RCMP snipers test teen's bullet-proof invention

[geo]

Well... building a better mousetrap... Lighter, less bulky balistic vest is certainly No 1 on my XMass wish list....

And by a young lad from rural Canada?.... Perfect!
(just hope it has nothing to do with buffalo dung )

 

[JBoyd]

after a little sleuthing it looks like his vest is comprised of Kevlar and Polycarbonate.

 

[ixium]

The plate is designed to be worn inside a tactical vest by police and military personnel. Unlike other such plates, it isn't made from ceramic or Kevlar.

Unless that means not solely made from Kevlar...

 

[geo]

JB... ref your last.... what's your source?

 

[JBoyd]

Unless that means not solely made from Kevlar...

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JB... ref your last.... what's your source?
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Well I found two articles about Darren Schulte winning the Manning Innovation Award in 2006 for this invention. One stated it was comprised of Kevlar and Polycarbonate, the other said High Strength Fibers and Polycarbonate. And as far as I know Kevlar is High Strength Fibers.

Link 1 - http://www.manningawards.ca/media/newsletter/pdf/august2006.pdf  
Page 4, 1st paragraph on the right side.

Link 2 - http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/May2006/19/c0568.html
Link was working earlier, seems not to load for me here right now, might just be my end.

Link 3 - http://www.manningawards.ca/media/newsreleases/2006e.shtml


It also looks like he has his own company, In The Line Of Fire Inc. , I hope he continues to revolutionize the industry.


edited to add additional link, and quote from geo's post.

 

[Blakey]

Thanks for the info JB.

 

[military granny]

This young man has an amazing mind. He graduated with my youngest and he has said that his is always thinking up new and exciting things. For a city of 60,000, St. Albert is not big in the population area but they should have a parade for this boy. Any thing that is going to help our men and women in uniform is great.

 

[Greymatters]

Ditto, thanks for the link...

 

[Panzer Grenadier]

I truly hope it does not get stalled, once it is fully developed, due to bureaucracy, however I get the strange feeling it will.

 

[TacticalW]

This sounds amazing, I hope more information can be released about it soon - but dang, looks like the world just got another millionaire. Thanks to his determination more lives can be saved. What really makes me happy about this is that a Canadian made this invention 

I hope they have some official tests between kevlar and ceramic plates (and perhaps the dragon scale) to see how it measures up.

 

[Kilroy]

Since he was 13 when he invented it, he probably made it out of old compressed lunchroom sandwiches!! ;D

 

[Col.Steiner]

That beats my Osmosis project back in elementary school.