Patent ID: 8424473

Claim:
A blast resistant panel having a front and back, the front of the panel exposed to potential explosive threats, comprising: a series of front elongated spar members in a vertically stacked arrangement and offset toward the front of the panel, each spar having a maximum front-to-back width less than a front-to-back width of the blast resistant panel; a series of rear elongated spar members offset toward the rear of the panel, each having a maximum front-to-back width less than the front-to-back width of the blast resistant panel, the rear elongated spar members interleaved with and partially overlapping the front series of spar members; and a clamping member vertically spanning the stack of front and rear elongated spar members, and bearing against top and bottom ends of the stack, wherein the clamping member is in a state of tension, thereby vertically compressing the stacked assembly of front and rear spar members.