Anti-ballistic handling cases, boxes and containers

Abstract

An Anti-Ballistic Handling Case including a body having a plurality of body side walls forming a hollow interior region; a lid having a plurality of a lid side walls, wherein the lid is attached to the body and configured to cover the body portion to enclose the hollow interior region of the body; and an anti-ballistic portion disposed adjacent to at least one of the plurality of body side walls, and the plurality of lid side walls.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An Anti-Ballistic Handling Case comprising
 a body having a plurality of rigid body side walls forming a hollow interior region;   an anti-ballistic portion formed of an anti-ballistic material disposed adjacent to at least one of: the plurality of body side walls; and   an inner liner configured for removable insertion within the anti-ballistic portion such that the antiballistic portion is disposed between the inner liner and at least one of the plurality of body side walls,   wherein the anti-ballistic portion comprises an anti-ballistic body insert configured to be inserted into the hollow interior of the body and contact at least two of the plurality of body side walls,   the anti-ballistic body insert comprising a plurality of anti-ballistic body side panels, wherein each of the plurality of anti-ballistic body side panels is formed from an anti-ballistic material and is attached to at least two other anti-ballistic body side panels to form at least a partial box structure defining a hollow anti-ballistic chamber within the anti-ballistic handling case.   
     
     
         2 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-ballistic body insert further comprises an anti-ballistic bottom panel formed from an anti-ballistic material, is attached to at least one of the plurality of anti-ballistic body side panels, and contacts a bottom of the hollow interior of the body portion. 
     
     
         3 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 1 , further comprising a lid having a plurality of a lid side walls,
 wherein the lid is attached to the body and configured to cover the body portion to enclose the hollow interior region of the body.   
     
     
         4 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of lid side walls of the lid define a hollow interior within the lid; and
 further comprising an anti-ballistic portion lid insert configured to be inserted into the hollow interior within the lid and contact at least one of the plurality of lid side walls, the anti-ballistic lid insert comprising:   a plurality of anti-ballistic lid side panels, wherein each of the plurality of anti-ballistic lid side panels is formed from an anti-ballistic material, and is attached to at least two other anti-ballistic lid side panels to form at least a partial box structure defining a hollow anti-ballistic chamber within the anti-ballistic handling case.   
     
     
         5 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 4 , wherein the anti-ballistic lid insert further comprises an anti-ballistic top panel formed from an anti-ballistic material, and is attached to at least one of the plurality of anti-ballistic lid side panels. 
     
     
         6 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 5 , wherein the anti-ballistic top panel is formed from a transparent anti-ballistic material;
 wherein the lid includes an opening formed in a upper surface; and   wherein the anti-ballistic top panel is aligned with the opening to form an anti-ballistic window in the lid.   
     
     
         7 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling Case of  claim 3 , wherein the lid is attached to the body by at least one hinge member. 
     
     
         8 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling Case of  claim 3 , further comprising a strut configured to actuate the lid between an open and a closed configuration. 
     
     
         9 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling Case of  claim 8 , wherein the strut is an electronic strut configured to be remotely activated to actuate the lid between the open configuration and the closed configuration. 
     
     
         10 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 3 , further comprising a latch mechanism configured to secure the lid to the body in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         11 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 10 , wherein the latch mechanism is a biometric lock. 
     
     
         12 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 10 , wherein the latch mechanism is a remote activated electronic lock. 
     
     
         13 . The Anti-Ballistic Handling case of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one wheel attached to a bottom of the body. 
     
     
         14 . The Anti-Ballistic handling case of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-ballistic portion comprises an anti-ballistic panel attached to an inner surface of each of the plurality of body side walls. 
     
     
         15 . The Anti-Ballistic handling case of  claim 3 , further comprising an anti-ballistic panel attached to an inner surface of each of the plurality of lid side walls. 
     
     
         16 . The Anti-Ballistic handling case of  claim 1 , wherein the anti-ballistic material comprises high strength synthetic fibers laid in at least two different directions. 
     
     
         17 . The Anti-Ballistic handling case of  claim 16 , wherein the high-strength synthetic fibers include aramid fibers. 
     
     
         18 . The Anti-Ballistic handling case of  claim 16 , wherein the high-strength synthetic fibers include polyethylene fibers. 
     
     
         19 . The Anti-Ballistic handling case of  claim 16 , wherein the high-strength synthetic fibers include a combination of polyethylene and aramid fibers. 
     
