Patent ID: 6502496
Filing Date: 2003-01-07
Classification: F41H,H02G

Abstract:
An armor system for ballistic protection of a flexible conduit, said system comprising a plurality of ballistic resistant protective tubular elements in axial alternating array with double-socket joint elements, the outer peripheral ends of said tubular elements being provided with a convex curvature complementary to a concave provided along the inner peripheral ends of said double-socket joint elements, a ballistic resistant protective tubular element being inserted in each end of said double-socket joint elements, said curved peripheral end allowing any tubular element connected to a double-socket element to tilt freely relative thereto, wherein said tubular elements comprise at least three layers, at least one of which is a steel layer, said double-socket joint elements comprise at least one layer of steel and wherein each tubular element connected to said double-socket element may tilt freely to any angle up to 25 degrees relative to the axis of said double-socket joint element.