Patent ID: 7012805

Claim:
A host module assembly for protecting a hosted device from shock and vibration, including a case that is suitably configured to receive a hosted device therein and a hosted device located within the case, wherein said hosted device includes a housing having at least two opposite sidewalls, a top wall and a bottom wall; and the host module includes a mechanical energy dissipative element formed of an elastic envelope containing a body of open cell material having orifices communicating at least some of the cells with each other, a viscous liquid filling at least some of the cells, and an air space containing a compressible gas, wherein the host module assembly further comprises: at least one longitudinally elongated rail attached to at least one of said sidewalls, wherein said rail is configured to have at least one exposed major wall surface of suitable size and smooth surface characteristic to serve as a reaction surface for interaction with said mechanical energy dissipative element; and wherein the mechanical energy dissipative element is positioned against said reaction surface of the rail.