VESSEL AND INSERT ARMOR SYSTEM

摘要

A vessel-based armor system is disclosed that comprises an outer vessel element and a ballistic protection element enclosed within. The vessel itself does not provide protection from ballistic threats; rather, the protective element within the vessel mitigates the ballistic threat. The vessel provides housing for the internal protective element. The design of the vessel permits the insertion and removal of the protective element and the replacement with a different protective element. In the primary embodiment, the protective element is an armored insert comprising at least one ballistic resistant plate (or panel). A preferred embodiment of the armored insert comprises a series of offset panels or plates thereby forming a spaced armor arrangement within the vessel. The same vessel is capable of accepting fill material, strata of fill material and armor interstitial plates, or a liquid, thereby increasing the flexibility of use, range of cost, weight, and setup time in the deployment of the armor system.

主权项

1. An armor system, comprising:
a) at least one vessel element, comprising at least three sidewalls at least partially enclosing a space therewithin, the depth of each sidewall being approximately equal to that of each of the other sidewalls; wherein each of said sidewalls is attached to at least two other sidewalls to form an outer perimeter of at least one closed shape; wherein the sidewalls form at least one compartment; said at least one compartment comprising a partially enclosed internal volume having a top opening, a bottom opening, and a perimeter established by the combined sidewalls; b) an internal ballistic protective element comprising at least one object, disposed in said partially enclosed internal volume for mitigating a ballistic threat; and c) a containment system comprising at least one enclosure surface for at least one of the openings created by the combined sidewalls; each enclosure surface comprising a planar surface having the shape and dimensions of the outside perimeter of at least one of the openings formed by the combined vessel sidewalls; said planar surfaces being fastened or formed in place to contain at least one of the openings of the enclosed internal volume of the vessel element.