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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Ami Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Inventors:
Keith M. Ferguson, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Scott R. Patterson, Manitou Springs, CO (US);
Jeff Benjamin, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Assignee:
AMI Industries, Inc., Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60N 2/42 (2006.01); B64D 11/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 11/0619 (2014.12); B60N 2/42 (2013.01); B60N 2/4242 (2013.01);
Abstract
The energy absorbing assembly may include a seat frame having a base, a seat pan coupled to the seat frame, and a deformable member disposed substantially between the seat pan and the base of the seat frame. In various embodiments, the seat pan is configured to support a passenger in a seated position and the deformable member is configured to undergo plastic deformation in response to a first compressive load on the deformable member.