Patent ID: 9587914
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F41H

Claim:
1. A coupler for attachment of an armor panel to a structure to be protected, the coupler comprising: a first end unit configured for attachment to the armor panel; a second end unit configured for attachment to the structure; an elongated plate member by which the first and second units are axially spaced from one another; wherein the elongated plate member has, in cross-section taken along a plane perpendicular to an axial direction, an asymmetric shape allowing the elongated plate member to be differently susceptible to bending forces in at least two different directions; and a restraining sleeve encapsulating at least a portion of or an entirety of the elongated plate member, the restraining sleeve configured for preventing or at least substantially reducing vibrations occurring in the elongated plate member when the elongated plate member is attached to a movable structure.