Patent ID: 7841269

Claim:
A deployable vehicle defense shield to provide ballistic protection to a vehicle when undeployed and to exiting personnel when deployed, the deployable vehicle defense shield comprising: a) a ballistic defense barrier having a first end and a second end, wherein said ballistic defense barrier comprises an armored shield comprised of a front armored plate and a spaced apart rear armored plate connected at the top, bottom, and first end thereof with an open second end accessing a substantially hollow interior; a transparent ballistic shield dimensioned to be slidably housed within said hollow interior of said armored shield; and corresponding slots disposed in said front armored plate and said rear armored plate to provide a viewing and firing port therein; b) means for pivotally mounting said defense barrier to an area proximal the end of the side of said vehicle comprising a track mount secured to the side of said vehicle having a first end proximal a respective end of said vehicle and a second end terminating prior to reaching a door of said vehicle; and a pivot hinge disposed at the first end of said track mount hingedly fastened to said first end of said armored shield such that said armored shield can be pivoted to a position substantially orthogonal to the side of said vehicle; and c) a user control means for selectively pivoting said defense barrier between a substantially parallel relation with the side of said vehicle to a selected position within a 90 degree perpendicular axis therewith.