frame;
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- pressing the stack such that curing of the adhesive bonds the adjacent layers of the flexible sheet material to one another to form a panel having a thickness such that the panel can be introduced to a cavity defined by an OEM vehicle door panel downward through a window slot, the panel being constructed to slideably cooperate with a channel associated with the window slot for disposing the panel between an exterior skin and an interior panel associated with the door panel, and
- wherein the panel is constructed to allow formation of one or more cutouts from hand tools to prevent interference between the panel and structures of the door panel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.