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Patent US7886651 - Shrapnel and projectile containment systems and equipment and methods for ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsIn accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a blast-resistant panel may include a layer of a pre-cured elastomeric material having a predetermined thickness, a body portion, and a plurality of flanges, each of the plurality of flanges having a substantially equal width and depending away...http://www.google.com/patents/US7886651?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7886651 - Shrapnel and projectile containment systems and equipment and methods for producing sameAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7886651 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/264,752Publication dateFeb 15, 2011Filing dateNov 2, 2005Priority dateNov 2, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2585227A1, CN101094962A, EP1807578A2, EP1807578A4, US8151687, US20080092730, US20100147142, WO2006050419A2, WO2006050419A3Publication number11264752, 264752, US 7886651 B2, US 7886651B2, US-B2-7886651, US7886651 B2, US7886651B2InventorsBruce HallOriginal AssigneeLife Shield Engineering Systems, LLCExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (141), Non-Patent Citations (45), Referenced by (15), Classifications (18), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetShrapnel and projectile containment systems and equipment and methods for producing same
US 7886651 B2Abstract
The present application claims the benefit of priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/623,943, filed Nov. 2, 2004, entitled “Shrapnel and Projectile Containment Systems and Method for Producing Same,” which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety; and is related to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/510,691, filed Oct. 8, 2004, entitled “Shrapnel Containment System and Method for Producing. Same,” which is a U.S. National Phase Application of International Application No. PCT/US2004/010488, filed Apr. 6 2004, entitled “Shrapnel Containment System and Method for Producing Same,” which claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/460,422, filed Apr. 7, 2003, entitled “Blast-Resistant Panel and Method for Producing Same”
0.5 × 0.25″ grid opening
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In general, flanges 713, 714, 715, 716, in FIG. 7, depend away from body portion 710 at substantially a 90° angle, although other angles, both more and less than 90° are also contemplated. In embodiments with only 2 flanges, the flanges are generally located on opposite edges of panel 700, for example, top and bottom or left and right. As seen in FIG. 7, with four flanges panel 700 resembles an open box or container with relatively short sides represented by flanges 713, 714, 715, 716. Each flange may extend 1 inch or more from body portion 710 and may generally extend the length of the side of panel 700 on which the flange is located.
Panel 700, in FIG. 7, may be placed against a wall in a structure and, in general, top flange 713 and bottom flange 714 may be fastened to a ceiling and a floor near the wall in the structure, respectively. If panel 700 includes one or more side flanges 714, 715 and these side flanges abut wall(s) and/or column portion(s) of the structure, the side flanges may also be fastened to the wall(s) and/or column portion(s). For example, panel 700 may be fastened to the structure using mechanical fasteners, such as, concrete anchors, screws and/or nails. In one embodiment of the present invention, the fasteners may be a concrete fastener, for example, but not limited to, a ¼″ diameter by 1¾″ long Kwik-Con II+ fastener, manufactured by Hilti USA, with or without a washer and spaced approximately 12″ on center along the length of the flange being fastened. Alternatively, if panel 700 only has 2 or 3 flanges, then the edges without flanges that abut similarly configured edges from adjacent panels without flanges may be fastened together using, for example, a Z-channel fastening member as described above in relation to FIGS. 3, 4 and 5, as well as by using wall framing, for example, wood and/or metal base (i.e., bottom) and cap (i.e., top) plates and/or studs along the side flanges, which will be described in subsequent paragraphs herein.
FIG. 9 is a partial top-view of a continuous fastening strip with fasteners securing a portion of a flange of a panel to a concrete surface, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 9, a flange 910 may have disposed thereon a continuous fastening strip 920 and multiple fasteners 930 may pass through continuous fastening strip 920 and flange 910 into concrete 940, which, for example, may be a floor, ceiling, wall and/or column in a structure. Continuous fastening strip 920 may be made from metal (for example, ⅛″, ¼″, etc. thick by 1″, 2″, 3″, etc. wide cold rolled steel and/or steel plate), wood (for example, 2″ by 4″, 2″ by 6″, etc. boards used as plates and/or studs to frame walls), and/or any other material having similar strength and durability as metal and/or wood. Fasteners 930 may be screws, for example, Kwik-Con+ II screws, concrete nails, bolts and/or other concrete fastening systems. Fasteners 930 may be used in combination with an epoxy and/or other adhesive or fixative to aid in setting fasteners 930 in concrete 940.
FIG. 10 is a partial top-view of non-continuous fastening strips with fasteners securing a portion of a flange of a panel to a concrete surface, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 10, a flange 1010 may have disposed thereon at least one non-continuous fastening strip/section 1020 and multiple fasteners 1030 may pass through each non-continuous fastening strip/section 1020 and flange 1010 into concrete 1040, which may be a floor, ceiling, wall and/or column in a structure. Non-continuous fastening strip 1020 may be made from metal (for example, ⅛″, ¼″, etc. thick by 1″, 2″, 3″, etc. wide cold rolled steel and/or steel plate), wood (for example, 2″ by 4″, 2″ by 6″, etc. boards used as plates and/or studs to frame walls), and/or other material having similar strength and durability as metal and/or wood. Fasteners 1030 may be used in combination with an epoxy and/or other adhesive or fixative to aid in setting fasteners 1030 in concrete 1040.
FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional, top-view of an L-bracket for fastening a one or more-piece panel system around a concrete column, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 19, an L-bracket 1900, for example, 2 inch, 3 inch, 4 inch, etc. L-brackets with widths ranging from ½ inch to 4 inches or more, may be used with the mechanical fasteners to fasten column panel cover 1800 around a corner of the column. In general, multiple L-brackets 1900 with two or more fasteners per L-bracket may be evenly spaced along opening 1810 and over edges 1802, 1804 from the bottom to the top of column panel cover 1800 and anchored into the column. In an alternative embodiment, L-bracket 1900 may be a single piece with a width that may be substantially equal to the height of column panel cover 1800 to effectively completely cover opening 1810 and/or each outer edge of column panel cover 1800.
FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional, top-view of an L-channel bracket for fastening a one or more-piece panel system around a concrete column, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 20, an L-channel bracket 2000, for example, 2 inch, 3 inch, 4 inch, etc. L-channel brackets with widths ranging from ½ inch to 4 inches or more, may be used with the mechanical fasteners to fasten column panel cover 1800 to the column similar to L-bracket 1900. In general, multiple L-channel brackets 2000 with two or more fasteners per L-bracket will be evenly spaced along opening 1810 and edges 1802,1804 may be inserted into channels 2005, 2010 in L-channel bracket from the bottom to the top of column panel cover 1800 and anchored around a corner of and into the column with fasteners that may pass through L-channel bracket 2000 and column panel cover 1800. In general, multiple L-channel brackets 2000 with two or more fasteners per L-channel bracket may be evenly spaced along opening 1810 and over edges 1802, 1804 from the bottom to the top of column panel cover 1800 and anchored into the column. In an alternative embodiment, L-channel bracket 2000 may be a single piece with a width that may be substantially equal to the height of column panel cover 1800 to effectively completely cover opening 1810 and/or each outer edge of column panel cover 1800.
Hollow-core door/wall section 2400, FIG. 24, also may be made as a pre-manufactured wall section 2400 using standard construction materials, for example, two inch by four inch (2×4) or larger (2×6, 2×8, etc.) board lumber. In such an embodiment of the present invention, wall section 2400, first end 2430 and second end 2440 may be, for example, 2×4 board and reinforcing panel 2460 may be just wide enough to fit between first edge 2430 and second edge 2440 and pairs of structural supports 2450 may be attached to first edge 2430 and one edge of reinforcing panel 2460 and second edge 2440 and the other edge of reinforcing panel 2460. Pre-manufactured wall section 2400 may also have one or more intermediate supports 2480 placed at substantially equal distances apart between first edge 2430 and second edge 2440. For example, in wall 2400, with first and second ends 2430, 2440 being a 2×4, each intermediate support 2480 may be a 2×2, 2×3, and/or a 2×4 board. In the case of intermediate support 2480 being a 2×4, intermediate support 2480 may have a slot cut down and through substantially the middle of the 4-inch side and along substantially the entire length of the 2×4 to permit reinforcing panel 2460 to pass therethrough. If pairs of 2×2, 2×3 and/or 2×4 boards are used reinforcing panel 2460 may be sandwiched between and attached to the pair. In this embodiment, first side 2410 and second side 2420 may be any standard building material, including, but not limited to, for example, drywall, plywood, particle board, foam-core insulation, and the like.
In addition, in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, shrapnel and projectile-resistant door panel 2600 may be configured to be a floor panel that would, in general most likely be permanently mounted on a floor of a vehicle. For example, the floor panel could be contoured to match the shape of the floor and predrilled to accept bolts extending upwardly from the floor on which washers and nuts may be affixed to attach the floor panel to the floor of the vehicle. The floor panel could be contoured to the shape of the floor by manufacturing the floor panel in mold having the shape of the floor of the vehicle or heating and working a substantially flat panel to conform to the shape of the floor. In general, the floor panel could have a thickness ranging from approximately ¼ of an inch to ¾ of an inch or more.
FIG. 40 is a partial cross sectional-view of the pre-manufactured wall system of FIG. 40 with an embedded shrapnel and projectile-resistant panel therein along line 40—40, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 40, pre-manufactured wall system 3900 may include vertical fastening means 4010 inserted vertically through each of multiple horizontal top frame members 3980 and into top plate 3920 to attach the multiple horizontal top frame members 3980 thereto. Similarly, horizontal fastening means 4020 may be inserted horizontally through each of multiple horizontal top frame members 3980 on one side of pre-manufactured wall system 3900, through shrapnel and projectile resistant panel 3950, and into another multiple horizontal top frame members 3980 on the other side of shrapnel and projectile resistant panel 3950. Horizontal fastening means 4020 may be inserted into multiple horizontal top frame members 3980 from both sides of pre-manufactured wall system 3900. Likewise, vertical fastening means 4010 may also be inserted either through horizontal frame member 3980 and into top plate 3920 or through top plate 3920 and into horizontal frame member 3980. Both fastening means 4010, 4020 may include, but are not limited to, screws, nails, lag bolts, nuts/bolts/washer(s), etc., and may also be used with and/or without an adhesive between the frames and plates/vertical support members. Although now shown for ease of illustration, horizontal and vertical fastening means 4020, 4010 may be used at the bottom plate 3930.
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