Interior armor for passenger vehicles
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsJohn G. Korpi, Peter W. Pfister
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AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army
InventorsJohn G. Korpi, Peter W. Pfister
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A set of interior armor panels are removably installed in a passenger vehe. At least one of the panels is a door armor panel covering a lower part of a door. Hooks on the door armor panel engage the door's sill, these hooks having ends inserted into the door through a window slot defined by the sill. Belts hold the door armor panel against the door. The belts are connected at one end to anchors on the inboard side of the door armor panel and the other ends of the belts have hooks closely fit to flanges at the periphery of the door. Buckles on the belts adjust their length. Additional armor panels are removably installed in the vehicle, the additional panels and the door armor panel together forming a ballistically continuous band of protective material within the vehicle's passenger compartment.
An armor panel construction removably fastened to a door of a vehicle, comprising:
A low-visibility armor panel construction removably attached to an inboard side of a door of a passenger vehicle but not permanently affecting structure of the door, the armor panel construction comprising:
An interior armor construction removably installed in a passenger vehicle having a door, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.