Flexible, lightweight antiballistic protection
AssigneeSeyntex N.V.
InventorBart De Lombaerde
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an antiballistic protection comprising a cover with a stab and bullet resistant layer, comprising a stab resistant layer and a bullet resistant layer, in which said antiballistic protection has a large flexibility. Preferably, said stab and bullet resistant layer comprises a stab resistant layer of polyamide and a bullet resistant layer of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. The invention also relates to a method for fabricating said antiballistic protection as well as the use of pieces of clothing.
Claims17
A antiballistic protection comprising a cover with a stab and bullet resistant layer, and in which said antiballistic protection comprises a central chest section and at least two wing sections, whereby said stab and bullet resistant layer is composed of a stab resistant layer of polyamide and a bullet resistant layer of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene,
- wherein said stab resistant layer is composed of a plurality of polyamide textile layers in which at least one polyamide textile layer has a surface weight lower than 200 g/m2, and in which said bullet resistant layer is composed of a plurality of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene laminates in which at least one polyethylene laminate has a surface weight lower than 100 g/m2.
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A method for fabricating an antiballistic protection, comprising the following steps:
- providing a stab resistant layer composed of a plurality of polyamide textile layers in which at least one polyamide textile layer has a surface weight lower than 200 g/m2 and a bullet resistant layer composed of a plurality of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene laminates in which at least one polyethylene laminate has a surface weight lower than 100 g/m2, said stab resistant layer and said bullet resistant layer having a central chest section and at least two wing sections;
- connecting said stab resistant layer and said bullet resistant layer least one contact point at the bottom of said central chest section and at one or more contact points at the top of said central chest section, as a result of which a stab and bullet resistant layer is obtained;
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- enclosing said stab and bullet resistant layer in a cover.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.