Method for adding anti-ballistic protection to commonly carried office or school supplies

Abstract

A method of adding personal ballistic protection from bullets and projectiles to hand carried personal devices. Armored plates, contained in flexible, ballistic fabric are attached to personal items to provide protection without being bulky or heavy. Various embodiments are adjustable to allow fitment to several sizes and styles of binders, books and laptops.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method of adding personal ballistic protection to frequently carried personal items, generally shaped like a book cover and attachable to personal school and business items comprising:
 a front panel with an inner side and an outer side;   a back panel with an inner side and an outer side;   additional material on the inside of the front and back covers forming pockets into which the front and back of the personal item can be inserted to secure the cover to the personal item or;   straps oriented vertically on the inside cover of the front panel and back panel that can are adjustable and can be used to secure the cover to the personal item;   an opening on the outside of the front panel and on the outside of the back panel oriented horizontally and located near the top of the cover, allowing insertion of a hard ballistic panel;   hook-and-loop matrix, snaps, zippers or other closure method providing a closure method for each of the openings used for insertion of ballistic panels;   hard ballistic protection panels, generally rectangular in shape inserted into the openings on the outside of the front and back panels, rated to meet National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard 0108.01 and in the Type IIIA class;   straps that are handles attached to the inside of the front panel and the back panel that are used to hold the device/cover in front of or behind the head and torso of the user;   a strap attached to the outer vertical edge of the front panel, back panel or additional panels that is used to hang the cover/device from the forehead;   
     
     
         2 . The safety cover/device of  claim 1  wherein hook-and-loop matrix, snaps, zippers or other attachment methods are oriented along the vertical outer edge of the inside of the front and back covers to allow attachment of additional panels. 
     
     
         3 . A ballistic safety device of similar size to the front panel or the back panel of the safety cover/device of  claim 1  comprising;
 a panel made of the same material as the cover/device of  claim 1  and generally rectangular in shape; 
 an opening on the outside of the panel oriented horizontally and located near the top of the cover, allowing insertion of a hard ballistic panel; 
 hook-and-loop matrix, snaps, zippers or other closure method providing a closure method for the opening used for insertion of a hard ballistic panel; 
 a hard ballistic protection panel, generally rectangular in shape inserted into the opening on the outside of the panel, rated to meet National Institute of Justice (NIJ) Standard 0108.01 and in the Type IIIA class; 
 hook-and-loop matrix, snaps, zippers or other closure method oriented along one vertical edge of the panel, providing a method of attachment of the panel to the front panel or back panel of the cover/device of  claim 1 ; 
 straps that are handles attached to the inside of the panel are used to hold the device/cover in front of or behind the head and torso of the user; 
 a strap attached to the outer vertical edge of the panel that is used to hang the cover/device from the forehead; 
 
     
     
         4 . The ballistic safety device of  claim 3  wherein enough material is used along the vertical edge to allow the panel to fold in when attached to the front panel or the back panel of the cover/device of  claim 1  but not in use.