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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Dallas Rex James, North Harbour, NZ;
Inventor:
Dallas Rex James, North Harbour, NZ;
Assignee:
VALMONT HIGHWAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, Auckland, NZ;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 15/00 (2006.01); E01F 15/14 (2006.01); E01F 15/08 (2006.01); E01F 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01F 15/00 (2013.01); E01F 13/02 (2013.01); E01F 15/086 (2013.01); E01F 15/143 (2013.01); E01F 15/146 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy absorbing apparatus is provided and includes an outer shell having opposed ends, left and right side walls and a hollow core. The shell further includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart fold points positioned on the left and right side walls at a height which substantially corresponds to a center of gravity of a road vehicle where the fold points facilitate a controlled folding of the side walls and at least part of the shell, at or around, the fold points, during an end on impact.