US12398981 - Body armor panel for use with personal protective vest and system for assembling same
The patent describes a body armor panel designed for integration into a personal protective vest, featuring a flexible ballistic material panel assembly composed of multiple layered segments, each utilizing a different ballistic material. This innovative construction aims to enhance protection by combining various materials with specific properties, optimizing the vest’s overall performance against ballistic threats.
Claim 1
- A body armor panel for use with a personal protective vest, comprising: an outer cover defining a panel assembly cavity; and a flexible ballistic material panel assembly positioned within the panel assembly cavity, the flexible ballistic material panel assembly including a plurality of layered material segments defined between a strike face and a wear face, each of the layered material segments including a different ballistic material, the plurality of layered material segments including: a first layered material segment including a layer of a first ballistic material defining the strike face, the first ballistic material is formed of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber based composite laminate having an Areal density of about between 226 g/m2 and 240 g/m2 including four single layers of unidirectional sheet cross plied at 90 degrees to each other and consolidated with a rubber based matrix; a second layered material segment adjacent the first layered material segment and including a plurality of layers of a second ballistic material that is different than the first ballistic material, the second ballistic material is formed of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber based composite laminate having an Areal density of about between 208 g/m2 and 224 g/m2 including six single layers of unidirectional sheet cross plied at 90 degrees to each other and consolidated with a rubber based matrix; and a third layered material segment adjacent the second layered material segment and including a plurality of layers of a third ballistic material that is different than the first and second ballistic materials; and a fourth layered material segment adjacent the third layered material segment and defining the wear face, the fourth layered material segment including a plurality of layers of a fourth ballistic material that is different than the third ballistic material. an outer cover defining a panel assembly cavity; and a flexible ballistic material panel assembly positioned within the panel assembly cavity, the flexible ballistic material panel assembly including a plurality of layered material segments defined between a strike face and a wear face, each of the layered material segments including a different ballistic material, the plurality of layered material segments including: a first layered material segment including a layer of a first ballistic material defining the strike face, the first ballistic material is formed of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber based composite laminate having an Areal density of about between 226 g/m2 and 240 g/m2 including four single layers of unidirectional sheet cross plied at 90 degrees to each other and consolidated with a rubber based matrix; a second layered material segment adjacent the first layered material segment and including a plurality of layers of a second ballistic material that is different than the first ballistic material, the second ballistic material is formed of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber based composite laminate having an Areal density of about between 208 g/m2 and 224 g/m2 including six single layers of unidirectional sheet cross plied at 90 degrees to each other and consolidated with a rubber based matrix; and a third layered material segment adjacent the second layered material segment and including a plurality of layers of a third ballistic material that is different than the first and second ballistic materials; and a fourth layered material segment adjacent the third layered material segment and defining the wear face, the fourth layered material segment including a plurality of layers of a fourth ballistic material that is different than the third ballistic material.
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