Land vehicles – Wheeled – Running gear
Reexamination Certificate
2005-04-12
2005-04-12
Culbreth, Eric (Department: 3616)
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Running gear
C074S493000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06877775
ABSTRACT:
An energy absorbing assembly (20) providing variable energy absorption from an energy transmitting component (10) is mounted upon a mounting bracket (16) for mounting the energy absorbing assembly (20) to the energy transmitting component (10). An elongated strap (22) immovably secured at a first end (24) absorbs energy received from the energy transmitting component (10) during a collision. Cooperating anvils (30A,B) are slidably received by the mounting bracket (16) and the elongated strap (22) is interwoven between the anvils (30). The anvils (30A,B) include generally parallel axes (a) along which each anvil (30A,30B) defines stepped diameters (A,B,C,D), and are slidable along the axes (a) in response to a predetermined force to provide variable energy absorption relative to the stepped diameters (A,B,C,D).
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Armstrong Ray G.
Jwalapathy Ravindra
Manwaring Marvin V.
Riefe Richard K.
Tinnin Lee M.
Culbreth Eric
Smith Michael D.
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