BULLET-PROOF PROTECTION Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: protection of various objects of military equipment, armor jackets and helmets. SUBSTANCE: bullet-proof protection includes strips of metal elements with sharp edges mounted with clearances. These strips come in the form of metal elements having shape of sprockets with bent sharp ends threaded on elastic bases, clearances between elements are smaller or equal to half diameter of bullets and are maintained with the help of fixing arms made in the form of washers, predominantly of round shape, threaded on bases. Strips of metal elements are arranged at least in two sleeves pierced with threads . EFFECT: increased efficiency of protection against bullets stabilized by rotation. 1 cl, 7 dwg