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US 12,656,087 B1Granted
Multi-layer wearable body armor
AssigneeHoneywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
InventorsChristian G. Barr, David Lee Manglos, Justin Tannehill
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Abstract
A multi-layer body armor plate includes a strike plate; a mesh layer positioned over the strike plate, the mesh layer having a number of open cells; and an outer skin layer positioned over the mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer. The open cells of the mesh layer may entrap air or may be filled with expandable, buoyant foam.
Claims20
A multi-layer armor plate comprising:
- a strike plate formed of metal matrix composite materials and comprising an inner side and an outer side;
- an outer mesh layer positioned over the outer side of the strike plate, the outer mesh layer comprising a number of open cells;
- an outer skin layer at least partially positioned over the outer mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the outer mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer;
- an inner mesh layer positioned over the inner side of the strike plate, the inner mesh layer comprising a plurality of open cells;
- an inner skin layer at least partially positioned over the inner mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the inner mesh layer between the strike plate and the inner skin layer, the inner skin layer comprising—
- an upper end with a plurality of vent holes formed therein, and
- a lower portion below the upper end with a plurality of perforations formed therein.
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A multi-layer, wearable body armor plate comprising:
- a strike plate formed of metal matrix composite materials and having a multi-curved profile, an inner face, an outer strike face, upper corner concave reliefs, lower corner concave reliefs, and an upper portion that bends outwardly so that at least a portion of the inner face on the upper end has a convex surface;
- an outer mesh layer having an inner side positioned on the outer strike face of the strike plate, an outer side, a number of open cells formed between the inner side and the outer side, and edges between the inner side and the outer side;
- an inner mesh layer having an outer side positioned on the inner face of the strike plate, an inner side, a number of open cells formed between the inner side and outer side, and edges between the inner side and the outer side;
- a metallic outer skin layer positioned over the outer side and the edges of the outer mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the outer mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer;
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- a metallic inner skin layer positioned over the inner side and the edges of the inner mesh layer so as to encapsulate the open cells of the inner mesh layer between the strike plate and the inner skin layer, the inner skin layer comprising—
- an upper end proximate to the upper portion of the strike plate and having a plurality of vent holes formed therein, and
- a lower portion below the upper end and having a plurality of perforations formed therein.
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A method of forming a multi-layer, wearable body armor plate comprising:
- depositing metal material via additive manufacturing to form a strike plate with an inner face, an outer strike face, and an upper portion that bends outwardly so that a portion of the inner face has a convex surface;
- depositing metal material via additive manufacturing to form an outer mesh layer comprising a number of open cells on the outer strike face of the strike plate;
- depositing metal material via additive manufacturing to form a metallic outer skin layer that encapsulates the open cells of the outer mesh layer between the strike plate and the outer skin layer;
- depositing metal material via additive manufacturing to form an inner mesh layer comprising a number of open cells on the inner face of the strike plate;
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- depositing metal material via additive manufacturing to form a metallic inner skin layer that encapsulates the open cells on the inner face of the strike plate.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.