Removable bullet resistant apparatus for vehicles
OwnerJames R. Madden, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
Removable bullet resistant apparatus for windshields and rear windows of a vehicle includes a transparent panel which is disposed against structural elements of a vehicle and a layered mat is secured to the bottom portion of the transparent panel and disposed on the dashboard deck in front of the transparent panel for the windshield embodiment, and behind the transparent panel and on the rear deck for the rear window embodiment. The transparent panels and the mats are bullet resistant. The layered mats are secured to the transparent panels in an overlapping relationship. The transparent panels and their mats may be easily installed and easily removed from the vehicle. The mats are made of layers of bullet resistant material, woven or nonwoven, or combinations of both woven and nonwoven materials.
Claims24
Bullet resistant apparatus for a vehicle having a top structure, a window cowling assembly, a front windshield disposed between the top structure and the window cowling assembly, and a dashboard assembly, comprising in combination;
- a bullet resistant transparent panel secured to the vehicle between the top structure and the dashboard assembly;
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- a plurality of layers of bullet resistant material secured to the transparent panel and disposed on the dashboard assembly between the transparent panel and the front windshield.
Bullet resistant apparatus for a vehicle having a window, structural elements to which the window is secured, including top and bottom structures, and a deck structure extending into the vehicle from the window, comprising in combination:
- a bullet resistant transparent panel disposed against the top structure of the vehicle;
- a bullet resistant layered mat comprising a plurality of layers of bullet resistant material secured to the transparent panel and disposed on the deck structure of the vehicle;
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- means for securing the transparent panel and layered mat to the deck structure.
Bullet resistant apparatus for a vehicle having a rear window, top structure, rear deck, and back seat, comprising in combination:
- a bullet resistant transparent panel disposed between the top structure and the rear deck;
- a bullet resistant layered mat including a plurality of layers of bullet resistant material secured to the transparent panel and disposed on the rear deck;
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- means for securing the transparent panel to the top structure and the rear deck.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.