Shock and vibration damping mount

A mount for damping shock or vibration between a first and a second mass, said mount comprising:

• a substantially straight cable of a plurality of multiwire strands, having a first and second end, wherein said strands are helically wound with a first pitch around a central core, said central core being extracted before the strands become permanently deformed;
• said cable having an axial cavity in free state and at least one portion having a bulged middle part forming a central cavity, said portion being formed with the permanent deformation of the strands, obtained by twisting said strands in the opposite sense of that first pitch and by axial compression in the longitudinal direction, respectively, according to an angle of twist and a compressive force which are adjusted as a function of desired axial and radial stiffness;
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• a fixing means, located in an axial extension of said portion of cable, to which ends of cable are fixed and which are suitable for being fastened to the masses.