Device and method for the protection of objects against impacts or other mechanical effects

A mechanical filter for receiving an object and protecting the object from a shock, comprising:

• a continuous envelope housing a self-contained shock-absorbing material between a first internal wall intended to receive the object, and a second external opposing wall which receives the shock, wherein the shock-absorbing material is a gel which is continuous in the envelope and which displaces within the continuous envelope from a first area under pressure from the shock, which first area would be supporting the object, to a second area, the envelope including a thin film forming said first and second walls, having a high elastic lengthening property to prevent breakage when the gel displaces, and defining, in cooperation with a viscosity of the gel, a geometrical structure wherein the object should be received in the first area and, wherein, once the shock is received, the film and gel provide a spring effect, followed by a shock absorber effect.