Patent ID: 7695053

Claim:
A field retrofittable, removable, and reconfigurable lethal threat protection system for a vehicle for protecting an occupant in the vehicle from a lethal threat, each side of the vehicle having an OEM door with an OEM hinge connected thereto, the OEM hinge being connected to an OEM “A” pillar by OEM fasteners using OEM holes in the vehicle, the lethal threat protection system comprising: “A” pillar armor adapted to be attached to an outside surface of the vehicle after removal of the OEM door and OEM hinge; an armored door having a hinge; and armor fasteners extending through the hinge of the armored door, the “A” pillar armor, and the OEM “A” pillar using holes other than the OEM holes in the vehicle, the armor fasteners, “A” pillar armor and the armored door being removable from the vehicle and permitting the OEM hinge and the OEM door to be reconnected to the OEM “A” pillar by the OEM fasteners extending through the OEM holes; further comprising a removable “A” pillar reinforcement located adjacent an inner surface of the OEM A pillar, the “A” pillar reinforcement being secured in place by the armor fasteners; the “A” pillar reinforcement comprising an elongated, vertically oriented and outwardly facing channel and an elongated, vertically oriented bar positioned in the channel, the channel and bar configured such that no structurally significant portion of the “A” pillar is required to be removed to accommodate the channel and bar thereby preserving the structural integrity of the “A” pillar.