Patent ID: 6886446

Claim:
Ballistic protection apparatus comprising: a ballistic shield having a body formed at least in part of ballistic material capable of stopping a bullet; said shield body configured to provide frontal ballistic protection at least to the torso of an individual when the shield is located in front of the individual; said shield body having a support on one side thereof for mounting a long gun and configured to enable an individual to simultaneously grasp the long gun and the support by one hand with a barrel of the long gun projecting from the shield body to an opposite side of the shield from the individual; said support being located on said shield body to enable the individual to carry the shield in and grasp the long gun by the one hand and simultaneously effectively operate the long gun using both hands; said shield body including a central section and a pair of side sections on respective opposite sides of said central section maintaining a ballistic front, and fasteners for releasably securing said sections and said central section to one another; and each said side section having a laterally extending compound curve along said shield body, said side section including a convex front surface adjacent said central section and a concave front surface adjacent a distal side edge thereof.