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Protective body armor
Assignee: Sportsfactory Consulting Ltd
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Filing: 2004-03-15
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Granted: 2006-12-19
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Expires: 2024-03-15
Abstract
Abstract A cup-shaped protective body armour ( 10 ) to give impact protection is in the form of an outer skin ( 11 ) and a honeycomb lining ( 13 ) formed integrally with each other of a substantially non-deformable material. The honeycomb lining ( 13 ) is on the concave face ( 12 ) of the outer skin ( 11 ) and is formed by hexagonal cells ( 14 ) bounded by walls ( 15 ) upstanding from the outer skin ( 11 ) in common direction parallel with the central perpendicular (P) to the outer skin ( 11 ). A variation in thickness of the outer skin ( 11 ) provides fold lines ( 16 ) free from walls ( 15 ) of the honeycomb lining ( 13 ) extending across the body armour ( 10 ) to facilitate the conforming of the body armour ( 10 ) to the contours or a person wearing it. In addition, wedge-shaped cuts ( 17 ) extend along a portion of a fold line ( 16 ) from the outer edge ( 18 ) of the body armour ( 10 ).
Inventors
- 👤 Mark E. Kershaw
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:03
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B71/00; A63B71/08; A41; A41D; A41D13/00; A41D13/05; A41D31/00; A41D31/04; A41D31/28; F; F41; F41H; F41H5/00; F41H5/02; F41H5/04; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24149
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
A protective body armour comprising a skin and a honeycomb lining thereto, wherein the honeycomb lining comprises cells bounded by walls projecting upward from the skin and the body armour is contoured into a cup-shape with the lining on a concave face of the skin, wherein the skin and honeycomb lining are formed of a material that is substantially non-deformable, the skin and honeycomb lining are formed integrally with each other and the thickness of the skin is non-uniform over the surface of the protective body to form at least one fold line free from the walls of the honeycomb lining and relatively thinner to enable the protective body armour to conform to the contour of a person's body, wherein the honeycomb lining comprises hexagonal cells bounded by the walls, wherein the cell walls extend from the skin in a common direction parallel with a central reference line perpendicular to the skin.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
A protective body armour comprising a skin and a honeycomb lining thereto, wherein the honeycomb lining comprises cells bounded by walls projecting upward from the skin and the body armour is contoured into a cup-shape with the lining on a concave face of the skin, wherein the skin and honeycomb lining are formed of a material that is substantially non-deformable, the skin and honeycomb lining are formed integrally with each other and the thickness of the skin is non-uniform over the surface of the protective body to form at least one fold line free from the walls of the honeycomb lining and relatively thinner to enable the protective body armour to conform to the contour of a person's body, wherein the honeycomb lining comprises hexagonal cells bounded by the walls, wherein the cell walls extend from the skin in a common direction parallel with a central reference line perpendicular to the skin.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the protective body armour is injected moulded as an integral construction.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the protective body armour is blow moulded as an integral construction.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the protective body armour is sintered as an integral construction.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the protective body armour is vacformed as an integral construction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the protective body armour is compression moulded as an integral construction.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
17 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is formed of polypropylene.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is formed of polycarbonate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is formed of Nylon.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is formed of polyethylene.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is formed of polyurethane.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is formed of thermoplastic rubber.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour has a cut extending along a portion of a fold line from an outer edge of the body armour.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective body armour according to claim 13 , wherein the cut is tapered away from the outer edge.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
24 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the size of the cells is non-uniform over the surface of the body armour.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is elliptical in platform.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is coloured.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
15 words
The protective body armour according to claim 1 , wherein the body armour is translucent.
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