Patent ID: 7968477

Claim:
A fabric assembly suitable for resisting a ballistic object comprising: (a) a first section formed from a fabric comprising a plurality of connected and compacted yarn layers having warp and weft yarns made from yarn having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex, wherein the connected and compacted yarn layers are secured together by connector yarns woven in a thickness (Z) direction between the weft yarns of the fabric and extending in a warp direction across a plurality of weft yarns on both an upper and lower surface of the fabric so as to form discontinuous lines on the upper and lower fabric surfaces, wherein the connected and compacted yarn layers are further secured together by connectors inserted through the yarn layers in a cross fabric direction wherein said connector yarns have a force to break in tension no greater than 65N, wherein said connectors define areas on the fabric layers in a range from 15 to 350 square mm wherein compaction of the fabric layers of the first section is at least 2% as set forth in Test Method A and (b) a second section comprising a plurality of fabric layers made from yarn having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex wherein the fabric layers of the second section are not connected by connector yarns in the manner of the first section, and wherein compaction of the fabric layers of the second section is not greater than 0.5% as set forth in Test Method A.