Oct 28, 2025

US12455146 - Neck protecting soft body armor panel

A soft body armor panel where one or more layers are folded over as an apron at the top edge forming a pocket(s) centered on the top edge that captures a bullet directed upwardly. The folded layers can take any number of different configurations. The folded layers can be stacked or nested. Normal layers can separate folded layers and/or be within pockets of folded layers. The apron can be 1-20 inches or extend the full height of the layer.

Assignee: Blauer Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Inventors: Stephen J Blauer
Filing date: 2025-06-06

The patent describes a soft body armor panel featuring a top edge with a folded layer that creates a pocket designed to capture upwardly directed bullets, enhancing neck protection. The design allows for various configurations of the folded layers, which can be stacked or nested to optimize ballistic performance.

Claim 1

1 . A soft armor panel comprising a plurality of layers of ballistic materials within a cover and having a top edge and a bottom edge with at least one layer folded over to form a pocket at the top edge, wherein the top edge has a neck scoop.

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