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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1999
Ward Figge, Dale City, VA (US);
Kenneth Graham, Warrenton, VA (US);
John Crawford, Topanga, CA (US);
Atlantic Research Corporation, Gainesville, VA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for protecting an occupant of a building from flying debris from a frangible structure of the building, such as a window or the like, in the event of an explosion or other blast. A protective barrier is positioned adjacent the building structure and is constructed to be deployed by inflation of at least a portion thereof. The protective barrier is movable from a stored position adjacent the building structure to a deployed position in which it covers the building structure. A gas generating device is connected to the protective barrier and is operable to generate gas to inflate the protective barrier and move it to the deployed position in response to the sensing of an explosion or other blast by a sensing device located remote from the building.