SOFT ARMOR
Soft armor is disclosed. The soft armor comprises an armor structure having a threat side and an inner side inward of the threat side. The armor structure is formed from soft armor material, and the armor structure is substantially imperforable by rifle fire.
1 . Soft armor comprising:
an armor structure having a threat side and an inner side inward of said threat side;
said armor structure being formed from soft armor material;
said armor structure being substantially imperforable by rifle fire.
2 . The soft armor of claim 1 , wherein the soft armor material comprises a number of ballistic material layers, said ballistic material layers having a combined nominal thickness of 25.8 mm-82.1 mm.
3 . The soft armor of claim 1 , wherein the soft armor material comprises a number of ballistic material layers, said ballistic material layers have a combined nominal weight of 542-1142.5 ounces per square yard.
4 . The soft armor of claim 1 , wherein said armor structure comprises at least 258 layers of PBO fabric.
5 . The soft armor of claim 1 , wherein said armor structure comprises a first section of at least 100 layers of PBO fabric, adjacent to a second section of at least 135 layers of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fabric.
6 . The soft armor of claim 1 , wherein said armor structure comprises a first section of at least 90 layers of PBO fabric, adjacent to a second section of at least 26 layers of para-aramid fabric.
7 . An armor panel formed from the soft armor of claim 1 .
8 . A garment comprising at least one of the armor panel of claim 7 .
9 . A vest comprising at least one of the armor panel of claim 7 .
10 . A helmet comprising the soft armor of claim 1 .
11 . Soft armor comprising:
an armor structure having a threat side and an inner side inward of said threat side;
said armor structure being formed from soft armor material;
said armor structure providing at least NIJ type III ballistic protection.
12 . The soft armor of claim 11 , wherein the soft armor material comprises a number of fabric layers, said fabric layers having a combined nominal thickness of 25.8 mm-82.1 mm and a combined nominal weight of 542-1142.5 ounces per square yard.
13 . The soft armor of claim 11 , wherein said armor structure comprises at least 258 layers of PBO fabric.
14 . The soft armor of claim 11 , wherein said armor structure comprises a first section of at least 100 layers of PBO fabric, adjacent to a second section of at least 135 layers of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fabric.
15 . The soft armor of claim 11 , wherein said armor structure comprises a first section of at least 90 layers of PBO fabric, adjacent to a second section of at least 26 layers of para-aramid fabric.
16 . An armor panel formed from the soft armor of claim 11 .
17 . A garment comprising at least one of the armor panel of claim 16 .
18 . The garment of claim 17 , comprising a torso portion formed from the soft armor material and configured to wrap around a torso of a wearer, said torso portion providing at least NIJ type III ballistic protection against threats within a 360-degree threat envelope.
19 . A helmet comprising the soft armor of claim 11 .
20 . Soft armor comprising:
an armor structure having a threat side and an inner side inward of said threat side;
said armor structure being formed from soft armor material;
said armor structure being substantially imperforable by armor-piercing handgun fire;
wherein said armor structure comprises:
a first section of at least 10 layers of PBO fabric, overlying a second section of at least 6 layers of para-aramid fabric, overlying a third section of at least 8 layers of para-aramid fabric.