Gravity force absorber systems
OwnerIshmael Antonioinventor
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Abstract
A shock absorber assembly, particularly for attenuating shocks transmitted to a person's body, especially to reduce shock to a paratrooper's body during a tethered cargo tandem jump. Specialized elastic absorber units are disposed in series in connection with a tether or strap to maintain the series configuration. A chain reactive shock absorption can be predetermined, and adjusted based on the expected shock(s) of a given jump. The adjustment is accomplished by selecting the number and type of absorber unit(s) provided an any of two (or more) series chains of the assembly. In use, the complete shock absorber assembly is deployed between a cargo tether and a cargo harness.
Claims22
A shock absorber assembly comprising:
- at least two separate absorber units arranged in a series configuration, each absorber unit comprised of a thermoplastic elastomer and further comprising:
- a first end attachment portion;
- a second end attachment portion;
- at least one fastener aperture defined through the first end attachment portion;
- and
- at least one other fastener aperture defined through the second end attachment portion;
- at least three parallel intermediate joinder sections integrally joining and extending between the first end attachment portion and the second end attachment portion;
- means for maintaining the absorber units in the series configuration;
- a top connector releasably disposed through a first attachment loop on the means for maintaining and through a fastener aperture defined through the first end attachment portion of a first absorber unit;
- a first intermediate connector releasably disposed through a second attachment loop on the means for maintaining and through a fastener aperture defined through the second end attachment portion of the first absorber unit;
- a second intermediate connector releasably disposed through a third attachment loop on the means for maintaining and through a fastener aperture defined through the first end attachment portion of a second absorber unit;
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- a bottom connector releasably disposed through a fourth attachment loop on the means for maintaining and through a fastener aperture defined through a second end attachment portion of the second absorber unit.
A shock absorber assembly adapted for use during a tethered tandem cargo parachuting operation, wherein a top connector is engageable with a user harness tether, and a bottom connector is engageable with a cargo harness, and comprising:
- at least two separate absorber units arranged in a series configuration, each absorber unit comprised of a thermoplastic elastomer and further comprising:
- a first end attachment portion;
- a second end attachment portion;
- at least one fastener aperture defined through the first end attachment portion;
- and
- at least one other fastener aperture defined through the second end attachment portion;
- at least three parallel intermediate joinder sections integrally joining and extending between the first end attachment portion and the second end attachment portion;
- and
- means for maintaining the absorber units in the series configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.