Ballistic Tape

Abstract

A ballistic panel including two or more layers of ballistic material having a periphery, and a peripheral, liquid impervious edge treatment continuously surrounding the periphery without interruption.

What is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent of the United States is: 
     
         1 . A ballistic panel, comprising:
 two or more layers of ballistic material having a periphery;   a peripheral liquid impervious edge treatment continuously surrounding the periphery.   
     
     
         2 . The ballistic panel of  claim 1 , wherein said edge treatment includes tape. 
     
     
         3 . The ballistic panel of  claim 1 , wherein said edge treatment includes tape having a back face and an adhesive face. 
     
     
         4 . The ballistic panel of  claim 3 , wherein said tape back face includes at least one of a polymer fiber, a fiberglass fiber, or a carbon fiber. 
     
     
         5 . The ballistic panel of  claim 3 , wherein said tape back face includes one of a fiber reinforced polymer and a metallic foil. 
     
     
         6 . The ballistic panel of  claim 1 , wherein said two or more layers of ballistic materials include a first ply having a first face and second ply having a second face, and wherein said edge treatment includes sizing the second ply large enough to extend across the edge portions of the two or more layers and to additionally extend across at least a portion of the first face of the first ply. 
     
     
         7 . The ballistic panel of  claim 6 , wherein said second ply is joined to the first face of the first ply using at least one of a double-sided tape and adhesive interposed between said second ply and said first face of said first ply. 
     
     
         8 . The ballistic panel of  claim 6 , wherein said second ply is joined to the first ply sharing a common melted portion. 
     
     
         9 . The ballistic panel of  claim 8 , wherein said common melted portion is formed by vibrational welding. 
     
     
         10 . The ballistic panel of  claim 6 , wherein said second ply is joined to said first ply by way of spanning the seam formed therebetween with a peripheral anti-liquid ingress treatment. 
     
     
         11 . The ballistic panel of  claim 6 , wherein the peripheral , liquid impervious edge treatment includes a cap that spans a portion of the first face of the first ply, the second surface of the second ply and the entire edge portions of the two or more layers. 
     
     
         12 . The ballistic panel of  claim 11 , wherein the cap is comprised at least partially of vinyl, metallic foil, polyester, polyamide, polyethylene, polypropylene, PTFE fiberglass, coated fabric. 
     
     
         13 . The ballistic panel of  claim 12 , wherein said cap is adhered to said first and second faces by way of at least one of an adhesive and a double-sided tape. 
     
     
         14 . The ballistic panel of  claim 13 , wherein the double-sided tape continuously spams the edge portions of the plies. 
     
     
         15 . The ballistic panel of  claim 12 , wherein said cap is heat melted onto said first and second faces thereby forming a common melted region. 
     
     
         16 . The ballistic panel of  claim 15 , wherein said cap is vibrationally melted to said first and second faces. 
     
     
         17 . The ballistic panel of  claim 1 , wherein said two or more layers of ballistic material are joined to at least adjacent layers by way of a liquid impervious adhesive. 
     
     
         18 . The ballistic panel of  claim 1 , wherein said two or more layers of ballistic material are joined to at least adjacent layers by way of a shard melted joint formed by heat staking. 
     
     
         19 . The ballistic panel of  claim 18 , wherein the heat staking is accomplished using an ultrasonic welder and ultrasonic welding techniques. 
     
     
         20 . The ballistic panel of  claim 18 , further including an intermediate medium residing between at least some of the two or more layers for facilitating the integrity of the formation of a liquid impervious bond formed during heat staking.