Armor system
OwnerJames Henryinventor
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Abstract
An armor system is provided having an outer case of woven or unidirectional fibers filled with one or more protective materials. The outer case includes a pressure sensitive adhesive bonded to one side for quick and easy application to a body to be protected. The protective materials may include ceramic material which may be in the form of ceramic tile sheets, loose ceramic balls, or perforated tiles, multiple layers of woven or unidirectional cloth, and steel mesh. These materials may be used alone or in any combination. A tensioned energy layer and/or a self-healing layer may be provided to fill a void created by a projectile.
Claims48
An armor system for protecting a body, comprising:
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of protective material, and
- a securing layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for attaching the armor unit to the body to be protected.
The armor system of claim 31, further including a polymer material filling the holes in the ceramic tile.
An armor system for protecting a body, comprising:
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of self-healing material to fill a void formed by a projectile, and
- an adhesive layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for adhering the armor unit to the body to be protected.
An armor system for protecting a body, comprising:
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of perforated ceramic tiles having holes formed therein, and
- an adhesive layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for adhering the armor unit to the body to be protected.
An armor system for protecting a body, comprising:
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of protective material with a high strength woven tape applied to at least one side thereof, and
- an adhesive layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for adhering the armor unit to the body to be protected.
An armor system for protecting a body, comprising:
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of self-healing material to fill a void formed by a projectile.
An armor system for protecting a body, comprising:
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of perforated ceramic tiles having holes formed therein.
An armor system for protecting a body, comprising:
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of protective material with a high strength woven tape applied to at least one side thereof.
An armor system for protecting a vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle having a body to be protected,
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of protective material, and
- an adhesive securing layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for attaching the armor unit to the vehicle.
An armor system for protecting a body, comprising:
- at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one tensioned energy layer including plural discrete elements under tension that are released upon impact to repopulate a void created by the projectile.
A method of protecting a body, comprising:
- providing at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of protective material, and
- providing a securing layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for attaching the armor unit to the body to be protected.
A method of protecting a body, comprising:
- providing at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of self-healing material to fill a void formed by a projectile, and
- providing an adhesive layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for adhering the armor unit to the body to be protected.
A method of protecting a body, comprising:
- providing at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of perforated ceramic tiles having holes formed therein, and
- providing an adhesive layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for adhering the armor unit to the body to be protected.
A method of protecting a body, comprising:
- protecting at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of protective material with a high strength woven tape applied to at least one side thereof, and
- protecting an adhesive layer bonded to at least one of the front side or the backside of the outer case for adhering the armor unit to the body to be protected.
A method of protecting a body, comprising:
- providing at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of self-healing material to fill a void formed by a projectile.
A method of protecting a body, comprising:
- providing at least one armor unit having an outer case with a front side and a backside forming an interior, the interior of the outer case including at least one layer of perforated ceramic tiles having holes formed therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.