Patent ID: 8402877
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. A protective shield assembly for a hatch on an M1A2 Abrams tank at the tank commander's weapon station, said shield assembly comprising: a rotating outboard shield including three generally planar panels angularly connected to each other, the three panels including a front panel connected to a center panel and a rear panel connected to the center panel, each of the front, center, and rear panels including an upper portion, the upper portion having a window opening and a window disposed over the window opening, and wherein each of the front, center, and rear panels include a lower portion, the lower portion having a viewing opening therein; a substantially planar rotating inboard shield having an upper portion that is solid and a lower portion with a viewing aperture, the rotating inboard shield being located generally opposite the rotating outboard shield, the rotating inboard shield and the rotating outboard shield being simultaneously rotatable and maintaining fixed positions relative to each other; and a stationary inboard shield located in an interior of a circle of rotation of the rotating inboard shield and the rotating outboard shield.