Apparel – Guard or protector – Penetration resistant
Reexamination Certificate
2005-08-04
2009-08-11
Muromoto, Jr., Bobby H (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Guard or protector
Penetration resistant
Reexamination Certificate
active
07571493
ABSTRACT:
A lightweight, armored protective garment for protecting an arm or leg from blast superheated gases, blast overpressure shock, shrapnel, and spall from a explosive device, such as a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) or a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED). The garment has a ballistic sleeve made of a ballistic fabric, such as an aramid fiber (e.g., KEVLAR®) cloth, that prevents thermal burns from the blast superheated gases, while providing some protection from fragments. Additionally, the garment has two or more rigid armor inserts that cover the upper and lower arm and protect against high-velocity projectiles, shrapnel and spall. The rigid inserts can be made of multiple plies of a carbon/epoxy composite laminate. The combination of 6 layers of KEVLAR® fabric and 28 plies of carbon/epoxy laminate inserts (with the inserts being sandwiched in-between the KEVLAR® layers), can meet the level IIIA fragmentation minimum V50requirements for the US Interceptor Outer Tactical Vest.
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Brazfield Richard
Jones, II Jack F.
Lawrie Catherine
Lawrie David
Preece Dale S.
Muromoto, Jr. Bobby H
Sandia Corporation
Watson Robert D.
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