Patent ID: 11874095
Assignee: ARRIS COMPOSITES INC.
Field: Surface technology, coating (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 0:
1. An impact-absorbing article comprising:
a post-and-sheet layer including:
(iii) a base comprising fibers in a first polymer resin, the base having a first major surface and a second major surface, and
(iv) a plurality of posts, wherein the posts extend from the first major surface of the base and are perpendicular thereto, and wherein at least some of the fibers in the base extend into respective ones of the posts, and wherein within each post, the fibers are aligned with a long axis of the post, the posts being characterized by a value for a slenderness ratio that results in micro-buckling when the posts are subjected to a compressive force;

a first panel attached to the second major surface of the post-and-sheet layer, wherein the second panel is physically adapted to distribute an impact load received thereby to respective ones of the posts; and
a second panel attached to a free end of each of the posts.