BOOT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST 'SHOCK WAVE' ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES

摘要

The BOOT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST "SHOCK WAVE" ANTI-PERSONNEL MINES comprises a simple and robust generic body-shield system for preventing injuries caused when an anti-personnel mine is triggered, said system being integrated into a boot. The system comprises a shield with threefold protection: a sole for absorbing pressure and thermal energy; a deflector for dissipating thermal energy in so far as it is broken down and reflects pressure, a main shield for containing the pressure shock wave and a secondary shield for providing protection from fragments, which together dissipate the shock wave, and provide protection from high temperatures and from the fragments generated during the explosion of the artefact. The land conditions for which the invention has been developed, lightweightness, size and flexibility to facilitate use, and lower costs and triple protection (fragments, shock wave and high temperature) are aspects taken into account and incorporated in this invention.