Patent ID: 8006605

Claim:
A support and containment assemblage for an armor panel system having a strike face, the assemblage comprising: a support plate comprising a metal or composite material plate, the support plate including a periphery; a containment element comprising a laminate of fiber reinforced composite material, the containment element including a periphery coextensive with a majority of the periphery of the support plate, the containment element fastened to the support plate with stitching around the periphery of the support plate and the periphery of the containment element, a portion of the containment element within the stitching free to deform away from the support plate to catch and contain fragments when the assemblage is impacted by a projectile; sets of aligned openings in the support plate and the containment element; and notches in edges of the support plate and the containment element, wherein the stitching extends through the aligned openings in the support plate and the containment elements and further extends through the notches in the edges of the support plate and the containment element.