Armor mounting system
Assignee2040422 Ontario Inc.
InventorKarl Gerhard Pfister
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Abstract
A system for mounting armor to a structure such as a vehicle hull has a base for attachment to the structure, an adapter engaged with the base and with the armor for coupling the base to the armor, and a fastener, for example a pin or a bolt) for rigidly securing the adapter with the base. The system advantageously permits retrofitting of previously unarmored structures and/or permits replacement of damaged or obsolete armor. A kit for retrofitting a structure with armor has a base for attachment to the structure, an adapter for engagement with the base and with the armor for coupling the base to the armor, a fastener for rigidly engaging the adapter with the base, and instructions for mounting the armor on the structure using the base, the adapter and the fastener.
Claims11
A system for mounting, to a structure, armor having a strike surface for ballistic protection against penetration by projectiles, said armor having a rear face, edges and a thickness, comprising:
- a base for attachment to the structure having a lock structure;
- an adapter embedded within the thickness of the armor beneath the strike surface wherein the strike surface is an un-interrupted layer of armor, the adapter being laminated between the strike surface and the rear face, and engaged with the base through the rear face of the armor, for coupling the base to the armor;
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- a securing mechanism, having a key structure complementary to said lock structure;
- the adapter being completely within the bounds of the armor;
- the adapter having a first aperture for receiving the base and a second aperture extending through an edge of the armor for receiving the securing mechanism to engage said key structure with said lock structure of the base to rigidly secure the adapter with the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.