US 11,788,821 B2
Armor mounting system and armor incorporating the same
Carlo A. Scarinci, Bakersfield, CA (US); and David Palermo, Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Assigned to PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US)
Filed by PPG INDUSTRIES OHIO, INC., Pittsburgh, PA (US)
Filed on Apr. 12, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/719,269.
Application 17/719,269 is a division of application No. 17/152,726, filed on Jan. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,353,296.
Application 17/152,726 is a division of application No. 16/517,407, filed on Jul. 19, 2019, granted, now 10,895,439, issued on Jan. 19, 2021.
Application 16/517,407 is a division of application No. 14/585,099, filed on Dec. 29, 2014, granted, now 10,415,936, issued on Sep. 17, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/922,367, filed on Dec. 31, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2022/0244022 A1, Aug. 4, 2022
Int. Cl. F41H 7/04 (2006.01); F41H 5/013 (2006.01); B29C 65/02 (2006.01); B29C 65/48 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01); B29K 75/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/30 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01)
CPC F41H 7/04 (2013.01) [B29C 65/02 (2013.01); B29C 65/48 (2013.01); F41H 5/013 (2013.01); F41H 5/0407 (2013.01); F41H 5/0421 (2013.01); F41H 5/0428 (2013.01); F41H 5/0457 (2013.01); B29K 2075/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/3005 (2013.01); B29L 2031/768 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
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1. An armor system comprising:
an armor panel for providing ballistics protection, said armor panel having an outer strike face and an inner surface opposite the outer strike face; and
a quick-release mechanism for attaching the armor panel to a structure, the quick-release mechanism comprising,
a knob for being coupled to one said armor panel and the structure, and
a latch for being coupled to the other of said armor panel and the structure and for releasably coupling with the knob for attaching said armor panel to the structure, wherein the latch comprises a pair of jaws for releasably clamping around the knob for coupling the latch to the knob, and wherein the latch comprises a release disposed between the pair of jaws for moving the jaws between open and closed positions.