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US3097725A
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Kinetic energy absorber
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1959-09-02
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Granted: 1963-07-16
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Expires: 1979-09-02
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Gerald H Peterson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:41
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61G; B61G11/00; B61G11/02; B61G11/04; B60; B60R; B60R19/00; B60R19/02; B60R19/24; B60R19/26; B60R19/36; F; F16; F16F; F16F7/00; F16F7/12; F16F7/127; B60R19/28; B60R19/30; B60R19/32; B60R19/34; B60R2019/268
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
90 words
A SHOCK-ABSORBING DEVICE TO BE MOUNTED IN IMPACTRECEIVING POSITION BETWEEN AN OBSTACLE AND A VEHICLE, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A HOLDER HAVING A DISCHARGE PORT, A CONTAINER CONTAINING A LIQUID FLUID MATERIAL WITHIN SAID HOLDER, SAID FLUID BEING FLOWABLE THROUGH SAID PORT ON IMPACT OF SUFFICIENT FORCE TO RUPTURE SAID CONTAINER, AND MEANS MOVABLE WITHIN SAID HOLDER FOR RECEIVING THE IMPACT AND TRANSMITTING THE FORCE THEREOF TO SAID CONTAINER TO COMPRESS TO RUPTURE SAID CONTAINER AND CAUSE SAID FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH SAID DISCHARGE PORT, THEREBY ABSORBING KINETIC ENERGY OF IMPACT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
90 words
A SHOCK-ABSORBING DEVICE TO BE MOUNTED IN IMPACTRECEIVING POSITION BETWEEN AN OBSTACLE AND A VEHICLE, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING A HOLDER HAVING A DISCHARGE PORT, A CONTAINER CONTAINING A LIQUID FLUID MATERIAL WITHIN SAID HOLDER, SAID FLUID BEING FLOWABLE THROUGH SAID PORT ON IMPACT OF SUFFICIENT FORCE TO RUPTURE SAID CONTAINER, AND MEANS MOVABLE WITHIN SAID HOLDER FOR RECEIVING THE IMPACT AND TRANSMITTING THE FORCE THEREOF TO SAID CONTAINER TO COMPRESS TO RUPTURE SAID CONTAINER AND CAUSE SAID FLUID TO FLOW THROUGH SAID DISCHARGE PORT, THEREBY ABSORBING KINETIC ENERGY OF IMPACT.
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