Vehicle and structure shield net/frame arrangement

Abstract

A vehicle and structure shield system including a flexible structure with a fabric border including one of a hook and loop type fastener thereon, a frame for the flexible structure including frame members with the other of hook and loop fastener thereon for releasably securing the flexible structure to the frame, and hard points attached to the flexible structure.

1 . A vehicle and structure shield system comprising:
 a flexible structure with a fabric border including one of a hook and loop type fastener thereon;   a frame for the flexible structure including frame members with the other of hook and loop fastener thereon for releasably securing the flexible structure to the frame; and   hard points attached to the flexible structure.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1  in which the frame members include the other of the hook and loop fastener material thereon in a spiral wrap configuration thereabout. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1  in which the flexible structure includes a net with nodes and hard points are attached to the nets at the nodes in an array. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1  in which the frame further includes rearwardly extending members. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4  in which the frame includes frame members forming a polygon with spaced sides and an upper and a lower portion. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 5  in which there are two spaced rearwardly extending members attached to the upper portion. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 6  in which there are rearwardly extending members on each side extending from the lower portion to the upper portion with a hinged joint therebetween. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1  in which the hard points each include a post portion and a base portion with a cavity receiving the post portion therein. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1  in which each hard point includes:
 a front face; 
 sidewalls extending rearward from the front face including slots therethrough for cords of a net; 
 a cavity surrounded by the sidewalls; and 
 a plug sized to be frictionally received in the cavity locking the cords of the net in the cavity. 
 
     
     
         10 . The system of  claim 9  in which the plug includes an outer wall with a knurled surface. 
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 9  in which the front face has six sides there are six sidewalls. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11  in which two opposing sidewalls have slots therethrough in the middle of the opposing sidewalls. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 12  in which there is a slot between adjacent sidewalls on each side of said two opposing sidewalls. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 1  in which the hard points include steel. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 1  in which the hard points weigh between 10 and 80 grams. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 9  in which the front face has an area of between 0.1 and 0.8 in. 2 . 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 9  in which the sidewalls each have an area of between 0.1 and 0.8 in. 2 . 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 9  in which the cavity is round and the plug is cylindrical in shape. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 9  in which each hard point weighs between 10 and 40 grams. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 9  in which the slots each terminate in a rounded portion.