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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Gary F. Hawkins, Torrance, CA (US);
Ching-yao Tang, Alhambra, CA (US);
Inventors:
Gary F. Hawkins, Torrance, CA (US);
Ching-Yao Tang, Alhambra, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 19/18 (2006.01); A42B 3/06 (2006.01); A41D 13/015 (2006.01); A63B 71/10 (2006.01); A63B 71/12 (2006.01); F16F 1/42 (2006.01); F41H 1/02 (2006.01); F41H 1/04 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01); F41H 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A42B 3/064 (2013.01); A41D 13/015 (2013.01); A63B 71/10 (2013.01); A63B 71/12 (2013.01); F16F 1/428 (2013.01); F41H 1/02 (2013.01); F41H 1/04 (2013.01); F41H 5/04 (2013.01); F41H 7/02 (2013.01); A63B 2071/1208 (2013.01); B60R 2019/186 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1866 (2013.01); B60R 2019/1886 (2013.01);
Abstract
Force diversion apparatus, methods and devices including the same result in rotational motion being imparted to an impacting object. The apparatus, methods and devices may include, or may involve the use of, a force conversion portion, secured to the outer surface of a bumper, and a force spreading portion.