FABRIC ARMOR VEST WITH ANTI-SHOCK DEVICE Russian patent published in 2010 - IPC F41H1/02 

FIELD: weapons and ammunition.

SUBSTANCE: fabric armor vest comprises chest and back sections furnished with packs made from aramide fabric TCBM arranged in bags. Anti-shock device consisting of damper and substrate is arranged on inner surface of aforesaid packs. Said damper is made from porolon with thickness making 1.12 of thickness of aforesaid pack made from aramide fabric TCBM. Said substrate is made from layer of flexibly connected square packs of aramide fabric layers glued together and a layer of 15-20 mm-thick shock dampeners glued on aforesaid packs and representing chambers made from airtight rubberised aramide fabric TCBM and housing porolon. Every shock dampener has one or several tightly closed holes with there are-to-dampener front area ratio not exceeding 1:8 to allow air efflux from said dampener when hitting element strikes against aforesaid pack.

EFFECT: armor vest integrity with no increase in vest weight.

5 dwg, 4 tbl