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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2000
Michael Cohen, North Yehuda 90200, IL;
Other;
Abstract
The invention provides a composite armor plate ( ) for absorbing and dissipating kinetic energy from high velocity, armor-piercing projectiles, as well as from soft-nosed projectiles, the plate comprising a single internal layer of high density ceramic pellets ( ), characterized in that the pellets are arranged in a single layer of adjacent rows and columns, wherein a majority of each of the pellets ( ) is in direct contact with at least four adjacent pellets ( ) and each of the pellets are substantially cylindrical in shape with at least one convexly-curved end face, further characterized in that spaces formed between the adjacent cylindrical pellets are filled with a material ( ) for preventing the flow of soft metal from impacting projectiles through the spaces, the pellets ( ) and material ( ) being bound and retained in plate form by a solidified material ( ), wherein the solidified material ( ) and the plate material are elastic.