Armored seat for aircraft and the like

Claim 2

A composite armored bucket seat for a military vehicle, such as an aircraft or the like, adapted to be supported from spaced apart members fixed to the vehicle structure comprising a molded fiber glass resin member having front and back surfaces for supporting the pilot of the vehicle on its front side, said fiber glass member being constructed to have a high tensile strength, a relatively thin layer of refractory material integrally bonded to the backside of said member, said refractory layer being formed of a high compressive strength material having a high resistance to the impact of bullets of a given caliber, means for adjustably mounting said composite seat on said support members, said means including spaced apart engaging means cooperating with each of said members, each of said engaging means cooperating with its respective support member at relatively widely spaced points, attaching means for fixedly supporting the composite seat structure on said spaced apart engaging means, said attaching means including means engaging the said fiber glass resin member to distribute loading forces widely over the surface of said member to preclude delamination thereof when subjecting the seat to unduly heavy loads.

Claim 3

A structure as described in claim 1 wherein the high tensile strength member is a unitary fiber glass resin bonded structure.

Claim 4

A structure as in claim 1 wherein the refractory layer is comprised of a number of interfitted blocks having intimate contact with one another along all their adjoining sides.

Claim 5

A structure according to claim 3 wherein the blocks are made of a hot pressed boron carbide composition.

Claim 6

A structure according to claim 2 wherein the refractory layer attached to said fiber glass member is comprised of a number of interfitted blocks having intimate contact with one another along all their adjoining sides.

Claim 7

A structure according to claim 5 wherein the blocks are made of a hot pressed boron carbide composition.

Claim 8

A composite armored bucket seat for a military vehicle such as an aircraft or the like adapted to be supported from two spaced apart upright posts fixed to the vehicle comprising a molded fiber glass resin member having front and back surfaces for supporting the pilot of the vehicle on its front side, said fiber glass member being constructed to have a high tensile strength, a relatively thin layer of refractory material integrally bonded to the backside of said member, said refractory layer being formed of a high compressive strength material having a high resistance to the impact of bullets of a given caliber, means for adjustably mounting said composite seat on said upright posts, said means including spaced apart engaging means cooperating with each of said posts, each of said engaging means cooperating with its respective post at relatively widely spaced points, attaching means for fixedly supporting the composite seat structure on said spaced apart engaging means, said attaching means including bearing pads for engaging against the front side of said fiber glass resin member to distribute loading forces widely over the surface of the fiber glass resin layer to preclude delamination thereof when subjecting the seat to unduly heavy loads.

Claim 9

A composite armored bucket seat for a military vehicle such as an aircraft or the like adapted to be supported from two spaced apart upright posts fixed to the vehicle comprising a molded fiber glass resin member having front and back surfaces for supporting the pilot of the vehicle on its front side, said fiber glass member being constructed to have a high tensile strength, a relatively thin layer of refractory material integrally bonded to the backside of said member, said refractory layer being formed of a high compressive strength material having a high resistance to the impact of bullets of a given caliber, means for adjustably mounting said composite seat on said upright posts, said means including spaced apart engaging means cooperating with each of said posts, each of said engaging means cooperating with its respective post at relatively widely spaced points, attaching means for fixedly supporting the composite seat structure on said spaced apart engaging means, said attaching means including bearing pads for engaging against the front side of said fiber glass resin member to distribute loading forces widely over the surface of the fiber glass resin layer to preclude delamination thereof when subjecting the seat to unduly heavy loads.

Claim 10

A structure according to claim 7 wherein the thin layer of refractory material is composed of interfitted tile elements having intimate contact one with another along all their adjoining sides.

Claim 11

A structure according to claim 8 wherein the tiles are formed of hot pressed boron carbide.

Claim 12

A structure according to claim 7 wherein the layer of refractory material is formed of hot pressed boron carbide.