Force damper

A force damper operatively arranged for a single-use when a first force is applied to the force damper in a first direction, the force damper providing a readily observable characteristic that the first force has been applied to the force damper in the first direction, the force damper arranged to progressively arrest the first force applied in the first direction, the force damper comprising:

• a housing enclosure comprising a first housing end and a second housing end, the first housing end including a first connection point, and the second housing end including an opening;
• a driving member disposed within the housing enclosure and comprising a first shaft end, a second shaft end, and a shaft therebetween, the first shaft end comprising a stop and the second shaft end comprising a second connection point;
• and,
• an elastically compressible member disposed within the housing enclosure between the stop and the opening, the elastically compressible member formed from a material that at least partially undergoes plastic deformation upon first application of the first force in the first direction and the first force is arrested, the elastically compressible member imparting a second force on the stop toward first housing end when the first force is applied, and,
• wherein, when the first force is applied and arrested, the at least partial plastic deformation of the elastically compressible member provides the readily observable characteristic that the first force has been applied to the force damper.