May 12, 2026

US12624927 - Boltless viewport assembly for a ballistic shield

A boltless viewport assembly for a ballistic shield can include a piece of ballistic glass; a body side viewport retention sleeve, a ballistic glass holder sleeve, and a strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve. The body side viewport retention sleeve can include a body side flange and an aperture insertion portion. The ballistic glass holder sleeve can include an aperture sleeve portion and a ballistic glass nest portion. The strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve can include a strike face side flange. The ballistic glass can be placed in the ballistic glass holder sleeve, and the body side viewport retention sleeve can be attached to the ballistic glass holder sleeve. The strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve can be attached to the ballistic glass holder sleeves.

Assignee: Ambitec Inc.
Inventors: Eliyahu Eichenblatt
Filing date: 2024-10-07

ballisticshieldviewportassembly

The patent describes a boltless viewport assembly designed for ballistic shields, which incorporates multiple sleeves to securely hold ballistic glass without the need for bolts. This assembly allows for easy insertion and retention of the ballistic glass from both the body side and strike face side of the shield.

Claim 1

1 . A ballistic shield comprising a boltless viewport assembly, the ballistic shield comprising a shield body having a body side and a strike face side, the shield body having a viewport aperture formed therethrough, and the boltless viewport assembly comprising: a piece of ballistic glass; a body side viewport retention sleeve comprising a body side flange and an aperture insertion portion that is configured to be inserted into the viewport aperture from the body side of the shield body; a ballistic glass holder sleeve comprising an aperture sleeve portion and a ballistic glass nest portion configured to receive the piece of ballistic glass, wherein the aperture sleeve portion is configured to be inserted into the viewport aperture from the strike face side of the shield body; and a strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve comprising a strike face side flange. a piece of ballistic glass; a body side viewport retention sleeve comprising a body side flange and an aperture insertion portion that is configured to be inserted into the viewport aperture from the body side of the shield body; a ballistic glass holder sleeve comprising an aperture sleeve portion and a ballistic glass nest portion configured to receive the piece of ballistic glass, wherein the aperture sleeve portion is configured to be inserted into the viewport aperture from the strike face side of the shield body; and a strike face side ballistic glass holder retention sleeve comprising a strike face side flange.

Google Patents

https://patents.google.com/patent/US12624927

USPTO PDF

https://image-ppubs.uspto.gov/dirsearch-public/print/downloadPdf/12624927