Patent ID: 7827899
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. An armor panel configured to protect a body from an incoming projectile, said armor panel comprising an armor member, wherein the armor member is constituted by at least one layer, wherein the armor member is encapsulated within and pressed upon by a wrapping as a result of an arresting process, wherein said panel has a front face, a rear face and side walls extending therebetween, the rear face being configured for facing the body, and the front face being located opposite to the rear face, said wrapping being preformed prior to said process, with at least one outlet hole at least one of the rear and side walls, through which air trapped within the armor panel prior to the arresting process, and/or excess gasses produced during said process, are allowed to escape, wherein the front face is free of outlet holes, and wherein the wrapping is made of a ballistic material made of a fiber reinforced pre-preg.