Blunt trauma reduction fabric for body armor
AssigneeGehring Textiles, Inc.
InventorGeorge G. Gehring, Jr.
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Abstract
A three-dimensional knit spacer fabric for use in ballistic protective garments is provided. The fabric includes a first fabric layer made from high performance, high tenacity yarns; a second fabric layer of an open mesh construction to facilitate air circulation; and a plurality of high performance monofilament yarns interconnecting the two layers.
Claims16
A body armor for use in ballistic protection garments comprising a first overlying fabric portion made from a ballistic resistant material and a second underlying fabric portion comprising a three-dimensional knit spacer fabric, said spacer fabric defined by a front face fabric layer, a back face fabric layer, and a plurality of yarns interconnecting said front and back face fabric layers, wherein said front and back face fabric layers are spaced from one another and wherein said plurality of interconnecting yarns have a length extending between said layers that substantially corresponds to the distance between said layers.
A body armor for use in ballistic protection garments comprising a first overlying fabric portion made from a ballistic resistant material and a second underlying fabric portion comprising a three-dimensional knit spacer fabric, said spacer fabric defined by a front face fabric layer, a back face fabric layer, and a plurality of yarns interconnecting said front and back face fabric layers, wherein said front and back face fabric layers are spaced from one another at a preselected distance;
- wherein said plurality of yarns each have a length between said front and back face fabric layers, which length is substantially equal to said distance;
- and wherein said plurality of yarns interconnecting said first and second layers are made of a material with a high tenacity selected to maintain said layers at said distance from each other.
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