Apparatus for dispersing impact forces
AssigneeNewtonoid Technologies, L.L.C.
InventorFielding B. Staton
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Abstract
A device for reducing impact forces upon a surface includes a base comprising a first contact portion and a transition portion, a contact member disposed between the base and the surface; and a biasing portion disposed between the first contact portion of the base and the surface. At least a first portion of an impact force upon the surface is transferred from the contact member to the base, and a second portion of the impact force is subsequently returned to the surface, the second portion being less than the first portion.
Claims20
A device for reducing impact forces upon a surface, comprising:
- a base comprising a first contact portion and a transition portion;
- a contact member disposed between the base and the surface, the contact member being temporarily separable from the surface;
- and a biasing portion disposed between the first contact portion of the base and the surface;
- wherein at least a first portion of an impact force upon the surface is transferred from the contact member to the base, and a second portion of the impact force is subsequently returned to the surface, the second portion being less than the first portion.
A device for reducing impact forces upon a glass surface, comprising:
- a base comprising a contact portion, the contact portion comprising an adhesive for securing the base to the glass surface;
- and
- a contact member disposed between the base and the glass surface, the contact member being temporarily separable from the glass surface;
- wherein a first portion of an impact force upon the glass surface is transferred from the contact member to the base, and a second portion of the impact force is subsequently returned to the glass surface, the second portion being less than the first portion.
A method for reducing an impact upon a surface, comprising:
- providing a impact reduction device, comprising:
- a base comprising a contact portion;
- and
- a contact member extending from the base;
- adhering the base to the surface via the contact portion such that the contact member is positioned between the base and the surface;
- transferring an impact force from the surface to the contact member such that the contact member temporarily separates from the surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.