(19)
(11) EP 2 629 045 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
03.12.2014 Bulletin 2014/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
21.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/34

(21) Application number: 12176761.0

(22) Date of filing: 17.07.2012
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F41H 5/26(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 20.02.2012 ZA 201201242

(71) Applicant: VSG - Vehicle Security Glass (Pty) Ltd.
Johannesburg, GA 2001 (ZA)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kuisis, Gerald
    Benoni (ZA)

(74) Representative: Round, Edward Mark 
Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre
London WC2E 9RA
London WC2E 9RA (GB)

   


(54) Gun port arrangement for an armoured structure


(57) A gun port arrangement (10, 100, 200) including a frame (12) for mounting the arrangement to an armoured structure, the frame (12) including interior and exterior mount plates (16, 14) and a closure plate (20) that is openable and closable relative to the gun port (18). The arrangement includes a handle (30) for opening the closure plate (20), the handle being biased to remain in a locked position. Also included is a connector (50) having exterior and interior ends (54, 52) and an intermediate portion (53) between said ends (54, 52). The exterior end (54) of the connector (50) is secured to the closure plate (20), the interior end (52) is secured to the handle (30), and the intermediate portion (53) extends between the mount plates (16, 14). The connector (50) has bias means (60) biasing the closure plate (20) to remain in abutment with the exterior mount plate (14).







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