Ballistic responder shield
AssigneeDaw Technologies, Inc.
InventorsPeter J. Spransy, Mitch Soper
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Abstract
A ballistic shield is detachably attachable to a weapon. The shield may be manipulated into a deployed configuration, a gun rest configuration, and a storage configuration. The shield has a shield body with a rigid upper portion, a flexible lower portion, and a quick release connector. That shield may also have a visor attachable to the shield that extends above the rigid upper portion of the shield. The quick release is secured to the shield body for removable connection of the weapon. The flexible lower portion drapes from the rigid upper portion when in the deployed configuration where the weapon is connected to the shield and the responder aims the weapon in a shooting position.
Claims19
A ballistic shield assembly to provide ballistic protection to a user, the shield assembly for detachable attachment to a weapon and having a deployed configuration while attached and draping from the weapon, a gun rest configuration while resting upon a support surface, and a storage configuration while folded into a relatively small foot print and low profile, the shield assembly comprising:
- a shield body having an upper rigid portion, a lower flexible portion, a threat side, and a rear side;
- a quick release connector secured to the rear side of the shield body for detachable connection of the weapon, wherein the lower flexible portion drapes downward from the upper rigid portion in the deployed configuration when the weapon is connected to the shield assembly and the weapon is moved to the ready;
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- wherein the quick release connector comprises a hinge assembly having a folded configuration and an aiming configuration, the hinge assembly comprising a shield attachment portion that is secured to the rear side of the upper rigid portion of the shield body, a weapon attachment portion for detachably attaching the weapon thereto, and a hinge pin connecting the shield attachment portion to the weapon attachment portion in pivotal engagement, whereby the hinge assembly is moveable between the folded configuration where the weapon attachment portion is substantially parallel to the shield attachment portion and the aiming configuration where the weapon attachment portion is substantially perpendicular to the shield attachment portion by pivoting the weapon attachment portion about the hinge pin.
A ballistic shield assembly for detachable attachment to a weapon, the shield comprising:
- a shield body having an upper rigid portion with an upper edge, a lower flexible portion, a threat side, and a rear side, the lower flexible portion;
- a visor for attachment to and deployment extending above the upper rigid portion of the shield body, the visor being transparent and made of a ballistic material and having a lower edge;
- a quick release connector secured to the rear side of the shield body for detachable connection of the weapon to the shield assembly, the lower flexible portion drapes downward from the upper rigid portion when the weapon is connected to the shield assembly and the weapon is moved to the ready;
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- wherein the quick release connector comprises a hinge assembly having a folded configuration and an aiming configuration, the hinge assembly comprising a shield attachment portion that is secured to the rear side of the upper rigid portion of the shield body, a weapon attachment portion for detachably attaching the weapon thereto, and a hinge pin connecting the shield attachment portion to the weapon attachment portion in pivotal engagement, whereby the hinge assembly is moveable between the folded configuration where the weapon attachment portion is substantially parallel to the shield attachment portion and the aiming configuration where the weapon attachment portion is substantially perpendicular to the shield attachment portion by pivoting the weapon attachment portion about the hinge pin.
A method for protecting a user with a weapon from projectiles from an assailant, the method comprising the step of:
- providing a shield assembly with an upper rigid portion, a lower flexible portion, and a quick release connector for releasably securing the weapon to the shield assembly;
- securing the weapon to the quick release connector;
- deploying the shield assembly so that the lower flexible portion drapes downward from the weapon when the user grasps the weapon and moves the weapon to the ready;
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- further comprising the step of folding the shield assembly into a storage configuration and wherein the quick release connector comprises a hinge assembly having a folded configuration and an aiming configuration, the securing of the weapon to the quick release connector while the shield assembly is in the storage configuration and the hinge assembly is in the folded configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.