Patent ID: 6041689
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
An armoring assembly for a vehicle having a body frame, and having a passenger compartment, the passenger compartment having a roof and a plurality of roof supporting columns, the roof and each roof supporting column having an inwardly facing surface; the armoring assembly comprising:(a) a plurality of interior trim panels, each interior trim panel being fitted for covering the inwardly facing surface of one of the roof supporting columns of the passenger compartment of the vehicle, each interior trim panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, each interior trim panel comprising a stratified lamina of ballistic fabric; and,(b) trim attaching means respectively interconnecting each interior trim panel and the column to which it is fitted, the trim attaching means being capable of holding the interior trim panels in place while bullets fired from firearms impinge upon their outer surfaces.