Impact absorber

Details Impact absorber Impact absorber

1995-06-06

1997-07-29

Zimmerman, John

Stock material or miscellaneous articles

All metal or with adjacent metals

Having aperture or cut

428599, 428613, B32B 324, B32B 326

Patent

active

056520662

ABSTRACT:
A highly efficient impact absorber for protecting articles against destructive mechanical impact. The invention has special applicability to containers for flammable materials, scientific instruments, or other fragile mechanisms or articles which may be damaged or become hazardous when ruptured. The impact absorber comprises a layer or layers of expanded metal net made from magnesium alloy foil having a thickness in the range from about 0.02 to 0.50 mm. A preferred embodiment comprises a contained layer or layers of nested spheroids formed from expanded metal sheets made from magnesium foil.

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