Patent ID: 8522663

Claim:
A multilayered ballistic protection assembly comprising: an enclosure comprising a flexible material, the flexible material comprising a first protection layer and a second protection layer, wherein the first protection layer and the second protection layer are substantially similar in size, the flexible material being stowable in an initial configuration, unfurlable into an interim configuration, and transformed into a substantially rigid material able to attenuate ballistic impact in a final configuration; a stroking material to absorb energy and transfer impact loads across the enclosure, wherein the stroking material, once inside the enclosure, transforms the enclosure into the substantially rigid material capable of resisting the ballistic impact; and a plurality of tensile fasteners secured inside the enclosure between the first protection layer and the second protection layer, wherein the plurality of tensile fasteners comprise expandable bladders that are filled with the stroking material when the stroking material is deposited inside the enclosure, the stroking material and the plurality of tensile fasteners in the enclosure forming a lattice structure capable of resisting the ballistic impact; wherein the tensile fasteners provide structural continuity between layers within the enclosure and ensures that the enclosure, in its final configuration, maintains a preprogrammed shape.