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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2016
Armorworks Holdings, Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);
William J. Perciballi, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Armorworks Holdings, Inc., Chandler, AZ (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for an energy attenuating mounting system configured for attaching a container to a vehicle bed at a plurality of discrete mounting points around the container. The mounting system may include a bracket attached to the container at each mounting point, and a plastically deformable energy attenuating member extending from an upper end attached to the bracket, to a lower end attached to the vehicle bed substantially below a bottom of the container, thereby supporting the container in an elevated position. The energy attenuating member is configured to remain rigid and un-deformed if a load carried by the energy attenuating member is below a threshold value, and to attenuate energy by plastically deforming in a predictable manner if the load exceeds the threshold value.