U.S. patent application number 15/159847 was filed with the patent office on 2017-11-23 for riot shields having ballistic properties.
The applicant listed for this patent is Terrance Hand, ALAN HUDSON. Invention is credited to Terrance Hand, ALAN HUDSON.
Application Number | 20170336176 15/159847 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 60330419 |
Filed Date | 2017-11-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20170336176 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
HUDSON; ALAN ; et
al. |
November 23, 2017 |
RIOT SHIELDS HAVING BALLISTIC PROPERTIES
Abstract
A shield that is a riot shield that has certain ballistic
properties. The shield is configured to give an individual
protection during riots, and the like, from thrown cans, bottles,
and rocks, among other projectiles, but also will give the user
ballistic protection in the event that it is needed at the
time.
Inventors: |
HUDSON; ALAN; (Whitchurch,
GB) ; Hand; Terrance; (Andover, GB) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
HUDSON; ALAN
Hand; Terrance |
Whitchurch
Andover |
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GB
GB |
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Family ID: |
60330419 |
Appl. No.: |
15/159847 |
Filed: |
May 20, 2016 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41H 5/08 20130101 |
International
Class: |
F41H 5/08 20060101
F41H005/08 |
Claims
1. A shield having ballistic protection, said shield consisting of:
A. A riot shield having a top portion; B. firmly attached to an
inside surface of said riot shield, C. a ballistic shield, said
ballistic shield having a back surface, said back surface having
fixedly attached to said back surface, carrying handles for said
ballistic shield; D. said ballistic shield covering only a portion
of said riot shield to provide open vision for a user near said top
of said riot shield.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] This invention deals with a shield that is a riot shield
that has certain ballistic properties.
[0002] This shield is configured to give an individual protection
during riots, and the like, from thrown cans, bottles, and rocks,
among other projectiles, hut also will give the user ballistic
protection in the event that it is needed at the time.
[0003] The shield is lightweight and cab be manipulated by the user
to protect himself or herself. The riot shield of this invention is
configured such that almost all of the riot shield is covered by a
ballistic shield, but leaves an open space near the top of the riot
shield that is not covered by the ballistic protection that allows
the user to have clear vision.
[0004] The inventor herein is aware of one publication, namely,
U.S. Pat. No. 8,857,311, which issued Oct. 14, 1014 to warren in
which there is a ballistic shield that is comprised of more than
one layer. This, patent discloses a composite of various materials
that are laminated together to get the ballistic protection. The
inventor herein is not aware of any prior art publications or
shields that deal with a double shielding configuration such as set
forth herein.
THE INVENTION
[0005] Thus, what is disclosed and claimed herein is a shield
having ballistic protection, said shield consisting of a riot
shield having a top portion and firmly attached, to as inside
surface of said riot shield, a ballistic shield. The ballistic
shield has a back surface. The ballistic shield has fixedly
attached to said back surface, a set of carrying handles for the
ballistic shield. The riot shield has outside edges and each
outside edge is curved inwardly towards the ballistic shield. The
ballistic shield covers only a portion of the riot shield to
provide open vision for a user, near the top of the riot
shield.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0006] FIG. 1 is a full front view of a shield of this
invention.
[0007] FIG. 2 is a full back view of the shield of FIG. 1.
[0008] FIG. 3 is a full top view of the shield of FIG. 1.
[0009] FIG. 4 is a full side view of the shield of FIG. 1.
[0010] FIG. 5 is a view in perspective of a portion ox the shield
of FIG. 1.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
[0011] The invention disclosed and claimed herein deals with a riot
shield having a ballistic shield attached on an inside surface.
[0012] Turning now to FIG. 1, there is shown a full front view of a
shield 1 of this invention. There is shown a riot shield 2, and a
ballistic shield 3 that is attached to the riot shield 2. The
figure shows bolts 4 as the mechanism for fastening (by way of
example), although, the two shields could be fixed together by
straps, screws, and the like, although the bolts 4 could be used to
merely bolt one shield to another, it is contemplated within the
scope of this invention to use the bolts for attaching one shield
to another, but to also use the same bolts to fix handles to the
ballistic shield.
[0013] It should be noted that the riot shield 2 has two outside
edges 5 and 5' where, in this example, said edges are curved
inwardly towards the ballistic shield 3, in a manner that there is
side protection from the riot shield 2, although, this is not a
requirement of this invention. Note FIG. 3 which is a full top view
of the shield 1. The riot shield is clear and colorless.
[0014] It should be further noted that the ballistic shield 3 does
not cover the entire area of the riot shield 2, in that, an open
space 6 is left uncovered by the ballistic shield such that there
is an open, clear space at the top 7 of the riot shield for the
user to view through.
[0015] FIG. 2 shows a full back view of the shield 1 wherein there
is shown one placement of the handles on the ballistic shield 3.
The handle 8 is open, in that, an arm can be inserted from the
bottom of the handle, while the handles 9 and 10 are fully
connected handles. FIG. 5, is a full view of the shield in
perspective showing the open and closed, connected, handles.
[0016] Eventhough the ballistic shield 3 is shown as covering only
a center portion (C of FIGS. 2 and 4) of the riot shield 2, the
ballistic shield 3 can be used on the full area of the riot shield
2 except for the viewing area 6. In other words, contrary to what
is shown In FIGS. 1 and 2, the ballistic shield can extend clear to
the bottom edge of the riot shield 2 depending on the desires of
the manufacturer. Additional weight is a factor in deciding use
full area placement.
[0017] The riot shield, of this invention can be manufactured from
the same components that prior art shields are manufactured from.
Also, the ballistic shields can be manufactured from standard
aramid composites where the weave process is a laminate
process.
[0018] Typically, the overall length of the shield of this
invention is about 2 feet to about 4 feet and the width is
configured to fit the body of the person using it, which would be a
nominal width of about 2 feet.
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