Balistic Jacket and Protective Panels System

Abstract

A light weight body armor is constructed from offset layers of mosaic like panels. The panels are formed from woven material made from volcanic black rock. The panels are light weight and strong, and the woven material is less expensive than know materials used to construct body armor.

1 . Body armor comprising:
 a top protective layer comprising:
 a flexible material; and 
 a mosaic of close fitting panels set to the flexible material to allow the protective layer to assume the shape of a wearer, the panels comprising:
 a top and a bottom plate; and 
 a lay-up of layers of inorganic material and resin, the inorganic material made from volcanic black rock; 
 
   a first layer of impact foam under the top protective layer; and   a layer of woven material under the impact foam.   
     
     
         2 . The body armor of  claim 1 , wherein the panels are a lay-up of layers of a weave of inorganic material, and resin. 
     
     
         3 . The body armor of  claim 1 , wherein the panels are octagonal. 
     
     
         4 . The body armor of  claim 1 , wherein the panels are hexagonal. 
     
     
         5 . The body armor of  claim 1 , further including a second layer of impact foam under the layer of woven material. 
     
     
         6 . The body armor of  claim 1 , wherein the flexible material is a mesh made from an inorganic weave of fibers made from volcanic black rock. 
     
     
         7 . The body armor of  claim 1 , further including a second protective layer between the top protective layer and the top layer of impact foam, the second protective layer having the same construction as the top protective layer,
 wherein the two protective layers are offset from each other to overlap the panels of the layers to cover voids between adjacent panels.   
     
     
         8 . The body armor of  claim 7 , wherein the panels are a lay-up of layers of a weave of inorganic material, and resin. 
     
     
         9 . The body armor of  claim 7 , wherein the woven material comprises a shock resistant layer of multiple layers of woven inorganic fibers. 
     
     
         10 . The body armor of  claim 9 , wherein the woven material comprises a shock resistant layer of multiple layers of woven inorganic fibers 
     
     
         11 . The body armor of  claim 7 , further including a second layer of impact foam under the layer of woven material from volcanic black rock. 
     
     
         12 . The body armor of  claim 7 , wherein the flexible material is a mesh made from an inorganic weave of fibers made from volcanic black rock. 
     
     
         13 . Body armor comprising:
 top and second protective layers comprising:
 a flexible material; and 
 a mosaic of close fitting panels set to the flexible material, the panels comprising:
 a top and a bottom plate; and 
 a lay-up of layers of inorganic material and resin, the inorganic material made from volcanic black rock; 
 
   a top layer of impact foam under the top protective layer; and   a layer of woven material under the impact foam.   
     
     
         14 . The body armor of  claim 13 , wherein the panels are a lay-up of layers of a weave of inorganic material, and resin. 
     
     
         15 . The body armor of  claim 13 , wherein the panels are octagonal. 
     
     
         16 . The body armor of  claim 13 , wherein the panels are hexagonal. 
     
     
         17 . The body armor of  claim 13 , further including a second layer of impact foam under the layer of woven material. 
     
     
         18 . The body armor of  claim 13 , wherein the flexible material is a mesh made from an inorganic weave of fibers made from volcanic black rock. 
     
     
         19 . Body armor comprising:
 a top and second protective layer comprising:
 a flexible material comprising a mesh made from an inorganic weave of fibers made from volcanic black rock; and 
 a mosaic of close fitting octagonal panels set to the flexible material, the panels comprising:
 a top and a bottom plate; and 
 a lay-up of layers of inorganic material and resin, the inorganic material made from volcanic black rock; 
 
   a second protective layer under the top protective layer having the same construction as the top protective payer, wherein the two protective layers are offset from each other to overlap the panels of the layers to cover voids between adjacent panels.   a top layer of impact foam under the second protective layer;   a layer of woven material under the top layer impact foam;   a second layer of impact foam under the layer of woven material; and   a bottom protective layer under the second layer of impact foam and having the same construction as the top protective layer.   
     
     
         20 . The body armor of  claim 19 , wherein the woven material comprises a shock resistant layer of multiple layers of woven inorganic fibers.