Patent ID: 7845266

Claim:
A building block for constructing a projectile absorbing armor, the building block comprising: a top surface; a bottom surface; a first side surface and a second side surface; a first end surface and a second end surface, said top, bottom, side, and end surfaces cooperating to form an interior; a projection on said top surface; a recess in said bottom surface, said projection and said recess being sized for interlocking engagement; at least one interlocking male connector on at least one of said first side surface, said second side surface, said first end surface, and said second end surface; and at least one female connector on at least one of said first side surface, said second side surface, said first end surface, and said second end surface, said interlocking male connector and said female connector being sized for interlocking engagement, wherein said interior comprises a plurality of projectile deflecting objects to inhibit the travel of a projectile through the block, wherein said projectile deflecting objects are arranged in at least two radial spokes radiating from a central location in the interior, and wherein said projectile deflecting objects are arranged in at least one arcuate wall extending between said at least two radial spokes.