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Barrier structure placeable as a projectile-disabling, anti-liquid-leakage protective shield for the outside surface of a container designed to hold liquid of a certain nature including (a) a first-type (innermost) layer formed as an expanse of high-elastomeric material which is substantially fully

Barrier structure placeable as a projectile-disabling, anti-liquid-leakage protective shield for the outside surface of a container designed to hold liquid of a certain nature including (a) a first-type (innermost) layer formed as an expanse of high-elastomeric material which is substantially fully self-healing via elastomeric behavior with regard to a piercing projectile wound, (b) a second-type (intermediate) layer disposed adjacent one side of the first-type layer as an expanse including a body of substantially the same high-elastomeric material in which there is contained a distribution of liquid-imbiber beads which react, and expand three-dimensionally in relation, to contact with liquid of the mentioned certain nature, and (c) a third-type (outermost) layer disposed adjacent the second-type layer, and formed as an expanse of substantially the same high-elastomeric material employed in the first-and second-type layers. In one embodiment of the invention, these layers are dimensioned whereby the first-and third-type layers each possesses a thickness substantially twice that of the second-type layer, and in a second invention embodiment, no matter the thickness of the innermost layer, that of the outermost layer is substantially twice that of the intermediate layer.

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We claim: 1. Barrier structure placeable as a projectile-disabling, anti-liquid-leakage protective shield adjacent a vulnerable outside surface in a container designed to hold liquid of a certain nature, said structure comprising a first-type barrier layer formed as a sheet-like expanse of high-ela

We claim: 1. Barrier structure placeable as a projectile-disabling, anti-liquid-leakage protective shield adjacent a vulnerable outside surface in a container designed to hold liquid of a certain nature, said structure comprising a first-type barrier layer formed as a sheet-like expanse of high-elastomeric material which is substantially fully self-healing via elastomeric behavior with regard to a piercing projectile wound, a second-type barrier layer disposed contactively adjacent one side of said first-type barrier layer as a sheet-like expanse including a body of substantially the same high-elastomeric material utilized for said first-type barrier layer, in which body there in contained a distribution of elemental, bead-like liquid-imbiber components which react, and expand three-dimensionally in relation, to any direct contact with liquid of the above-mentioned certain nature, and a third-type barrier layer disposed contactively adjacent that side of said second-type barrier layer which is opposite the side thereof in contact with said first-type barrier layer, with this third-type barrier layer being formed as a sheet-like expanse of substantially the same high-elastomeric material which is employed in said first-type and second-type barrier layers, said three barrier layers being dimensioned, with respective layer thicknesses, in a manner whereby said first-type and said third-type barrier layers each possesses a layer thickness which is substantially twice that of said second-type barrier layer. 2. The barrier structure of claim 1, wherein said high-elastomeric material is also of a type which expands reactively and three-dimensionally swellingly in relation to any direct contact with liquid of the mentioned certain nature. 3. The barrier structure of claim 1, wherein said first-type and said third-type barrier layers each possesses a layer thickness of about ��-inches, and said second-type barrier layer possesses a layer thickness of about ⅛-inches. 4. The barrier structure of claim 1, wherein said first-type and third-type barrier layers each possesses a layer thickness lying generally within the range of about ��-inches to about ��-inches, and the layer thickness of said second-type barrier layer lies generally within the range of about ⅛-inches to about ⅜-inches. 5. The barrier structure of claim 1, wherein the liquid of the mentioned certain nature takes the form of a hydrocarbon fuel. 6. Barrier structure placeable as a projectile-disabling, anti-liquid-leakage protective shield adjacent a vulnerable outside surface in a container designed to hold liquid of a certain nature, said structure comprising a first-type barrier layer formed as a sheet-like expanse of high-elastomeric material which is substantially fully self-healing via elastomeric behavior with regard to a piercing projectile wound, adapted to have one side placed directly adjacent such an outside surface, a second-type barrier layer disposed contactively adjacent the side of said first-type barrier layer which is opposite said one side as a sheet-like expanse including a body of substantially the same high-elastomeric material utilized for said first-type barrier layer, in which body there in contained a distribution of elemental, bead-like liquid-imbiber components which react, and expand three-dimensionally in relation, to any direct contact with liquid of the above-mentioned certain nature, and a third-type barrier layer disposed contactively adjacent that side of said second-type barrier layer which is opposite the side thereof in contact with said first-type barrier layer, with this third-type barrier layer being formed as a sheet-like expanse of substantially the same high-elastomeric material which is employed in said first-type and second-type barrier layers, said three barrier layers being dimensioned, with respective layer thicknesses, in a manner whereby said third-type barrier layer possesses a layer thickness which is substantially twice that of said second-type barrier layer. 7. The barrier structure of claim 6, wherein said high-elastomeric material is also of a type which expands reactively and three-dimensionally swellingly in relation to any direct contact with liquid of the mentioned certain nature. 8. The barrier structure of claim 6, wherein the liquid of the mentioned certain nature takes the form of a hydrocarbon fuel. 9. The barrier structure of claim 6, wherein said third-type barrier layer possesses a layer thickness lying generally within the range of about ��-inches to about ⅜-inches, and the layer thickness of said second-type barrier layer lies generally within the range of about ⅛-inches to about 3/16-inches.