Patent ID: 9010231
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. An apparatus providing both a bulletproof shield and a desk item locatable upon the top surface of a desk comprising: a rigid bulletproof member; a housing enclosing said bulletproof member, in which said housing has exterior front and a back surfaces, and said housing when held by a user is sized to shield at least the upper torso, head, neck, and arms, of the user; at least one pair of handles coupled to said housing to enable a user to operate said apparatus in a first mode by grasping one of said handles in each hand of the user and locating said apparatus to shield at least the upper torso, head, neck, arms, and hands of the user from one or more bullets, and at other times said apparatus being operable in a second mode with said back surface upon the top surface of a desk; and four pockets along said front surface, each of said pockets have an opening oriented for receiving in the pocket a different one of four corners of a rectangular member so that the rectangular member is retained along said front surface, and thereby facilitate use of the apparatus in said second mode as a common desk item.