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US 2018/0003468 A1Published application
Vehicle hatch system, an aircraft employing same and method of armoring a hatch of a vehicle
AssigneeSikorsky Aircraft Corporation
InventorsNancy Held-Sheehe, Gerald Sheehe
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Abstract
A vehicle hatch system includes, a frame defining a perimeter of a hatch that is releasably attachable to a hatchway of a vehicle, at least one sub-frame attached to the frame configured to allow replaceable panels to be attached to the at least one sub-frame and the frame, at least one transparent non-armor panel is replaceably attachable to the at least one sub-frame and the frame, and at least one armor panel that is replaceably attachable to the at least one sub-frame and the frame.
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A vehicle hatch system, comprising:
- a frame defining a perimeter of a hatch that is releasably attachable to a hatchway of a vehicle;
- at least one sub-frame attached to the frame configured to allow replaceable panels to be attached to the at least one sub-frame and the frame;
- at least one transparent non-armor panel being replaceably attachable to the at least one sub-frame and the frame;
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- at least one armor panel being replaceably attachable to the at least one sub-frame and the frame.
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A method of armoring a hatch of a vehicle, comprising:
- selecting a prefabricated transparent non-armor panel from a selection of prefabricated transparent non-armor panels;
- attaching the selected prefabricated transparent non-armor panel to a frame and a sub-frame of a hatch, the hatch being attachable to a hatchway of a vehicle;
- selecting a prefabricated armor panel from a selection of prefabricated armor panels;
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- attaching the selected prefabricated armor panel to the frame and the sub-frame of the hatch.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.