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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 1997
Filed:
May. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Francois Audi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Donald Scott Smith, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Phillip Patrick Carroll, III, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Michael Anthony Rossi, Allen Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Oakwood Group, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
428131 ; 428135 ; 428182 ; 428594 ; 428595 ; 293133 ; 188377 ;
Abstract
Disclosed is an energy absorbing structure (10) for decelerating an object that impacts the structure. The structure has at least one energy absorbing member (20). Each member includes a stranded structure such as expanded metal (22) which provides the energy absorbing structure (10) with the characteristic of energy absorption according to a near square wave characteristic.