Collapsible ballistic shield
AssigneePatriot3, Inc.
InventorCharles Fuqua
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Abstract
A ballistic shield may include a first ballistic plate that includes a ballistic material. A second ballistic plate may also include the ballistic material. The second ballistic plate may be connected to a side of the first ballistic plate so that the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate may fold together to substantially overlap. A gap may exist between the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate when not folded together. An overlapping ballistic section may include the ballistic material. The overlapping ballistic section may be connected to the first ballistic plate and/or the second ballistic plate so that the overlapping ballistic section covers the gap between the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate.
Claims16
A ballistic shield, comprising:
- a first ballistic plate including a ballistic material;
- a second ballistic plate including the ballistic material and connected to a side of the first ballistic plate so that the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate may fold together to substantially overlap and so that a gap exists between the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate when not folded together;
- a fabric covering the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate, the fabric connecting the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate and providing the gap between the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate;
- an overlapping ballistic section including the ballistic material and connected to at least one of the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate so that the overlapping ballistic section covers the gap between the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate;
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- a handle to facilitate holding of the ballistic shield.
A foldable ballistic shield, comprising:
- a plurality of foldably connected ballistic portions, each of the ballistic portions including a panel of ballistic material;
- at least one overlapping ballistic section moveably connected to at least one of the plurality of foldably connected ballistic portions to overlap at least one seam between adjacent ones of the plurality of foldably connected ballistic portions, each of the at least one overlapping ballistic sections including a section of ballistic material;
- a covering material enclosing the plurality of foldably connected ballistic portions and the at least one overlapping ballistic section;
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- a handle that facilitates holding of the foldable ballistic shield.
A ballistic shield, comprising:
- a first ballistic plate including a ballistic material;
- a second ballistic plate including the ballistic material and connected to a side of the first ballistic plate so that the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate may fold together to substantially overlap, where a gap exists between the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate when in a coplanar orientation;
- a fabric covering the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate, the fabric connecting the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate, where the fabric spans the gap between the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate;
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- a third ballistic plate including the ballistic material and connected to the first ballistic plate to cover the gap between the first ballistic plate and the second ballistic plate.
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