Shock absorbing and indicating impact bumper and method
US7779975B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65D81/054
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a shock absorbing and indicating bumper. The bumper includes, a spherical shaped body with a surface mountable to a corner of a device to which shock is to be absorbed. The bumper includes a crushable conical member engaged with a conical recess of the spherical shaped body, the crushable conical member having a hole therethrough from the vertex to the center of the base, and a shell with a substantially hollow semispherical shape slidably engaged with a surface of the spherical shaped body. The bumper further includes a rigid shaft with a first end fixedly attached to a central portion of the hollowed side of the shell and a second end pivotally engaged with the spherical shaped body at substantially the center of the spherical shaped body, the shaft extending through the hole in the crushable member and aligned thereby.
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