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 contact portion, the contact portion comprising an adhesive for securing the base to the surface;
- a contact member adjacent the contact portion, the contact member being movable away from and toward the surface;
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- a biasing member biasing the contact member toward the surface;
- wherein a first portion of an impact force upon the surface is transferred from the contact member to the biasing member as the contact member moves away from the surface, 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 inhibiting breakage, consisting of:
- a housing having a contact end and a distal end, the contact end having adhesive for securing the contact end to a surface;
- a contact member at least primarily disposed inside the housing, the contact member being movable inside the housing;
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- a biasing member biasing the contact member toward the contact end and away from the distal end;
- wherein a first portion of an impact force upon the surface is transferred from the contact member to the biasing member as the contact member moves away from the surface, 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 inhibiting a surface from breaking, comprising:
- a housing having a contact end and a distal end, the contact end having adhesive for securing the contact end to the surface, the housing having a cavity;
- a contact member at least primarily disposed inside the cavity, the contact member being movable inside the housing toward and away from the contact end;
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- a biasing member biasing the contact member toward the contact end and away from the distal end;
- wherein the housing has means for preventing the contact member from fully exiting the cavity;
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- wherein a first portion of an impact force upon the surface is transferred from the contact member to the biasing member as the contact member moves away from the surface, and a second portion of the impact force is subsequently returned to the surface, the second portion being less than the first portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.