Patent ID: 9623626
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: B32B,F41H,Y10T

Claim:
1. A flexible composite material comprising: at least two fibrous layers comprised of high strength fibers, wherein the high strength fibers are formed of polyaramide or ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, wherein the at least two fibrous layers establish opposed surfaces of the composite material, wherein the flexible composite material includes consolidated elements and unconsolidated elements formed in each of the opposed surfaces of the at least two fibrous layers such that the consolidated and unconsolidated elements of one of the opposed surfaces are coincident with the consolidated and unconsolidated elements of another of the opposed surfaces, respectively, and wherein each of the coincident consolidated elements establish a thickness of the material sheet which is less than a thickness of the material sheet established by the coincident unconsolidated elements, and wherein a surface area of the unconsolidated elements is 60% or more of a total surface area of the flexible composite material.