Patent ID: 8667880

Claim:
A removable one piece armored crew compartment attachable to an existing vehicle frame comprising, a crew compartment body and a plurality of crew compartment doors, wherein the crew compartment is attached using an attachment means, and a removable armor shield configured to couple with the armored crew compartment about an open chassis of the existing vehicle frame and cover the open chassis of the existing vehicle frame, and wherein the armored crew compartment is constructed of a rigid metal to reduce the localized impact of an explosive device, wherein the modular one piece armored crew compartment is configured to surround a portion of the open chassis of the existing vehicle frame; wherein the removable armor shield comprises a first plate having a V-shaped contour; wherein the removable armor shield further comprises a second plate disposed within a concave portion of the first plate, and wherein the second plate extends from a first V-arm of the first plate to a second V-arm of the first plate.