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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Phillip Patrick Carroll, III, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Joel Matthew Cormier, Ferndale, MI (US);
Assignee:
Oakwood Energy Management, Inc., Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 2/104 ;
Abstract
An energy absorber comprising a base and a plurality of recesses extending from the base. At least some of the plurality of recesses have a rim, a first wall extending between the base and the rim, a first floor, and a second wall extending between the rim and the first floor. At least some of the plurality of recesses are oriented such that their first and second walls are inclined respectively at angles alpha and beta to a major incident component of the impacting force, where alpha and beta lie between 1 and 45 degrees.