Patent ID: 8365649

Claim:
A method for making a multi-layer composite-armor article that is configured to protect a land vehicle, the method comprising: providing the land vehicle having an underside; providing a first metal layer, the metal layer having an outer face that will be closer to an outermost surface of the armor article, and an inner face that will be farther from the outermost surface of the armor article; attaching a multi-layer polymer structure to the inner face of the first metal layer, the polymer structure having a plurality of solid polymer layers including an outer polymer layer and an inner polymer layer, wherein the inner polymer layer is farther from the inner face of the metal layer than the outer polymer layer of the polymer structure, wherein the outer polymer layer is attached to the inner face of the first metal layer, and wherein the inner polymer layer has a lower durometer value than the outer polymer layer; shaping the armor article such that the first metal layer has a convex downward-facing center surface, and configuring the armor article to attach to the underside of the land vehicle; and affixing the armor article to the underside of the land vehicle.