Abstract: A ballistic body armor and dehumidification system includes a flexible carrier containing a watertight sealed pouch which itself contains a desiccant and a stack of substantially vertical layers of ballistic material whose performance degrades under certain conditions in the presence of moisture. The watertight sealed pouch is mounted into the carrier so as to cover a portion of a user's body. The desiccant is mounted into the pouch so that either it is, or its effect is, distributed uniformly across the ballistic material to uniformly reduce the humidity level within the pouch.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 6, 2003
Date of Patent:
January 25, 2005
Assignee:
Pacific Safety Products Inc.
Inventors:
Bradley J. Field, Bradley J. Ditchfield