Patent ID: 7191694

Claim:
A reinforced brittle armor system for a security structure having at least one side exposed to small arms attack and a vulnerable point on said exposed side protected by a brittle armor plate, the reinforced armor system comprising: a. a shield of opaque armor positioned over said plate, said shield having a rectangular shape with a perforation field extending outwardly from shield center toward outermost edges of said shield, with a solid margin located between said perforation field and said shield edges, and b. holding means within said margin for securing said shield over said vulnerable point to enhance edge performance of said plate and to thereby protect said structure and occupants positioned therein, wherein said shield has a parallelogram shape with inner and outer faces, and comprises a pair of upright members that intercept a pair of cross members to thereby define a central aperture and the shield edges of said shield with the perforation field positioned therebetween with said field being adjacent to said aperture but remote from said shield edges.