Force damper

A force damper adapted for a single-use upon a first application of a first force imparted by an object moving in a first direction, the force damper arranged to progressively arrest the first force imparted by the object moving in the first direction, and arranged to allow ready observation that the force damper has been subjected to the first force, the force damper comprising:

• a housing comprising a first end and a second end, the first end having a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a first connection point secured to the first surface, and the second end having a through bore and a third surface opposingly disposed relative to the second surface;
• a driving member comprising a first driving member end, a second driving member end and a shaft therebetween, the first driving member end comprises a stop and the second driving member end comprises a second connection point;
• and,
• a resilient member disposed between the stop and the third surface that imparts a second force on the stop toward the second surface, the resilient member comprising a compression spring that is compressed when the first force is applied, wherein, the compression spring undergoes observable partial plastic deformation after the first application of the first force is applied and subsequently progressively arrests the object.