FURNITURE PROVIDING BALLISTIC DEFENSE SHIELD

摘要

The present invention is directed to the initial construction of furniture having bullet-proof and/or bullet-resistant properties, and methods for manufacturing furniture providing ballistic defense shielding using soft armor and hard annor material component. Soft armor (12) and hard armor (30) require an area of flexibility or expansion to work effectively when struck by a projectile (20). If these materials are completely restricted their effectiveness is diminished. With the unique design of this application both the soft annor and hard annor are affixed to the interior and/or exterior surfaces of furniture allowing the flexibility or expansion required for maximum protection. The unique design may also be applied to retro-fit panels (22) and/or frames (24) comprising soft armor or hard armor material components to b- attached to the exterior and/or interior surfaces of existing furniture.