Patent ID: 11885713
Assignee: HUMANETICS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A method for forming an anthropomorphic test device configured for use in crash test simulations, said method comprising:
forming a hollow member including a simulated flesh having an inner foam core portion with the formed hollow member defining an inner cavity and forming a channel extending partially through said inner foam core portion;
coupling one or more inserts within the simulated flesh, wherein each of said one or more inserts comprises:
a flange portion having an outer surface and an opposing inner surface and positioned within the inner foam core portion such that the inner foam core portion covers at least a portion of the outer surface and at least a portion of said opposing inner surface of the flange portion for at least partially encapsulating the flange portion within the inner foam core portion with a portion of said outer surface not covered with said inner foam core portion and open to the channel; and
an elongated portion extending from the flange portion in a direction opposite the outer surface with the elongated portion defining an elongated opening open to said channel, with the elongated portion extending through the simulated flesh;

introducing a support structure within the inner cavity of the formed hollow member;
inserting a fastening member within the insert with the fastening member passing through the channel prior to passing through the elongated opening; and
securing each inserted fastening member to the support structure, and
forming the channel of the simulated flesh to have a width greater than a width of the elongated opening of the insert.