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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1981
Filed:
Oct. 11, 1979
Applicant:
Inventor:
Samuel G Netherly, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F / ; E04B / ; D02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428 35 ; 181207 ; 181285 ; 181288 ; 181294 ; 428 36 ; 428398 ;
Abstract
An article especially suited for use as a vibration isolating or shock absorbing structure comprising a multitude of short, resiliently compressible, elastic, tubular, rubbery bodies held together in closely-packed relationship by restraining means. The rubbery bodies comprise a cured thermosetting millable extrudable composition having in the cured state an elasticity in excess of 200% and an elongation at break in excess of 300%. The tubular bodies are characterized by having a length to diameter ratio from about 2:1 to about 8:1 and a wall thickness of at least 0.025 inch.