International Truck Intellectual Property Company, LLC

Paul R Pasternak

Craig Alan Newman

Timothy Oselett

David M Gerst

Gordon J Wolverton

James Goodwin Rasico

Joseph A Calash

Jeffrey A Mears

Jeff Mears

Blast absorbing structures and system for use in absorbing blast forces exerted on a floor of a personnel cabin of a vehicle, are disclosed. The blast absorbing flexing structure comprises a bottom section forming a floor of the cabin, a first side section and opposing second side section, each side section extending from the bottom section and including a plurality of steps along a length of the second side section. The steps flex in response to a blast force. In another embodiment, the blast absorbing expanding structure comprises a force abatement device forming a floor of the cabin, a cover plate having a plurality of slots arranged around a perimeter of the plate. The cover plate is movable between a neutral position and a blast force position to diminish the blast forces prior to the blast forces to reaching an occupant of the cabin.

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Sterling Heights, MI, United States of America

Paul R Pasternak