Patent ID: 8757042

Claim:
A system for mounting, to a structure, armor having a strike surface for ballistic protection against penetration by projectiles, said armor having a rear face, edges and a thickness, comprising: a base for attachment to the structure having a lock structure; an adapter embedded within the thickness of the armor beneath the strike surface wherein the strike surface is an un-interrupted layer of armor, the adapter being laminated between the strike surface and the rear face, and engaged with the base through the rear face of the armor, for coupling the base to the armor; and a securing mechanism, having a key structure complementary to said lock structure; the adapter being completely within the bounds of the armor; the adapter having a first aperture for receiving the base and a second aperture extending through an edge of the armor for receiving the securing mechanism to engage said key structure with said lock structure of the base to rigidly secure the adapter with the base.