Inventors:
James A. Genovese - Street MD, US
Stephen J. Comaty - Bel Air MD, US
Edward M. Rychwalski - Bel Air MD, US
Assignee:
The United States of America as Represented by the Secretary of the Army - Washington DC
International Classification:
F42D 5/00, E06B 5/12
Abstract:
A portable protective shield for an IED or other suspected explosive devices includes a plurality of toroidal rings clamped between a lid and a base of the shield. The device is capable of withstanding high-pressure blast waves, thermal release and/or high-velocity fragments.