Protective shield material

Abstract

A ballistics shield material comprises an armor structure formed from armor material components. The armor structure is substantially imperforable by armor-piercing fire. The armor structure comprises at least multiple layers of high tensile material layers of para-aramid fabric, and an adhesive material for bonding components together. There is a visco elastic foam bonded with the adhesive. The foam can be acrylic foam is bonded with nitrile phenolic adhesive.

1 . A ballistics shield material comprising an armor structure formed from armor material components; the armor structure being substantially imperforable by armor-piercing fire; wherein the armor structure comprises at least multiple layers of high tensile material layers of para-aramid fabric, and an adhesive material for bonding components together, the adhesive material selectively being heat sensitive or other adhesive, and a visco elastic foam-like material. 
     
     
         2 . A ballistics shield material as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the material is an acrylic foam bonded with a heat sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         3 . A ballistics shield material as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the material is an polyurethane foam bonded with a heat sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         4 . A ballistics shield material as claimed in  claim 1  wherein visco elastic material is PVC foam bonded with a heat sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         5 . A ballistics shield material as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the visco elastic material is EVA foam bonded with a heat sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         6 . A ballistics shield material as claimed in  claim 1  wherein the visco elastic material is silicone bonded with a heat sensitive adhesive. 
     
     
         7 . A ballistics shield material as claimed in  claim 2  wherein the heat sensitive adhesive is nitrile phenolic adhesive. 
     
     
         8 . A ballistics shield material comprising an armor structure formed from an armor material components; the armor structure being substantially imperforable by armor-piercing fire; wherein the armor structure comprises at least multiple layers of high tensile material layers of para-aramid fabric, and an adhesive material for bonding components together, the adhesive material comprising opposite first and second major sides, each of the first and second major sides having an adhesive layer thereon, the adhesive layers defining adhesive surfaces on both major sides of the adhesive material, each of the adhesive layers having (i) a pressure sensitive adhesive comprise an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive, (ii) an activatable adhesive comprise an epoxy resin, or both (i) and (ii). 
     
     
         9 . A ballistics shield panel formed from the ballistics shield material of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         10 . A garment comprising at least one of the ballistics shield material of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         11 . A vest comprising at least one of the ballistics shield material of  claim 1 . 
     
     
         12 . A helmet comprising the ballistics shield material of any one of  claims 1  to  11 . 
     
     
         13 . The ballistics shield material of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive is a tape for bonding components together, said adhesive tape comprising a layer having opposite first and second major sides, each of the first and second major sides having an adhesive layer thereon, the adhesive layers defining adhesive surfaces on both major sides of the adhesive tape, each of the adhesive layers comprising areas of pressure sensitive adhesive and domains of an activatable adhesive composition, and each of the areas defining a part of the adhesive surface of the adhesive layer. 
     
     
         14 . The ballistics shield material of  claim 13  wherein the adhesive tape includes an activatable adhesive composition capable of being cross-linked upon exposure to heat. 
     
     
         15 . The ballistics shield material of  claim 8  wherein (i) the pressure sensitive adhesive comprises an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive, (ii) the activatable adhesive comprises an epoxy resin, or both (i) and (ii). 
     
     
         16 . The ballistics shield material of  claim 13  wherein the adhesive tape includes (i) a pressure sensitive adhesive comprising an acrylic pressure sensitive adhesive, (ii) the activatable adhesive comprises an epoxy resin, or both (i) and (ii). 
     
     
         17 . An adhesive tape comprising at least two or more polymeric materials and a heat activated curable adhesive and joining the at least two or more polymeric materials, the adhesive having micro regions of hard and soft polymeric materials. 
     
     
         18 . The adhesive tape as claimed in  claim 17  wherein the adhesive is a nitrile phenolic having regions of hard phenolic and soft nitrile rubber. 
     
     
         19 . The adhesive tape as claimed in  claim 17  wherein the adhesive is at least one of an epoxy, polyurethane, polyamide, polybutadiene. 
     
     
         20 . The adhesive tape as claimed in  claim 17  wherein the polymeric material is a film, cloth, foam, metal, foil or combination thereof.