Patent · US Expired

Energy absorbing structure

US5264259A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 1992
Grant dateNov 23, 1993
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24992
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The energy absorbing structure of the present invention comprises a cylindrical hollow body of a fiber reinforced thermoplastic resin wherein both the ends are open, the cylindrical hollow body being attached to the outer wall of a moving body or the outer wall of a stationary body with which the moving body comes in contact in such a manner that the opening of the hollow body faces the outer wall.

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