APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PROTECTION FROM BALLISTIC ROUNDS, PROJECTILES, FRAGMENTS AND EXPLOSIVES
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing protection from ballistic rounds, projectiles, fragments and explosives, comprising:
- a core that is shaped and configured as a structural truss of the apparatus, in which the core includes a plurality of parallel, adjacent rows and the core distributes and dissipates force impacting on the apparatus;
a grinding layer comprising a plurality of ceramic grinding media and positioned on at least one side of the core facing towards potential threats, in which the grinding layer grinds rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impacting the apparatus, helping to dissipate the impacting material and its momentum, wherein the ceramic grinding media are positioned side-by-side, at an angle in adjacent rows of the core, and lined up in parallel rows, and wherein adjacent rows of the ceramic grinding media are offset so that intersections formed by adjacent ceramic grinding media in adjacent rows do not align; and
a bonding layer that bonds the grinding layer together and the grinding layer to the core and provides an outer coating to the apparatus on a side of the apparatus facing potential threats and through which rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impact and penetrate the apparatus.
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing protection from ballistic rounds, projectiles, fragments and explosives. The apparatus includes a core, grinding layer and bonding layer. The core is shaped and configured as a structural truss of the apparatus, in which the core includes a plurality of parallel, adjacent rows and the core distributes and dissipates force impacting on the apparatus. The grinding layer is positioned on at least one side of the core facing towards potential threats, in which the grinding layer grinds rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impacting the apparatus, helping to dissipate the impacting material and its momentum. The bonding layer bonds the grinding layer together and the grinding layer to the core and provides an outer coating to the apparatus on a side of the apparatus facing potential threats and through which rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impact and penetrate the apparatus.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing protection from ballistic rounds, projectiles, fragments and explosives, comprising:
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a core that is shaped and configured as a structural truss of the apparatus, in which the core includes a plurality of parallel, adjacent rows and the core distributes and dissipates force impacting on the apparatus; a grinding layer comprising a plurality of ceramic grinding media and positioned on at least one side of the core facing towards potential threats, in which the grinding layer grinds rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impacting the apparatus, helping to dissipate the impacting material and its momentum, wherein the ceramic grinding media are positioned side-by-side, at an angle in adjacent rows of the core, and lined up in parallel rows, and wherein adjacent rows of the ceramic grinding media are offset so that intersections formed by adjacent ceramic grinding media in adjacent rows do not align; and a bonding layer that bonds the grinding layer together and the grinding layer to the core and provides an outer coating to the apparatus on a side of the apparatus facing potential threats and through which rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impact and penetrate the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus for providing protection from ballistic rounds, projectiles, fragments and explosives, comprising:
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a grinding portion comprising a plurality of media and positioned on at least one side of the apparatus facing towards potential threats, in which the grinding portion affects rounds, projectiles, fragments, super-heated jet or other materials impacting the apparatus, helping to dissipate the impacting material and its momentum, wherein the media are positioned side-by-side, at an angle in adjacent rows, and lined up in parallel rows, and wherein adjacent rows of the grinding media are offset so that intersections formed by adjacent media in adjacent rows do not align; a bonding portion that bonds the grinding portion together and provides an outer coating to the apparatus on a side of the apparatus facing potential threats and through which rounds, projectiles, fragments or other materials impact and penetrate the apparatus; and an explosive portion that is attached to the apparatus on a side facing potential threats for providing a reactive armor component for the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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