Patent ID: 8276498

Claim:
A modular ballistic shield system for use in law enforcement, military operations, and crowd control, said shield comprising a) a first laminated composite section having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front face and a rear face, said first laminated composite section providing ballistic protection for a torso and legs of a person utilizing said shield; b) a ballistically protective viewport having a front face, a rear face, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said viewport being attached to said top edge of said first laminated composite section and extending uninterruptedly from said first lateral edge to said second lateral edge of said first section facilitating unobstructed viewing; c) a second laminated composite section having a first lateral edge, a second lateral edge, a top edge, a bottom edge, a front face and a rear face, said second laminated composite section being attached to a top edge of said ballistically protective viewport and extending uninterruptedly from said first lateral edge to said second lateral edge of said viewport for protecting a head of the person utilizing said shield; d) a handle attached to said rear face of said first section such that no fastener extends through said first section to said front face.