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US 5,452,641 AGranted
Transparent armor piercing protection system
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorBrian H. Kariya
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Abstract
An improved transparent armor piercing protection system that acts as a vision window in an armor system. The transparent armor piercing protection system comprises angled louvers with mirror surfaces in an aperture in armor. A sheet of transparent material is also provided adjacent to the aperture.
Claims17
An apparatus, comprising:
- armor with an aperture;
- a plurality of louvers supported by the armor in the aperture, wherein each said louver has a first surface and a second surface and wherein the first surface and the second surfaces are mirror surfaces;
- and
- a sheet of transparent material supported by the armor and adjacent to the plurality of louvers.
1 more element
A transparent armor piercing projectile protection system, comprising:
- a plurality of louvers, wherein each louver has a first surface and a second surface and wherein the first surface and the second surfaces are mirror surfaces;
- and
- a sheet of transparent material spaced apart from and adjacent to the plurality of louvers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.