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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1999
Phillip Patrick Carroll, III, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joel Matthew Cormier, Ferndale, MI (US);
Donald Scott Smith, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Richard Francois Audi, Dearborn, MI (US);
Oakwood Energy Management, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
An energy absorbing assembly is provided for decelerating an object that impacts the assembly. The assembly comprises at least one energy absorbing member for accommodating deformation of the assembly. The assembly comprises a base and at least energy absorbing module associated therewith. The at least one energy absorbing module is formed from a group consisting of structure (A) and structure (B). Structure (A) is a metal lattice which supported by the thermoformed base. Structure (B) comprises of plurality of recesses, each having a floor and a wall. Together, structures (A) and (B) and combinations thereof afford a user-determinable resistance to impact.