IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,267,764
Granted Patent B2
US 9,267,764 · App. 14/292,405 · Granted Feb 23, 2016

Ballistic shield

Inventor: Nathan Albert Seabrook (Minneapolis, MN)
Assignee: Seabrook Tactical Equipment, LLC
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 9,267,764
App. No.
14/292,405
Granted
Feb 23, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A portable ballistic shield for law enforcement, military, and private security contractors operating in high threat cases. More specifically, a ballistic shield with a viewing window, a handle, a ball turret, an aiming laser, and at least one disruptor light used to disorient possible attackers. The shield provides protection to a user's entire upper body and enables a user to fire from a position in which the head of the user is better aligned with the weapon site.

Claims (24)

1. A ballistic shield for use in high threat areas, the ballistic shield comprising:

a front face;

a reverse face;

a ballistic viewing window;

at least one handle on the reverse face of the ballistic shield; and

a ball turret, wherein the ball turret further includes a rail system.

2. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , wherein the ball turret further includes a laser.

3. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , wherein the ball turret further includes a quick release sleeve system.

4. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , further comprising a quick release harness strap on the reverse face of the ballistic shield.

5. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , wherein the at least one handle is a forearm cuff handle.

6. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , wherein the at least one handle is an open-bottom handle.

7. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , wherein the ball turret includes a ball mount, a cover, ball mount hardware, a quick release pin, and a ball mount washer.

8. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , wherein the ballistic viewing window is formed from bulletproof glass.

9. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , wherein the ballistic viewing window is formed from polycarbonate polymers.

10. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , further comprising hard points on each corner of the shield.

11. The ballistic shield of claim 10 , further comprising a strap connected to each hard point.

12. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , further comprising attachment strips on the reverse face of the ballistic shield, wherein the attachment strips are capable of attaching to at least one carrying case.

13. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , further comprising at least one light on the front face of the ballistic shield.

14. The ballistic shield of claim 13 , wherein the at least one light is a high-density LED light.

15. The ballistic shield of claim 14 , wherein the high-density LED light is a strobe light.

16. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , further comprising a left side and a right side.

17. The ballistic shield of claim 16 , further comprising flared edges on the left side and the ride side of the ballistic shield.

18. The ballistic shield of claim 1 , wherein the ball turret is housed within the front face of the shield.

19. The ballistic shield of claim 18 , wherein the ballistic shield is a portable ballistic shield.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2016
From: SEABROOK TACTICAL EQUIPMENT LLC; NATHAN SEABROOK
To: KINETIC GEAR LLC
Reel/Frame 038201/0851 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 13, 2015
From: SEABROOK, NATHAN ALBERT
To: SEABROOK TACTICAL EQUIPMENT, LLC
Reel/Frame 035395/0710 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 61828866 · May 30, 2013
Related Publication 20150233679A1 · Aug 20, 2015