Apparel – Guard or protector – Penetration resistant
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-08
2005-11-08
Calvert, John (Department: 3765)
Apparel
Guard or protector
Penetration resistant
C002S463000, C002S464000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06961957
ABSTRACT:
A ballistic vest having a front panel and a rear panel attached to each other by releasable connectors. The front and rear panel each have a ballistic package having a plurality of sheets of ballistic material and a semi-rigid frame structure attached to the layers of the ballistic material. The frame structure has a plurality of members defining openings in the frame structure wherein the frame structure absorbs energy from a projectile entering the sheets of ballistic material.
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Calvert John
Safari Land Ltd., Inc.
Sutton Andrew W.
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