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Ballistic-resistant article

  • US 4,457,985 A
  • Filed: 02/18/1983
  • Issued: 07/03/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A ballistic-resistant article of manufacture comprising a flexible network of polyolefin fibers having, in the case of polyethylene fibers, a weight average molecular weight of at least about 500,000, a tensile modulus of at least about 300 g/denier and a tenacity of at least about 15 g/denier, and in the case of polypropylene fibers, a weight average molecular weight of at least about 750,000, a tensile modulus of at least about 160 g/denier and a tenacity of at least about 8 g/denier, said fibers being formed into a network of sufficient thickness to absorb the energy of a projectile.

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