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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
3917031 Novel pyrotechnic tensioning device for use with safety belts  
A pyrotechnic tensioning device for a safety belt, comprising a piston slidably mounted in a cylinder, a piston rod projecting from one end of the cylinder, and a pyrotechnic charge for forcing the...
3882970 Impact absorbing structure  
An impact absorbing structure is provided which is capable of high deflection and is particularly suited for use in automobile doors. Two strap portions are affixed to opposed frame members and a...
3782505 BRAKING DEVICE  
A device for braking and dissipating the kinetic energy of a linearly moving object. The device employs an elongated probe rigidly attached to the object to be braked, the probe having at least one...
3779591 ENERGY ABSORBING DEVICE  
This invention relates to an energy absorbing device employed as the mounting supports in a safety bumper system with said device comprising an initial shaft member attached to the bumper and held...
3749205 METAL SHEARING ENERGY ABSORBER  
A metal shearing energy absorber is disclosed comprising a flat thin strip of metal which is pulled through a slot in a cutter member of a metal, harder than the metal of the strip. The slot's...
3653468 EXPENDABLE SHOCK ABSORBER  
An expendable shock absorber especially adaptable for use with wellbore instruments being go-deviled into the wellbore. The shock absorber has washer-like projections extending from a hollow...
3628634 FINNED ENERGY ABSORBER  
A finned energy absorbing device includes a stationary member, a movable member, a deformable fin secured to one of the members and a fin-deforming member secured to the other of the members. The...
3612223 ENERGY-ABSORBING DEVICE  
An energy-absorbing device having an elongated platelike member formed of a material having a high resistance to plastic deformation and provided with a plurality of spaced narrow slits whose edges...
3532379 CRASHLOAD ATTENUATING AIRCRAFT CREWSEAT  
3528529 ENERGY-ABSORBING,TELESCOPING TUBULAR MEMBERS HAVING TORQUE TRANSMITTING CAPABILITY  
An inner member is telescopically engaged in an outer member having cycling and energy absorbing means operatively associated therewith for absorbing energy by deformation and reverse deformation...
3444962 ENERGY DISSIPATING DEVICE  
3438674 SAFETY SEAT BELT DEVICE WITH SHEAR STRIP ENERGY ABSORBING MEANS  
3428150 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GRADUAL ABSORPTION OF MOMENTUM  
3381778 Energy absorbing device  
3369634 Absorbing device  
3362742 Hydraulic shock absorber  
3354990 Impact absorbing device  
3289792 Apparatus for absorption of energy from a moving load  
3232383 Energy absorbing means  
3181653 Crash energy absorber for heavy apparatus  
3171511 Positive stop for machine tools  
3141380 Drive mechanism  
3106989 Energy absorbing devices  
3098544 Deformable shock absorber  
3096268 Arresting devices for falling bodies  
3089564 Energy absorption unit for seat belts and the like  
2845144 Shear pin brake for auto bumpers  
2837176 Safety device for automobiles  
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