Vehicle body armor support system (V-BASS)

Details Vehicle body armor support system (V-BASS) Vehicle body armor support system (V-BASS)

1998-07-10

2000-10-10

Culbreth, Eric

Land vehicles

Wheeled

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280751, 297464, 297465, B60R 2102

Patent

active

061293830

ABSTRACT:
The Vehicle Body Armor Support System (V-BASS) significantly enhances the survivability of vehicle crewmembers and occupants in aircraft and ground vehicles from high velocity projectiles such as shrapnel or bullets at minimum weight burden on the vehicle occupants. Current heavy body armor systems weigh 20 to 40 pounds. The majority of this weight is carried on the vehicle occupant's torso and transferred through the occupant's spine to the seat. The Vehicle Body Armor Support System invention allows the direct transfer of the heavy body armor system's weight directly to the seat without burdening the occupant. This invention is comprised of a vehicle platform; an occupant seat supported by the vehicle platform; an occupant armor component carried on the occupant and a support strut configured to be connected between the armored component and the occupant seat to transfer the weight of the armored component from the occupant to the seat.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4834322 (1989-05-01), Wurst
patent: 5301903 (1994-04-01), Aronne

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