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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2010
Darin D. King, Raymond, OH (US);
Darin D. King, Raymond, OH (US);
Honda Motor Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A net structure for attachment to a roll cage of a vehicle includes a mesh structure, a reinforcement structure attached to the mesh structure, and an overload indicator. Upon a rollover event during operation of a vehicle, to which the net structure is attached, with the net structure in a lowered, closed configuration, an operator of the vehicle may impact the net structure, causing the net structure to deflect outwardly. This outward deflection of the net structure may cause the overload indicator to become visible, which provides an indication to an operator or other person associated with the vehicle that the structural integrity of the net structure has been compromised, such that replacement of the net structure may be warranted.