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Impact energy absorber

  • US 3,198,288 A
  • Filed: 04/04/1962
  • Issued: 08/03/1965
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/04/1962
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. AN IMPACT ENERGY ABSORBER FOR USE IN COUPLING RESTRAINING MEANS IN A VEHICLE, SAID IMPACT ABSORBER COMPRISING:

  • A FIRST MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID VEHICLE;

    A SECOND MEMBER ADAPTED TO BE SECURED TO SAID RESTRAINING MEANS;

    MEANS PROVIDING LIMITED RELATIVE MOVEMENT ONE OF SAID MEMBERS WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER;

    AND A MALLEABLE ELEMENT INSERTED INTO AND SUPPORTED ALONG TWO SIDES AND ONE END BY ONE OF SAID MEMBERS AND DAPTED TO THE DEFORMED BY THE PASSING OF THE OTHER OF SAID MEMBERS THERETHROUGH IN RESPONSE TO A SUBSTANTIAL TENSILE FORCE IMPRESSED BETWEEN SAID VEHICLE AND SAID RESTRAINING MEANS.

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