Inventors:
Michael D. Farinella - Belmont MA, US
Robert Lee Cardenas - Framingham MA, US
William R. Lawson - Gloucester MA, US
Brendan LaBrecque - Peabody MA, US
Frances Rush - Norwood MA, US
David Hoadley - Lexington MA, US
Michael Wheaton - Charlestown MA, US
Michael Anderson - Lowell MA, US
Thomas Mann - Littleton MA, US
Abed Kanaan - Still River MA, US
Patrick Callahan - Maynard MA, US
Assignee:
Foster-Miller, Inc. - Waltham MA
International Classification:
F41H 11/00, F41H 13/00
US Classification:
89 3608, 89 3602, 89 3607, 89 3609, 89918
Abstract:
A vehicle and structure shield includes a flexible net subsystem including an array of rods or hard points supported by the net subsystem and configured to impact a projectile striking the net. A frame includes mounting brackets attached thereto positioning the frame in a spaced relationship with respect to the vehicle or structure. A first releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the net subsystem to the frame and a second releasable fastener subsystem releasably secures the mounting brackets of the frame to a vehicle or structure.