Armoring assembly
AssigneeO'Gara-Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Co.
InventorCharles A. Williams
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Abstract
A land vehicle has a floor with upper and lower surfaces. Fibrous material is bonded to the upper surface of the floor, and a ballistic panel/blast shield is disposed below the floor and is spaced from the lower surface of the floor to create an air gap between the panel and floor. Mechanical fasteners secure the panel to the vehicle. Resilient material is disposed between the vehicle and the panel at the fasteners. The panel, air gap, resilient material and flooring provide resistance to blast pressure. The flooring and fibrous material trap flying shrapnell fragments.
Claims21
In a land vehicle with a floor having upper and lower floor surfaces and having at least one wall connected to said floor, extending upwardly therefrom and having an inner wall surface, blast pressure and shrapnel fragment defeating structure for said vehicle comprising:
- fibrous material bonded to said upper surface of said floor and said inner surface of said wall;
- a ballistic panel/blast shield disposed below said lower surface of said floor and spaced therefrom so as to form an air gap therebetween;
- fasteners securing said panel to said vehicle;
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- resilient material disposed between said panel and vehicle in the area of said fasteners.
In a land vehicle with a floor having upper and lower floor surfaces and having at least one wall connected to said floor, extending upwardly therefrom and having an inner wall surface, blast pressure and shrapnel fragment defeating structure for said vehicle comprising:
- fibrous material secured to said upper surface of said floor and said inner surface of said wall;
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- a ballistic panel/blast shield disposed below said lower surface of said floor and spaced therefrom so as to form an air gap therebetween.
In a land vehicle with a floor having upper and lower floor surfaces, blast pressure and shrapnel fragment defeating structure for said vehicle comprising:
- fibrous material secured to said upper surface of said floor;
- a ballistic panel/blast shield disposed below said lower surface of said floor and spaced therefrom so as to form an air gap therebetween;
- fasteners securing said panel to said vehicle;
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- resilient material disposed between said panel and vehicle in the area of said fasteners.
In a land vehicle with a floor having upper and lower surfaces, blast pressure and shrapnel defeating structure for said vehicle comprising:
- fibrous material secured to said upper surface of said floor;
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- a ballistic panel/blast shield disposed below said lower surface of said floor and spaced therefrom so as to form an air gap therebetween.
In a vehicle having a body with first and second surfaces, blast pressure and shrapnel fragment defeating structure for said body comprising:
- fibrous material secured to one of said first and second surfaces of said body;
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- a ballistic panel/blast shield confronting the other of said first and second surfaces and spaced therefrom so as to form an air gap therebetween.
For a skin having first and second surfaces and defining an enclosure, blast pressure and fragment defeating structure for protecting said enclosure comprising:
- fibrous material secured to one of said first and second surfaces of said skin;
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- a ballistic panel/blast shield spaced from said skin so as to define an air gap therebetween.
An armored vehicle comprising:
- a body having a pair of front wheel wells and a pair of rear wheel wells and a floor extending between said front and rear wheel wells;
- a frame for supporting said body;
- glass fiber reinforced plastic bonded to said floor and wheel wells of said body;
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- a ballistic panel/blast shield spaced below said floor and wheel wells of said body so as to define an airgap therebetween;
- said ballistic panel/blast shield being secured to said body and said frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.