Bullet proof barriers

A method of protecting an interior space of a building from a bullet fired from a weapon using a flexible ballistic barrier, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing the ballistic barrier comprised of a plurality of sheets of lightweight flexible anti-ballistic material fixedly laminated together by sewing and/or gluing and/or welding said sheets together to form a substantially flat laminate, wherein each one of said plurality of sheets has said anti-ballistic material distributed uniformly throughout said sheet;
• providing a decorative treatment on an outer surface of said ballistic barrier;
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• mounting a portion of the perimeter of the ballistic barrier to a structure within the building to protect the interior space from the bullet fired from a gun from entering the interior space, wherein said ballistic barrier is configured to remain permanently deployed in the building, and wherein
• said mounting is configured in a manner permitting said ballistic barrier to move and/or flex when impacted by the bullet to absorb kinetic energy from said bullet.

A method of protecting an interior space of a building from a high-speed ballistic projectile deployed by a weapon through a window or a doorway of the building using a flexible ballistic barrier, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing the ballistic barrier comprised of a plurality of flexible sheets each comprised of woven fibers of lightweight anti-ballistic material, said sheets being fixedly laminated together to form a substantially flat laminate, wherein each one of said plurality of sheets includes the fibers of anti-ballistic material distributed uniformly throughout said sheets;
• providing a decorative layer or treatment on an outer surface of said ballistic barrier;
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• fixedly mounting a portion of the ballistic barrier to a structure at the window or the doorway in a deployed manner such that a substantial portion of said ballistic barrier extends within the window or doorway to protect the interior space from the ballistic projectile entering through said window or doorway such that said ballistic barrier is configured to move and/or flex when impacted by the ballistic projectile to absorb kinetic energy from said ballistic projectile.

A method of protecting an interior space of a building from bullet deployed by a weapon through a window or doorway of the building using a flexible ballistic barrier, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing the ballistic barrier comprised of a plurality of flexible sheets each comprised of woven fibers of lightweight anti-ballistic material, said sheets being fixedly laminated together by sewing said sheets together to form a substantially flat laminate, wherein each one of said plurality of sheets includes the fibers of anti-ballistic material distributed uniformly throughout said sheets;
• providing a decorative layer or treatment on an outer surface of said ballistic barrier;
• and
• fixedly mounting a top portion of the ballistic barrier to a structure at the window or the doorway in a deployed manner such that a substantial portion of said ballistic barrier extends within the window or doorway in a loose manner to protect the interior space from the bullet entering through said window or doorway such that said ballistic barrier is configured to move and/or flex when impacted by the bullet to absorb kinetic energy from said bullet.

A method of protecting an interior space of a building from a ballistic projectile deployed by a weapon using a flexible ballistic barrier, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing the flexible ballistic barrier comprised of a plurality of sheets of lightweight anti-ballistic material fixedly laminated together, wherein each one of said plurality of sheets has said anti-ballistic material distributed uniformly throughout said sheet;
• connecting a portion of a perimeter of said flexible ballistic barrier to a mounting structure;
• fixedly mounting the mounting structure to a structure within a building in a manner configured to protect the interior space of the building from the ballistic projectile entering the interior space, wherein said fixedly mounting is configured in a manner protecting said interior space from entry by said ballistic projectile while permitting said ballistic barrier to move and/or flex when impacted by the ballistic projectile to absorb kinetic energy from said ballistic projectile;
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• separately mounting a different portion of the perimeter of the barrier to said structure in a manner preserving the ballistic barrier ability to move and/or flex when impacted by a ballistic projectile to absorb kinetic energy from said ballistic projectile.