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US 2014/0338520 A1Published application
Armour Module for Vehicle
AssigneeTen Cate Advanced Armour UK Ltd.
InventorsPaul Bourke, Alasdair York
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an armour module for a vehicle. The armour module comprises a plurality of flexible vertical elements, a plurality of horizontal slats and a connection arrangement for supporting the armour module in a stand-off relation to the vehicle. Both the armour and its support may be flexible and can resiliently deform in response to an impact and thereafter recover.
Claims24
An armour module for a vehicle comprising:
- a plurality of flexible vertical elements to be arranged substantially parallel to each other in a substantially vertical direction;
- a plurality of slats to be arranged substantially parallel to each other in a substantially horizontal direction;
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- a connection arrangement for supporting the armour module in a stand-off relation to the vehicle.
1 more element
Stand-off armour for a vehicle comprising:
- a flexible protecting element;
- one or more supports for securing the protecting element to the vehicle;
- wherein the supports are resilient and capable of being deformed in response to deformation of the protecting element and thereafter returning to the stand-off position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.