Patent ID: 8250963

Claim:
A vehicle-mounted personnel access platform assembly with ballistic protection, said platform assembly adapted for mounting on a tactical vehicle and comprising: at least one mounting brace; at least one access platform carried by said mounting brace and defining a raised horizontal surface for supporting personnel at an elevated location adjacent a body of the tactical vehicle; a ballistic wall adjacent said access platform, and adapted for residing a spaced distance from the body of the tactical vehicle to protect personnel staged on said access platform, and said ballistic wall comprising a generally horizontal reinforcing bar attached to a personnel-side surface of said ballistic wall, and extending substantially from one end of said ballistic wall to an opposite end of said ballistic wall; and at least one wall standard attached to said mounting brace for holding said ballistic wall, and comprising a substantially vertical lower section and an outwardly angled upper section; and a wall securing edge formed at a top end of said wall standard, and engaging said horizontal reinforcing bar to vertically hang said ballistic wall adjacent said access platform.