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US 4,919,037 AGranted
Clipboard ballistic shield
AssigneeAmerican Protective Equipment, Inc.
InventorHal D. Mitchell
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Abstract
A writing surface, such as a clipboard, with a means to attach a lightweight package a ballistic material with facilities to handle as a writing surface which will stop the projectiles from small firearms at point blank range of under 1 foot. Said package can be used by a police officer for various writing responsibilities and can be quickly converted to use as a shield to block the use of a gun at close range.
Claims7
The combination of a clipboard and a ballistic package having a first bullet strike face, a second face and four sides, two of said sides being opposing, comprising:
- hook and loop fastener means attaching said clipboard to the first face of said ballistic package;
- a handling device located on the second face of said ballistic package, and handling device comprising a wrist strap and circular pocket to accept either the right or left hand of a person handling said combination clipboard and ballistic package,
- said ballistic package including a fabric layer of woven nylon impregnated with urethane and a layer of ionomer foam;
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- deployable strap means attached to said two opposing sides of said four sides, said deploying strap means fitting snugly at least three of said four sides when not deployed and being deployable into first position to engage the neck and a second position to engage the shoulder of a person using said combination clipboard and ballistic device.
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