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High impact absorbing body armor with self actuating mode

  • US 6,012,162 A
  • Filed: 06/24/1998
  • Issued: 01/11/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A protective garment comprising:

  • a projectile penetrant inhibitor section including an armor plate;

    an inflatable shock-absorbing cushion disposed to fall between at least a portion of said armor plate and the body of a user of said protective garment, said inflatable shock-absorbing cushion being operable between a deflated, low-impact absorbing state and an inflated, high-impact absorbing state;

    a cushion pressurization system including a source of pressurized fluid in fluid communication with said inflatable shock-absorbing cushion and a valve for regulating the flow of said fluid to said inflatable shock-absorbing cushion; and

    an impact sensor forming an integral part of said garment, said impact sensor being disposed in contact with at least a portion of said armor plate and being operably coupled to said valve so that when said impact sensor senses the impact of a projectile thereon said impact sensor generates a signal to said valve to release said pressurized fluid to inflate said inflatable shock-absorbing cushion.

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