Shock attenuation device and method
US8448927B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 24, 2008 |
| Grant date | May 28, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16F1/445
- WIPO fieldMechanical elements
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An item assembly and a shock attenuation method for protecting an item comprising providing an item internal to an assembly and encasing the item in a fluid material such that the material and the item are approximately in hydrostatic balance upon an impact event.
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