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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357222 | Energy absorber for horizontal lifeline system The invention provides an energy absorber for use in a horizontal lifeline system comprising an elongated non-elastic plate folded onto itself to form adjoining lower wall portions, adjoining intermediate wall portions perpendicular to the said lower wall portions, ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350817 | Steering column bracket A steering column bracket for a motor vehicle includes a body defining a bore adapted to receive a lower mounting bracket. A pair of wings extend out from the body on opposite sides thereof. A bracing is formed on at least a portion of a surface of the body and a at... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7306397 | Energy attenuating safety system An energy absorbing system with one or more energy absorbing assemblies is provided to reduce or eliminate severity of a collision between a moving vehicle and a roadside hazard. The energy absorbing system may be installed adjacent various roadside hazards or may b... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7143877 | Fusible link comprising damper and backstop A link including a rod with a connection member at each end with an axis passing through both connection members. The rod includes a fusible zone as a narrow section lying between a first rod portion connected to a first connection member and a second rod portion co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7121616 | Vehicle door wedge assembly A vehicle door wedge assembly includes a chassis and a slide moveable within the chassis. A non-metallic, elastomeric biasing element is provided to urge the slide toward one end of the chassis. The vehicle door wedge assembly with the chassis defines a slide path f... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6976565 | Load carrying axial positioners with overload energy absorption An axial positioner capable of yielding to absorb energy under compression or tension loads. The positioner includes an outer tube having first and second ends, a threaded actuator rod extending between the first and second ends and a drive to rotate the actuator ro... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6964451 | Shock absorbing apparatus An energy-absorbing structure is provided, which comprises two generally parallel metal sheets arranged to receive an impacting force against the uppermost sheet and cooperatively prevent an object supported by the uppermost sheet from impacting a basal surface. One... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945373 | Power unit mounting for motor vehicles with collision separation A mounting for a power unit for motor vehicles, comprises a support and a support plate fixed thereto, which may be detached in the case of a collision, whereby the support plate is connected to the support in a number of places. A power unit mounting may be achieve... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6913319 | Power actuator Provided is a compact power actuator which is simple in structure, reliable in operation, and easy to install. The power actuator comprises a piston assembly which is received in a fixed cylinder for either directly or indirectly engaging a driven member, and a prop... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6601886 | Energy absorbing composite tube An energy absorbing composite tube for both mounting an impact member to a structure and absorbing impact energy. The composite tube includes a mounting portion that is inserted into a sleeve within the structure. A main tubular body portion is provided t... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6019419 | Vehicle rail crush control system and method A crush control system for controlling the crush of spaced vehicle side composite structural rails in the event of either a full frontal impact or an offset frontal impact includes a crush controller for each side rail. An actuator is provided to move cru... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5842669 | Crashworthy seat A crashworthy seat comprises a sitting platform and a back. The sitting platform is supported by a frame adapted to be secured to the aircraft. The frame has upright members supporting the back of the sitting platform for vertical sliding movement under c... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5823570 | Seat belt retractor with energy management A spool sleeve (78) is rotatable in webbing withdrawal and webbing retraction directions (A, B). A lock pawl (122) engageable with a ratchet wheel (114), stops rotation of the spool sleeve (78) in the webbing withdrawal direction (A). The spool sleeve (78... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5495790 | Piston catcher for a pyrotechnic linear piston and cylinder drive In a pyrotechnic linear piston and cylinder drive in a belt pretensioner, the cylinder (10) has a frustoconical free end (12) and the piston (14) is attached to the end of a cable (16). The piston (14) is tapered frustoconically at its end adjacent to the... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5462140 | Acceleration sensitive shock absorber A twin tube shock absorber has concentric inner and outer tubes connected to the wheel of a vehicle. A piston in the inner tube is connected to the chassis of the vehicle and divides the interior of the inner tube into upper and lower chambers. Fluid pass... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5431447 | Adjustable energy absorbing device for use in a vehicle seat belt restraint system An apparatus (10) comprises vehicle seat belt webbing (26) which is extensible about a vehicle occupant. A first member (60) is connectable to the vehicle and a second member (90) is connected to the belt webbing (26). An energy absorbing mechanism (70) d... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5411291 | Drive unit for a belt pretensioner in vehicle safety belt systems The invention relates to a belt pretensioner for vehicle safety belt systems comprising a pyrotechnic gas generator (12) and a piston and cylinder unit (16, 20) mounted in a housing block (14). The piston (20) of the piston and cylinder unit (16, 20) is a... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5090755 | Impact absorber, especially as a vehicle bumper support An impact absorber between a bumper and the base of a vehicle has ribs which progressively shear away against the flange during impact, this flange being originally connected and in one piece with the cylindrical body formed with the ribs and being separa... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5070741 | Large collapse mini-steering column A collapsible steering column arrangement for a vehicle is disclosed which comprises a pair of offset shafts and an extrudable housing. One of the shafts is generally fixed with respect to the vehicle and includes a first gear, a second gear and the other... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4823923 | Energy dampening apparatus A simple yet reliable apparatus is disclosed for dissipating sudden impacts or applications of force. Sudden impacts are dissipated through the sequential shearing of rods or pins anchored perpendicularly to the incoming force and through the compression ... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4679669 | Shock absorber A shock absorber for a wireline instrument, the shock absorber having solid, cylindrical upper body, a cylindrical sleeve, and a mandrel. The mandrel has a hexagonal upper portion, a circular center portion, and a lower nose portion. A bolt connects the m... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4593870 | Energy absorbing composite aircraft structure An energy absorber is provided. The energy absorber includes a thin panel (78) formed of composite materials (84) for reacting compression forces in the plane of the panel (78) between two opposed edges thereof. The panel (78) is constructed to resist ove... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4509303 | Overload protector for guyed structures A device is described which operates as a "mechanical fuse" in a guy arrangement such that when loading forces on the guyed structure exceed a predetermined level, the device will add length to the guy arrangement. The device includes two plates coupled b... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4346795 | Energy absorbing assembly An assembly for absorbing energy between first and second bodies subject to relative movement comprising a cutting ring on one of the bodies dimensioned to cut into and remove a layer from a cylindrical member on the other body. The ring has an annular cu... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4341291 | Load control link A load control link for limiting maximum dynamic loads in and preventing overstressing of tension members by absorbing some of the energy which causes such loads. The load control link comprises a cylindrical housing, a metal sleeve mounted over a shaft w... | 07/27/1982 |
| 4337852 | Load control link A load control link for limiting maximum dynamic loads in and preventing overstressing of tension members by absorbing some of the energy which causes such loads. The load control link comprises a cylindrical housing, a metal sleeve mounted over a shaft w... | 07/06/1982 |
| 3997133 | Crash attenuation landing gear In a landing gear for an airframe mounted on a cushioned strut, an airframe mounted portion is guided along a landing gear portion after the landing gear touches down. Crash attenuation is absorbed by a work absorbing tube secured at one end thereof to th... | 12/14/1976 |
