Vehicle and structure shield with improved hard points
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1. A protection system comprising:
- a net including flexible, low breaking strength intersecting lines connected at nodes;
a frame supporting the net and positioning the net at a spaced relationship from a vehicle and/or structure; and
hard points disposed at least at select nodes, the hard points including;
a multi-sided body with a cavity therein behind a front face thereof,a protrusion extending outwardly from the front face, anda plug received in the cavity locking a net node in the cavity and securing the hard point to the net node in a pivotable fashion.
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Abstract
A protection system includes a net made of flexible, low breaking strength intersecting lines connected at nodes. A frame supports the net and spaces the net from a vehicle and/or structure. Hard points are disposed at least at select net nodes and feature a multi-sided body with a cavity therein behind a front face thereof. The body includes a lip extending into the cavity. A protrusion extends outwardly from the front face. A tapered plug is received in the cavity and includes a ledge engaged by the lip locking the plug and a net node in the cavity and securing the hard point to the net node in a pivotable fashion.
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1. A protection system comprising:
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a net including flexible, low breaking strength intersecting lines connected at nodes; a frame supporting the net and positioning the net at a spaced relationship from a vehicle and/or structure; and hard points disposed at least at select nodes, the hard points including; a multi-sided body with a cavity therein behind a front face thereof, a protrusion extending outwardly from the front face, and a plug received in the cavity locking a net node in the cavity and securing the hard point to the net node in a pivotable fashion. - 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. A protection system comprising:
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a net including flexible, low breaking strength intersecting lines connected at nodes; a frame supporting the net and spacing the net from a vehicle and/or structure; hard points disposed at least at select net nodes, the hard points including; a multi-sided stepped body with a cavity therein; and a plug received in the cavity locking a net node in the cavity and securing the hard point to the net node in a pivotable fashion. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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