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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2008
Howell B. Eleazer, Chesnee, SC (US);
Heather J. Hayes, Chesnee, SC (US);
Yunzhang Wang, Duncan, SC (US);
Howell B. Eleazer, Chesnee, SC (US);
Heather J. Hayes, Chesnee, SC (US);
Yunzhang Wang, Duncan, SC (US);
Milliken & Company, Spartanburg, SC (US);
Abstract
An energy absorbing panel containing a pair of generally parallel spaced apart rigid end plates having a stiffness of at least about 200 N-m and a plurality of fabric layers extending between the rigid end plates oriented in a z-axis direction defined as being perpendicular to the rigid end plates. Each fabric layer contains a plurality of monoaxially drawn, thermoplastic fibers. The plurality of fabric layers are fused together forming a bonded structure. Methods of making the energy absorbing panel are also disclosed.