Apr 7, 2026

US12595988 - Stitched body armor panels with offset construction

A soft body armor arrangement has a plurality of layers of soft ballistic material stacked on one another, each layer comprising a plurality of sub-layers of ballistic material. Each of the layers has a respective seam line attaching two or more respective sections of the layer. The sizes of the section are varied so that the resultant seam lines of adjacent layers are offset and spaced apart from one another, but the overall size and shape of each layer is the same. This avoids stacking and bunching of the seam lines which can cause rigidity and discomfort.

Assignee: Point Blank Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Martha Johnson, Randall Jered LeMarbe
Filing date: 2023-05-24

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The patent describes a soft body armor design featuring multiple layers of ballistic material, where each layer consists of sections with varying sizes to ensure that seam lines do not overlap. This offset construction aims to enhance comfort and flexibility by preventing rigidity and bunching at the seams.

Claim 1

1 . A soft armor arrangement, comprising: a plurality of layers arranged to form a soft armor arrangement, each layer of the plurality of layers comprising at least two sections joined at a seam line, wherein each respective seam line of each layer is spaced apart and offset from one another such that the respective seam lines do not overlap; and wherein every section of the assembly is of a different size. a plurality of layers arranged to form a soft armor arrangement, each layer of the plurality of layers comprising at least two sections joined at a seam line, wherein each respective seam line of each layer is spaced apart and offset from one another such that the respective seam lines do not overlap; and wherein every section of the assembly is of a different size.

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