Portable ballistic resistant shield
OwnerChad Jason Ecalonoinventor
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Abstract
A portable ballistic resistant shield device is provided. The device includes an attachment portion for coupling the device to an arm of a user, wherein the user has full function of a hand of the arm the device is coupled to. The device may also include a shield member operatively coupled to the attachment portion, a securing mechanism operatively coupled between the attachment portion and the shield member and an activation switch coupled to the attachment portion and operatively connected to the securing mechanism. The shield member is moveable between a stored position and a deployed position, wherein the securing mechanism retains the shield member in the stored position and releases the shield member to automatically deploy in response to activating the activation switch.
Claims19
A portable ballistic shield device, the device comprising:
- an attachment portion for coupling the device to an arm of a user, wherein the attachment portion is configured to couple to the arm without restricting the function of the hand and fingers of the arm to which the device is coupled;
- a shield member operatively coupled to the attachment portion, the shield member being configured to transition between a stored position and a deployed position;
- a securing mechanism operatively coupled to the attachment portion, the securing mechanism being configured to maintain the shield member in the stored position;
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- an activation switch coupled to the attachment portion and operatively connected to the securing mechanism, wherein operation of the activation switch transitions the shield member from the stored position to the deployed position.
A portable ballistic shield device, the device comprising:
- an attachment portion for coupling the device to an arm of a user, wherein the attachment portion is configured to couple to the arm without restricting the function of the hand and fingers of the arm to which the device is coupled;
- a plurality of shield arms operatively coupled to the attachment portion, each of the shield arms being configured to transition between a stored position and a deployed position;
- a securing mechanism operatively coupled to the attachment portion, the securing mechanism being configured to maintain the plurality of shield arms in the stored position;
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- an activation switch operatively connected to the securing mechanism, wherein operation of the activation switch transitions the plurality of shield arms from the stored position to the deployed position.
A method of using a portable ballistic device, the method comprising:
- coupling a portable ballistic-resistant device to a forearm of a wearer;
- retaining a shield member of the device in a stored position on the device;
- operating an activation switch on the device;
- automatically transitioning the shield member from the stored position to a deployed position in response to operating the activation switch, wherein in the deployed position the shield member occupies a larger surface area than the shield member occupies in the stored position;
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- using the deployed shield member to protect the wearer from small arms fire, from knife attacks, and/or from hand-to-hand combat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.