Jul 21, 2026

US12687375 - Ballistic shield

A shield system comprises a protective shield body, a first accessory and a second accessory. The shield body comprises a shield panel provided with an edging, the shield panel having a first and second face defining a threat side in a threat direction and a protected side in a protected direction opposite the threat side and threat direction, respectively and having opposite panel edges, the edging covering at least part of the panel edges. The edging of the shield body comprises connectors operably connected with each other. The first and second accessories are operably connectable or connected with each other via the connectors for power and/or a signal transfer from the first accessory to the second accessory and/or back via the connectors.

Assignee: POINTMAN ARMOR CONCEPTS B.V.
Inventors: Abraham Alexander Frederic Oostvogel
Filing date: 2022-12-12

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The patent describes a ballistic shield system that includes a protective shield body with a panel featuring a threat side and a protected side, along with connectors for accessory integration. The system allows for power and signal transfer between two accessories, one positioned on the threat side and the other on the protected side.

Claim 1

1 . A shield system comprising: a protective shield body, a first accessory and a second accessory, the shield body comprising a shield panel provided with an edging, the shield panel having a first defining a threat side in a threat direction and a second face defining a protected side in a protected direction opposite the threat side and threat direction, respectively and having opposite panel edges, the edging covering at least part of the panel edges, wherein the shield body comprises connectors operably connected with each other, wherein the edging comprises at least one of the connectors, wherein the first and second accessories are operably connectable or connected with each other via the connectors for power and/or signal transfer from the first accessory to the second accessory and/or back via the connectors, and wherein the first accessory is arranged on the threat side and the second accessory is arranged on the protected side. a protective shield body, a first accessory and a second accessory, the shield body comprising a shield panel provided with an edging, the shield panel having a first defining a threat side in a threat direction and a second face defining a protected side in a protected direction opposite the threat side and threat direction, respectively and having opposite panel edges, the edging covering at least part of the panel edges, wherein the shield body comprises connectors operably connected with each other, wherein the edging comprises at least one of the connectors, wherein the first and second accessories are operably connectable or connected with each other via the connectors for power and/or signal transfer from the first accessory to the second accessory and/or back via the connectors, and wherein the first accessory is arranged on the threat side and the second accessory is arranged on the protected side.

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