Anti-Ballistic Room Protection Devices & Methods
A barrier system utilizing one or more barrier devices that are made using layers of lightweight anti-ballistic materials formed into a flexible laminate that can flex and move upon deployment to stop ballistic projectiles such as bullets from entering a protected space. The barrier device is installed to protect the protected region and has a flexible barrier that may be retractable and deployable or may be fixed in place. The barrier system can be configured to protect entire rooms from projectile penetration through walls, windows, doors, and other structures.
1 . A method of providing an interior space of a building with a level of bullet protection, comprising the steps of:
providing a barrier system including a barrier device comprising:
a barrier including a laminate of a plurality of flexible layers of anti-ballistic material bonded together to form said laminate, and
a mounting structure configured to allow said barrier to hang from said mounting structure; and
installing said barrier device on said building by mounting said mounting structure on a structure of said building such that said barrier is configured to cover a substantial portion of a wall of said building, wherein
said barrier system is configured to provide said level of bullet protection against a bullet penetrating that portion of said wall into the interior space.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of layers of anti-ballistic material are bonded together by sewing said layers together.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of layers of anti-ballistic material are bonded together using an adhesive.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of layers of anti-ballistic material are bonded together by welding said layers together.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein a plurality of said plurality of layers is comprised of woven sheets of aramid fibers.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein an outer one of said layers is configured to be decorative.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said barrier is also configured to cover a window in said wall.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said barrier is also configured to cover a door in said wall.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said barrier system further includes one or more additional barrier devices installed across said wall to protect additional portions of said wall, one or more windows in said wall, and/or one or more doors in said wall.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said level of bullet protection is at least level IIIA of the NIJ standard and/or level 3 of the UL standard.
11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said barrier device is installed on an interior portion of said wall.
12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said barrier device is configured such that said barrier is retractable and deployable after installation.
13 . A method of providing an interior space of a building with a level of bullet protection, comprising the steps of:
providing a barrier system including a barrier device comprising:
a barrier including a laminate of a plurality of flexible layers of woven anti-ballistic material bonded together to form said laminate, and
a mounting structure configured to allow said barrier to hang from said mounting structure; and
installing said barrier device on said building by mounting said mounting structure on a structure of said building such that said barrier is configured to cover a substantial portion of a wall of said building,
wherein said barrier is also configured to cover at least one window and/or one door in said wall, and further wherein
said barrier system is configured to provide said level of bullet protection against a bullet penetrating that portion of said wall into the interior space, and wherein
said barrier system is configured to provide said level of bullet protection against a bullet penetrating said at least one window and/or one door into the interior space.
14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein said plurality of layers of anti-ballistic material are bonded together by sewing said layers together.
15 . The method of claim 13 , wherein said plurality of layers of anti-ballistic material are bonded together using an adhesive.
16 . The method of claim 13 , wherein said plurality of layers of anti-ballistic material are bonded together by welding said layers together.
17 . The method of claim 13 , wherein a plurality of said plurality of layers is comprised of woven sheets of aramid fibers.
18 . The method of claim 13 , wherein an outer one of said layers is configured to be decorative.
19 . The method of claim 13 , wherein said barrier system further includes one or more additional barrier devices installed across said wall to protect additional portions of said wall, one or more windows in said wall, and/or one or more doors in said wall.
20 . The method of claim 13 , wherein said level of bullet protection is at least level IIIA of the NIJ standard and/or level 3 of the UL standard.
21 . The method of claim 13 , wherein said barrier device is installed on an interior portion of said wall.
22 . The method of claim 13 , wherein said barrier device is configured such that said barrier is retractable and deployable after installation.
23 . A method of providing an interior space of a building with a level of bullet protection using a deployable and retractable barrier device, comprising the steps of:
providing the barrier system including the barrier device comprising:
a barrier including a laminate of a plurality of flexible layers of anti-ballistic material stitched together to form said laminate,
said laminate including an outer layer configured to be decorative, and
a mounting structure configured to allow said barrier to hang from said mounting structure when deployed; and
installing said barrier device on said building by mounting said mounting structure on a structure of said building such that said barrier is configured to cover a substantial portion of a wall of said building when deployed, wherein
said barrier is also configured to cover at least one window and/or one door in said wall when deployed, and wherein
said barrier device is configured such that after installation of said barrier device, said barrier is retractable and deployable, and further wherein
said barrier system is configured to provide said level of bullet protection against a bullet penetrating that portion of said wall into the interior space when deployed, and wherein
said barrier system is configured to provide said level of bullet protection against a bullet penetrating said at least one window and/or one door into the interior space when deployed, and further wherein
said level of bullet protection is at least level IIIA of the NIJ standard and/or level 3 of the UL standard.
24 . The method of claim 23 , wherein said barrier system further includes one or more additional barrier devices installed across said wall to protect additional portions of said wall, one or more windows in said wall, and/or one or more doors in said wall.