| 摘要 |
Body armour (1, 60, 80) for a torso, leg or hand protector comprises a number of small plates (3) of armour arranged in rows (2). Each plate (3) in a row is connected to the next plate in that row by overlapping the side regions of the plates and passing a connector (4) through holes (10) in the corners of the plates. Adjacent rows (2) of plates (3) are joined together by securing them to backing plates (14 and 15) which lie behind the junction between two rows. The rows (2) are secured together using the same connectors (4) which join adjacent plates (3) within a row (2). The connectors (4) are flexible extensible plastics rivets, which gives the body armour great flexibility. |
