Patent ID: 8800735
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: B60N,B60R,F16F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An energy management device, comprising: a retainer having a front wall, a back wall, opposite side walls, and a base; an anchor; a connecting member interfacing the anchor and extending beyond a moveable load bearing member; a load-bearing deformable member between the anchor and the movable load-bearing member; a retention member generally parallel to the front and back walls and between the movable load bearing member and the back wall, the retention member in an undeployed state having a lower portion removably inserted in the base of the retainer and biased upward against a blocking mass member; and a downturned portion of the connecting member, between the retention member and the back wall, and interfacing the retention member, wherein when sufficient forces pull the connecting member in a direction from the back wall toward the front wall, the movable load-bearing member deforms the deformable member, the downturned portion of the connecting member pulls the lower portion of the retention member from the base of the retainer and the upper surface of the retention member from engagement with the surface of the blocking mass member, and the retention member translates toward the front wall to absorb energy.