Ballistic shield and methods of use and formation
OwnerAlfred J. Bakerinventor
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Abstract
A ballistic shield formed of ballistic material is provided with side wing sections and a central section adjustably secured to one another. A support/handle is provided adjacent a shallow V-groove along the upper margin of the shield for mounting and grasping the forward end of a barrel of a long gun with one hand, enabling the individual to support the shield and in part the long gun by one hand. The individual's opposite hand is free to operate the long gun. A strap is connected to the shield and carried by the individual in he hand supporting the shield and the long gun. Thus, the hand that supports the shield also supports the long gun.
Claims24
Ballistic protection apparatus comprising:
- a ballistic shield having a body formed at least in part of ballistic material capable of stopping a bullet;
- said shield body configured to provide frontal ballistic protection at least to the torso of an individual when the shield is located in front of the individual;
- said shield body having a support on one side thereof for mounting a long gun and configured to enable an individual to simultaneously grasp the long gun and the support by one hand with a barrel of the long gun projecting from the shield body to an opposite side of the shield from the individual;
- said support being located on said shield body to enable the individual to carry the shield in and grasp the long gun by the one hand and simultaneously effectively operate the long gun using both hands.
Apparatus according to clam 4 wherein said support projects from a back side of the shield body and includes a generally vertically extending handle extending generally parallel to the shield body to enable the individual to simultaneously support the shield and grasp a vertically extending grip of the long gun.
Ballistic protection apparatus comprising:
- a ballistic shield having a body formed at least in part of ballistic material capable of stopping a bullet;
- said shield body configured to provide frontal ballistic protection at least to the torso of an individual when the shield is located in front of the individual;
- said shield body including a central section and a pair of side sections on respective opposite sides of said central section maintaining a ballistic front, and fasteners for releasably securing said sections and said central section to one another.
A method of deploying a ballistic shield and a long gun by a single individual wherein the ballistic shield includes a shield body formed of ballistic material capable of stopping a bullet and configured to provide frontal ballistic protection to the torso of an individual holding the shield, said shield having a long gun support/handle comprising the steps of:
- simultaneously grasping both the long gun support/handle mounted on the shield and the long gun carried by the support/handle with a single hand to support the shield and in part support the long gun on the long gun support, and
- operating the long gun with the other hand while supporting the shield and at least part of the long gun by the one hand.
A method of forming a ballistic shield having a support/handle for supporting the shield and at least part of a long gun by one hand of an individual, comprising:
- providing a central section and a pair of discrete side sections all formed of ballistic material;
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- fastening the side sections and the central section to one another to form a ballistic shield affording frontal ballistic protection to the individual.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.