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US 7,461,726 B2Granted
Force diversion apparatus and methods
AssigneeThe Aerospace Corporation
InventorsGary F. Hawkins, Ching-Yao Tang
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Abstract
Force diversion apparatus, methods and devices including the same result in rotational motion being imparted to an impacting object.
Claims5
A method of making an apparatus configured to impart a predetermined rotation to an object having a period in response to an apparatus/object impact, comprising:
- providing a force conversion portion;
- selecting a force spreading portion that, when combined with the force conversion portion, will result in an apparatus period that is related to the object period in such a manner that the predetermined rotation will be imparted by the apparatus in response to the apparatus/object impact;
- and
- combining the force spreading portion with the force conversion portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.