Apparel – Guard or protector – For wearer's head
Patent
1996-11-12
1998-06-30
Crowder, C. D.
Apparel
Guard or protector
For wearer's head
F41H 102
Patent
active
057714894
ABSTRACT:
A flexible body armor which is relatively lightweight and capable of biaxial flexure is disclosed. The flexible body armor employs a novel penetration-resistant hinge for joining adjacent armor plates along one axis and uses sliding overlaps between the same adjacent armor plates along the perpendicular axis in order to achieve biaxial flexibility. Also disclosed are several embodiments of the penetration-resistant hinge and the sliding overlap. In a preferred body armor in accordance with the invention the penetration-resistant hinges and sliding overlaps are part of a frame which provides edge confinement to ceramic armor plates used in the body armor.
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Crowder C. D.
Titan Corporation
Worrell Jr. Larry D.
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