System for continuous energy absorption with relative displacement, by squeezing a metallic strip between two components of defined section

Abstract

A system for continuous energy absorption with relative displacement, by squeezing a metallic strip between two components of defined section comprising three separate components which are an upper component, a lower component and a strip. The upper components has a bottom surface; the lower component has a top surface spaced from and extending complementarily to the upper surface, each of the top and bottom surfaces having spaced apart first and second portions and an intermediate portion between the first and second portions located between and joining first and second portions, the intermediate portion being bent off from both of the first and second portions; and a metallic strip squeezed between the top and bottom surfaces of the upper and lower components and the metallic strip conforms to the top and bottom surfaces. The first and second components and the metallic strip can move relative to each other and produce an amount of energy in response to the application of a specific load applied to at least one the upper component, the lower component, and to the strip.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.