     
         20 . The Anti-Ballistic handling case of  claim 16 , wherein the anti-ballistic material comprises a plurality of sheets of high-strength synthetic fibers layered such that fibers of adjacent sheets are laid in different directions. 
     
     
         21 . The Anti-Ballistic handling case of  claim 16 , wherein the high strength synthetic fibers are resin bonded and hot dye pressed to form hard armor sheets. 
     
     
         22 . An Anti-Ballistic container comprising
 a body forming a hollow interior region, the body comprising a frame, and a plurality of body side walls attached to the frame;   an anti-ballistic portion formed of an anti-ballistic material disposed adjacent to at least one of: the plurality of body side walls; and   an inner liner configured for removable insertion within the anti-ballistic portion such that the antiballistic portion is disposed between the inner liner and at least one of the plurality of body side walls,   wherein the anti-ballistic portion comprises an anti-ballistic body insert configured to be inserted into the hollow interior of the body and contact at least two of the plurality of body side walls,   the anti-ballistic body insert comprising a plurality of anti-ballistic body side panels, wherein each of the plurality of anti-ballistic body side panels is formed from an anti-ballistic material and is attached to at least two other anti-ballistic body side panels to form at least a partial box structure defining a hollow anti-ballistic chamber within the anti-ballistic handling case.   
     
     
         23 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 22 , wherein the anti-ballistic body insert further comprises an anti-ballistic bottom panel formed from an anti-ballistic material, is attached to at least one of the plurality of anti-ballistic body side panels, and contacts a bottom of the hollow interior of the body portion. 
     
     
         24 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 22 , further comprising a lid having a plurality of a lid side walls,
 wherein the lid is attached to the body and configured to cover the body portion to enclose the hollow interior region of the body.   
     
     
         25 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 24 , wherein the plurality of lid side walls of the lid define a hollow interior within the lid; and
 further comprising an anti-ballistic lid insert configured to be inserted into the hollow interior within the lid and contact at least one of the plurality of lid side walls, the anti-ballistic lid insert comprising:   a plurality of anti-ballistic lid side panels, wherein each of the plurality of anti-ballistic lid side panels is formed from an anti-ballistic material, and is attached to at least two other anti-ballistic lid side panels to form at least a partial box structure defining a hollow anti-ballistic chamber within the anti-ballistic handling case.   
     
     
         26 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 25 , wherein the anti-ballistic lid insert further comprises an anti-ballistic top panel formed from an anti-ballistic material, and is attached to at least one of the plurality of anti-ballistic lid side panels. 
     
     
         27 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 26 , wherein the anti-ballistic top panel is formed from a transparent anti-ballistic material;
 wherein the lid includes an opening formed in a upper surface; and   wherein the anti-ballistic top panel is aligned with the opening to form an anti-ballistic window in the lid.   
     
     
         28 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 24 , wherein the lid is attached to the body by at least one hinge member. 
     
     
         29 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 24 , further comprising a strut configured to actuate the lid between an open and a closed configuration. 
     
     
         30 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 29 , wherein the strut is an electronic strut configured to be remotely activated to actuate the lid between the open configuration and the closed configuration. 
     
     
         31 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 24 , further comprising a latch mechanism configured to secure the lid to the body in a closed configuration. 
     
     
         32 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 31 , wherein the latch mechanism is a biometric lock. 
     
     
         33 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 31 , wherein the latch mechanism is a remote activated electronic lock. 
     
     
         34 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 22 , further comprising at least one wheel attached to a bottom of the body. 
     
     
         35 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 22 , wherein the anti-ballistic portion comprises an anti-ballistic panel attached to an inner surface of each of the plurality of body side walls. 
     
     
         36 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 24 , further comprising an anti-ballistic panel attached to an inner surface of each of the plurality of lid side walls. 
     
     
         37 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 22 , wherein the anti-ballistic material comprises high strength synthetic fibers laid in at least two different directions. 
     
     
         38 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 37 , wherein the high-strength synthetic fibers include aramid fibers. 
     
     
         39 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 37 , wherein the high-strength synthetic fibers include polyethylene fibers. 
     
     
         40 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 37 , wherein the high-strength synthetic fibers include a combination of polyethylene and aramid fibers. 
     
     
         41 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 37 , wherein the anti-ballistic material comprises a plurality of sheets of high-strength synthetic fibers layered such that fibers of adjacent sheets are laid in different directions. 
     
     
         42 . The Anti-Ballistic container of  claim 37 , wherein the high strength synthetic fibers are resin bonded and hot dye pressed to form hard armor sheets.