Advanced Omnidirectional Impact Absorber
OwnerScott Victor Perino, Javid Bayandorinventors
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Abstract
An energy absorber comprising a first housing defining an interior space and a second housing disposed in the interior space. Also provide are a plurality of cords connecting the housing together. The cords are adapted to deform when said energy absorber undergoes an impact. The deformation permits the second housing to travel from a pre-impact position to a post-impact position within the interior space for a predetermined stroke length.
Claims20
An energy absorber for absorbing an impact force comprising:
- a first housing defining an interior space;
- a second housing disposed in said interior space of said first housing;
- said second housing adapted to hold an object;
- a plurality of cords connecting said first housing to said second housing, said cords adapted to retain said second housing in a pre-impact position where said second housing is maintained in a fixed location in said interior space of said first housing;
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- said cords adapted to deform when said energy absorber undergoes an impact, said deformation permits said second housing to travel from said pre-impact position to a post-impact position within said interior space for a predetermined stroke length.
The energy absorber of claim 6 wherein said cords are pretensioned to create compressive forces in said first housing creating a rigid assembly comprising said first housing, said second housing and said cords wherein said second housing is maintained in a fixed location in said interior space of said first housing.
An energy absorbing helmet comprising:
- a first shell defining an interior space;
- a second shell disposed in said interior space of said first shell;
- said second shell adapted to receive an object;
- a plurality of cords connecting said first shell to said second shell, said cords adapted to retain said second shell in a pre-impact position where said second shell is maintained in a fixed location in said interior space of said first shell;
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- said cords adapted to deform when said helmet undergoes an impact.
A method of protecting an object from an impact force comprising:
- providing a first housing defining an interior space;
- locating a second housing in said interior space of said first housing and using a plurality of cords to connect said housings together;
- locating an object to be protected in said second housing;
- tensioning said cords to create a compressive force in said first housing;
- configuring said cords to deform during impact to average out the impact forces over time to create a flat peak load;
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- said deformation of said cords permits said second housing to travel from a pre-impact position to a post-impact position within said interior space up to a maximum predetermined stroke length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.