Patent ID: 7968476

Claim:
A fabric assembly suitable for resisting a ballistic object comprising: (a) a first section formed from a fabric comprising a plurality of connected and compacted yarn layers having warp and weft yarns made from yarn having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex, wherein the connected and compacted yarn layers are secured together by connector yarns woven in a thickness (Z) direction between the weft yarns of the fabric and extending in a warp direction across a plurality of weft yarns on both an upper and lower surface of the fabric so as to form discontinuous lines on the upper and lower fabric surfaces, wherein said connector yarns have a force to break in tension no greater than 65 N, wherein said connector yarns are spaced in a range from 6 mm to 51 mm in the cross direction of said fabric and (b) a second section comprising a plurality of fabric layers made from yarn having a tenacity of at least 7.3 grams per dtex and a modulus of at least 100 grams per dtex wherein the fabric layers of the second section are not connected by connector yarns in the manner of the first section.