Protective cover
AssigneeDowty Armourshield Limited
InventorMichael Sacks
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Abstract
A cover for use with a container (1) comprises one or more layers (11, 12, 15) of high tensile strength, high stretch resistance flexible material which are capable of resisting penetration by bomb blast and fragmentation and which are adapted so that the cover can expand and absorb and/or channel the blast from within the container (1). For this purpose, the layers of flexible material are interconnected by hook-and-eye type fabric fasteners, which can give or release under load to allow controlled expansion of the cover in the event of an explosion. The container may be the type used to carry cargo or luggage on an aircraft and placing the cover (11, 12, 15) about the container a bomb secreted in the luggage or cargo will be prevented from destroying the aircraft.
Claims10
A cover for use with a container comprising one or more layers of high tensile strength, high stretch resistance flexible material which are capable of resisting penetration by bomb blast and fragmentation and which are adapted so that the cover can expand and absorb the blast from an explosion within the container, said cover comprising a plurality of separate panels of said material which are shaped to overly respective side walls and the top of the container and are connected together with fasteners which progressively peel apart under load from the blast to allow controlled expansion of the cover in the event of an explosion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.