Patent ID: 6394241
Filing Date: 2002-05-28
Classification: F16F

Abstract:
An energy absorber comprising:(a) a shear plate; (b) a plurality of shear strip tabs formed by bending sections of the shear plate through an angle of at least 90Â° to the shear plate, wherein each shear strip tab of the plurality of shear strip tabs has a common edge with the shear plate, said common edge having two ends; (c) a plurality of shear guide grooves formed in a face of the shear plate, extending from the two ends of the common edge of the each shear strip tab away from the each shear strip tab; (d) a means for attaching the plurality of shear strip tabs to a first object; and (e) a means for attaching the shear plate to a second object, wherein said energy absorber provides a predetermined load resistance during displacement of the first object relative to the second object, wherein the means for attaching the plurality of shear strip tabs is selectable such that one or more shear strip tabs of the plurality of shear strip tabs can be attached.