Shock-absorbing motion-retarding pallet

• US 3,119,357 A
• Filed: 01/30/1962
• Issued: 01/28/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/1962
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Emil J. Tito, Jerry Kirsch
• Original Assignee: Emil J. Tito, Jerry Kirsch
• Inventors: Kirsch, Jerry, Tito, Emil J.
• Application Number:
  US04/169,714
• Time in Patent Office: 728 Days
• US Class Current: 108/57.12
• CPC Class Codes: B61D 45/008 Shock absorbing devices

Claims

1. A SHOCK-ABSORBING MOTION-RETARDING PALLET FOR USE ON A VEHICLE, COMPRISING A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL BASE STRUCTURE ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO THE VEHICLE AND HAVING LONGITUDINALLY-DISPOSED GUIDE MEANS THEREON, A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL LOAD-CARRYING STRUCTURE SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID GUIDE MEANS FOR SLIDING MOTION LONGITUDINALLY OF SAID BASE STRUCTURE IN THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF THE VEHICLE, AND A FLUID PRESSURE MOTION-RETARDING RECIPROCATORY MOTOR DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID STRUCTURES AND HAVING A CYLINDER ELEMENT ENGAGING ONE OF SAID STRUCTURES AND A PISTON ELEMENT RECIPROCABLY MOUNTED IN SAID CYLINDER ELEMENT ENGAGING THE OTHER OF SAID STRUCTURES, SAID MOTOR INCLUDING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ATTAINMENT OF A PREDETERMINED PRESSURE WITHIN SAID MOTOR FOR CONTROLLEDLY RELEASING PRESSURE FLUID FROM ONE OF SAID ELEMENTS INTO THE OTHER ELEMENT IN CONSEQUENCE OF RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN SAID ELEMENTS.