Title:
VEHICLE MOUNTED CRASH ATTENUATOR CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003029686
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A vehicle mounted crash attenuator (10) includes first and second bays (12, 18) mounted at one end to a truck (T). The second bay is rotated from a horizontal, deployed position, disposed behind the first bay (12); to a retracted position disposed above the first bay (12). An actuator (50) rotates the second bay through an arc exceeding 90 degrees between the deployed and retracted positions.
Inventors:
LEONHARDT PATRICK A
PORTERFIELD ANDREW A
PORTERFIELD ANDREW A
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/027863
Publication Date:
December 31, 2003
Filing Date:
September 03, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ENERGY ABSORPTION SYSTEM (US)
International Classes:
B60R19/00; (IPC1-7): E01F15/00
Foreign References:
| US6203079B1 | 2001-03-20 | |||
| US6092959A | 2000-07-25 | |||
| US5052732A | 1991-10-01 | |||
| US6186565B1 | 2001-02-13 | |||
| US5697657A | 1997-12-16 | |||
| US4711481A | 1987-12-08 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1436465A4
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