Patent ID: 8210088

Claim:
A method of storing a shield comprising the steps of: providing a shell adapted to support at least one ballistic panel made from a ballistic material, at least one generally horizontal support adapted to be coupled to the shell for providing support to the ballistic shield when the ballistic shield is in a deployed configuration, first and second generally vertical supports adapted to be coupled to the shell for providing support to the ballistic shield when the ballistic shield is in a deployed configuration, and first and second generally vertical pockets for removably housing the first and second generally vertical supports coupled to the shell, the first and second generally vertical pockets cover a majority of the first and second generally vertical supports when housing the first and second generally vertical supports in a deployed configuration, a storage pocket oriented in a generally horizontal direction, and a flap coupled near a top of the shell and having a portion adapted to be fastened to the shell; inserting the first and second generally vertical supports in the storage pocket oriented in a generally horizontal direction; rolling the shell from a bottom of the shell to a top of the shell; and securing the shell in a rolled position by fastening the flap to a surface of the shell.