US Patent:
20160169632, Jun 16, 2016
Inventors:
- Washington DC, US
Alex E. Moser - Fort Washington MD, US
James L. Pelland - Fredericksburg VA, US
Flora M. Jordan - Alexandria VA, US
John K. Wilcox - Stafford VA, US
International Classification:
F41H 5/02
F41H 5/04
Abstract:
Body armor includes a first armor plate having a concave rear surface, a second plate having a convex front surface, and optionally, a separate coupling layer configured to fit between the first ceramic armor plate and the polymer plate. The contours of the coupling layer are formed by pressing the coupling layer between the polymer plate and the armor plate into a shape that fills gaps or voids between the concave rear surface of the armor plate and the convex front surface of the polymer plate, such that the armor plate, the polymer plate, and the coupling layer form a matched set. In operation, the ceramic armor plate can be used alone, the polymer plate can be used alone, or the hard armor layer and the polymer plate can be used together with the optional coupling layer positioned between them.