Vehicle and structure shield with a cable frame
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1. A shield comprising:
- a net including hard points at select nodes of the net;
one or more sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides;
at least one cable under tension through the cable guides supporting the net; and
spaced top struts interconnecting a top cross bar supporting the net with a vehicle or structure, said spaced top struts foldable with respect to the vehicle.
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Abstract
An ordinance, such as a rocket propelled grenade, shield includes a net with hard points at select nodes of the net and cable guides on the side of the net. Cables under tension extend through the cable guides supporting the net typically in conjunction with a top cross bar, spaced top struts, and spaced bottom struts. This framis design facilitates entering and exiting the vehicle or structure.
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66 Claims
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1. A shield comprising:
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a net including hard points at select nodes of the net; one or more sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides; at least one cable under tension through the cable guides supporting the net; and spaced top struts interconnecting a top cross bar supporting the net with a vehicle or structure, said spaced top struts foldable with respect to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A shield comprising:
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a net including hard points at select nodes of the net; opposing sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides for supporting the net when a cable is provided under tension through the cable guides on each side of the net; and spaced to struts interconnecting a to cross bar supporting the net with a vehicle or structure, said spaced top struts foldable with respect to the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A method of manufacturing a shield, the method comprising:
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securing hard points at select nodes of a net; adding cable guides to one or more sides of the net; providing at least one cable under tension through the cable guides to support the net in a spaced relation with respect to a vehicle or structure; supporting the net by a top cross bar; interconnecting the top cross bar with a vehicle or structure using spaced top struts; and making the spaced top struts foldable with respect to the vehicle or structure. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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54. A shield comprising:
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a net including hard points at select nodes of the net; one or more sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides; at least one cable under tension through the cable guides supporting the net; and spaced bottom struts for opposing sides of the net, said spaced bottom struts foldable with respect to the vehicle or structure.
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55. A shield comprising:
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a net including hard points at select nodes of the net; one or more sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides; at least one cable under tension through the cable guides supporting the net; and spaced bottom struts for opposing sides of the net, said spaced bottom struts each including a shock absorbing device.
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56. A shield comprising:
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a net including hard points at select nodes of the net; one or more sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides; at least one cable under tension through the cable guides supporting the net, in which the cable extends through cable guides of a top and bottom on a first side of the net, over to a second side of the net and through cable guides of a bottom and top on said second side, to the top of the net, then through cable guides of a middle on said second side, then to the bottom of the net, over to the first side of the net, through cable guides of a middle of the first side of the net, and then to the top of the net.
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57. A shield comprising:
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a net including hard points at select nodes of the net; one or more sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides; at least one cable under tension through the cable guides supporting the net; and spaced bottom struts for opposing sides of the net in which each bottom strut is connected to a net cable. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60)
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61. A shield comprising:
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a net including hard points at select nodes of the net; opposing sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides for supporting the net when a cable is provided under tension through the cable guides on each side of the net; and spaced bottom struts for opposing sides of the net, in which the spaced bottom struts are foldable with respect to a vehicle or structure.
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62. A shield comprising:
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a net including hard points at select nodes of the net; opposing sides of the net including a plurality of cable guides for supporting the net when a cable is provided under tension through the cable guides on each side of the net; and spaced bottom struts for opposing sides of the net, said spaced bottom struts each including a shock absorbing device.
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63. A method of manufacturing a shield, the method comprising:
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securing hard points at select nodes of a net; adding cable guides to one or more sides of the net; providing at least one cable under tension through the cable guides to support the net in a spaced relation with respect to a vehicle or structure; supporting the net via spaced bottom struts; and making the bottom struts foldable with respect to a vehicle or structure.
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64. A method of manufacturing a shield, the method comprising:
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securing hard points at select nodes of a net; adding cable guides to one or more sides of the net; providing at least one cable under tension through the cable guides to support the net in a spaced relation with respect to a vehicle or structure; supporting the net via spaced bottom struts; and equipping each bottom strut with a shock absorbing device.
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65. A method of manufacturing a shield, the method comprising:
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securing hard points at select nodes of a net; adding cable guides to one or more sides of the net; providing at least one cable under tension through the cable guides to support the net in a spaced relation with respect to a vehicle or structure; and providing a bottom fabric portion for the net.
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66. A method of manufacturing a shield system for a vehicle or structure, the method comprising:
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securing hard points at select nodes of a net; adding cable guides to one or more sides of the net; providing at least one cable under tension through the cable guides to support the net in a spaced relation with respect to a vehicle or structure; and providing a tray on the vehicle or structure for storing the net.
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