Patent ID: 8091464
Filing Date: 2012-01-10
Classification: F41H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A protective armor system comprising: a protective shield configured to disperse kinetic energy of a penetrator generated by a shaped charge, the protective shield comprising: a first armor layer configured to receive the penetrator; a second armor layer separated from the first armor layer by a first gap, the second armor layer having a hardness that is less than the hardness of the first armor layer, the second armor layer configured to receive the penetrator that passes through the first armor layer; and an intermediate layer disposed in the first gap and attached to the first armor layer by a fastener, the fastener configured to release the intermediate layer such that the intermediate layer detaches from the first armor when the penetrator is received by the first armor layer, the intermediate layer configured to adhere to the penetrator as the penetrator passes through the gap, wherein, the force required to release the intermediate layer from the first armor layer is less than the force required to penetrate the first armor layer such that the fastener releases the intermediate layer from the first armor layer before the first armor layer is pierced by the penetrator.