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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Bayer Materialscience Llc, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventors:
James M. Lorenzo, Mars, PA (US);
Robert A. Pyles, Bethel Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
Covestro LLC, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/02 (2006.01); F41H 5/04 (2006.01); F16F 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 5/0457 (2013.01); F16F 7/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides an energy absorber for a blast barrier system comprising a substantially tubular member extending longitudinally along an axis from a first end portion to a second end portion, each of the first end portion and the second end portion having a substantially similar geometric profile, wherein the energy absorber collapses under a predetermined load when compressed by a residual blast force. The energy absorber of the present invention may help minimize damage to people and structures by further dissipating force from a blast in a blast barrier system.