Patent ID: 6127291
Filing Date: 2000-10-03
Classification: F41H,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
In a composite anti-ballistic fabric comprising a plurality of individual plies of woven fabrics comprising anti-ballistic fibers;the improvement that comprises:at least one flexible, rubbery resin bonded, composite sub-assembly comprising at least two individual woven fabric plies bonded together by a surface layer of a substantially flexible rubbery resin that covers at least 75% of the juxtaposed surfaces of said at least two individual woven fabric plies to form said at least one sub-assembly,wherein said rubbery bonding resin does not penetrate through said woven plies,wherein said composite fabric comprises a plurality of said resin bonded sub-assemblies, andwherein said composite fabric has the ability to pass the NIJ IIIA specification in response to a 0.44 magnum projectile incoming at a velocity of about 1,400 to 1,450 feet per second.