Patent ID: 7600348
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: E04H,F41H,F42D

Abstract:
1. A ballistic protection shelter comprising: a soft-walled shelter structure wherein soft wall and soft roof portions are supported on at least one rigid support member; and an internal shelter structure for disposition within said soft-walled shelter structure; said internal shelter structure comprising rigid side wall panels, and rigid roof panels for underlying the soft roof portions, said roof portions being connectable to at least one of (1) each other and (2) the support member, to form an enclosure, said enclosure standing by virtue of its own rigidity and interconnection for transferring a bulk of structural loads associated with the panels directly to the ground; said shelter having an outer appearance of a tent and having interior structure of interconnectable rigid panels, said panels being of a ballistic protective material adapted to provide protection to shelter occupants against blast overpressure, resulting from explosive detonations, and shrapnel.