Patent ID: 7424844

Claim:
A portable device for ballistic protection of an individual that can be hand-carried into the field by the individual, readily placed in a standalone position without the use of any tools, and can also be readily folded up and stored in a small space, comprising: a first projectile-resistant transparent pane; a second projectile-resistant transparent pane; a hinge to connect the first and second transparent panes such that the first and second transparent panes are configurable at an angle less than 180 degrees with respect to each other so that the device is readily placed and used in a standalone position of use upon any substantially flat surface and readily folded from the standalone position of use into a small space when not in use; and wherein, in a substantially fully open standalone position of the transparent panes, a rifle stand is formed between the panes while the panes substantially shield the individual in a shooting position using the rifle stand; and wherein the rifle stand is shaped to receive and support a forward end of a firearm while the individual peers through space between the panes to take aim; and stand members positioned to readily prop up the panes without tools when the panes are placed in a standalone position of use by the individual, so that the device, when leaned toward the individual under the force of gravity, leans against the stand members which thereby prop up the panes without tools in a standalone position of use.