A protective member includes outer and inner layers interconnected by multiple connectors under tension along their longitudinal axis. The connectors absorb energy from an impact force by resisting further tension along their longitudinal axis, can elongate along their longitudinal axis and allow the layers to move relative to each other. The protective member can be used in numerous applications and environments, including for participants in sports, in applications including bumpers, passenger cabins, car seats, beds, torso protection, ships, gloves, footwear and items.

A container system including an outer shell, a deck disposed within the outer shell and configured to support cargo, and at least one vibration isolator member to support the deck within the outer shell and reduce or dampen a transfer of shock or vibration to the deck. Each vibration isolator member includes a hollow, flexible body configured to resiliently compress in response to a force. At least one fastener interface secures the flexible body to the bottom wall or to the deck. The hollow, flexible body has one or more apertures to allow fluid flow into and out of an inner cavity of the flexible body during compression or expansion.

A shock absorbing device that has high strength rigidity and good attenuation characteristics, that can be reduced in weight and size, is free from degassing, and has stable temperature characteristics. The device connects between a first and second member so as to be applicable to shock absorption therebetween, and includes: a first and a second shock absorbing member; and a holding and connecting mechanism which holds the first member via the first and second shock absorbing members and which is connected to the second member. The first shock absorbing member, the first member, and the second shock absorbing member are disposed in that order. The holding and connecting mechanism sandwiches the first shock absorbing member, the first member, and the second shock absorbing member from outside the first and second shock absorbing members, thereby holding the first member while applying stress to the first and second shock absorbing members.

The present disclosure relates to a fluid dispensing device (10), the fluid dispensing device (1) comprising: a housing (10) to accommodate a container (110) filled with a fluid, wherein the housing (10) comprises a sidewall 118) extending along a longitudinal direction (z), an outlet orifice (3), a discharge mechanism (130) operable for spray discharging at least one or multiple doses of the fluid via the outlet orifice (3), a protective cap (12) pivotally supported on or by the housing (10) between an open position and a closed position, wherein when in the closed position the outlet orifice (3) is effectively covered by the protective cap (12), a mechanical energy storage (50) coupled to the discharge mechanism (130), reversibly transferable between a preloaded state and an unloaded state and configured to store mechanical energy in the preloaded state effective to produce the spray discharging of the fluid, a biasing mechanism (150) comprising a biasing member (160) operationally coupled to the protective cap (12) and selectively engageable with the mechanical energy storage (50) to transfer the mechanical energy storage (50) into the preloaded state when the protective cap (12) moves into the closed position, a pinion segment (151) connected to or integrated into the protective cap (12), a rack segment (161) engaged with the pinion segment (151) and connected to or integrated into the biasing member (160).

The present disclosure relates to a mechanical energy storage for a fluid dispensing device (10), the mechanical energy storage comprising:a first drive spring (51) extending along a longitudinal direction (z),the drive spring (51) comprising a first longitudinal end (53) to engage with a housing (10) of the fluid dispensing device (1) and a second longitudinal end (54) opposite to the first longitudinal end (53) to engage with a driver (30) movable relative to the housing (10) along the longitudinal direction (z),wherein the mechanical energy storage (50) is reversibly transferable into a pre-loaded state by resiliently compressing the first drive spring (51) in the longitudinal direction (z) to thereby induce a resilient deformation of the first drive spring (51) in a first direction (y) transverse to the longitudinal direction (z), and-wherein the mechanical energy storage (50) is transferable from the pre-loaded state into an unloaded state by allowing the first drive spring (51) to relax into or towards an undeformed configuration with regard to the first direction (y) accompanied by a longitudinal expansion of the first drive spring (51).

A brace member includes a plastically deformable core member, a buckling restraining member through which the core member extends, a cap sleeve in which a first end portion of the core member and a first end portion of the buckling restraining member are disposed, a cap-sleeve crevice disposed on the cap sleeve so as to protrude toward a side opposite to a side on which the core member and the buckling restraining member are disposed, a reinforcing member in which a second end portion of the core member is disposed, and a reinforcing-member crevice disposed on the reinforcing member so as to protrude toward a side opposite to a side on which the core member is disposed. The reinforcing member surrounds a predetermined area of the buckling restraining member extending from a second end surface on the second side in the longitudinal direction.

Gear wheel that is provided with spokes (17) which extend between a rim (16) supporting a gear mesh (15) and a corresponding gear hub (18), whereby free spaces (19) are located between the spokes (17) which extend between the rim (16) and the gear hub (18), characterised in that at least one of said free spaces (19) is filled with a block (20) made of a rigid, incompressible material, whereby between the gear wheel (10) on the one hand and the block (20) on the other hand a viscoelastic material (21) is located.

A defusing cell includes walls and spheroid elements. The walls are physically connected together to form a first perimeter, a second perimeter, and a hollow center region. A wall has a length and is an angle with respect to the first perimeter. The first perimeter is separated from the second perimeter by a distance based on the length and an angle of the wall. The second perimeter is larger than the first perimeter. The spheroid elements are arranged in a pattern to distribute and disperse an impact force impacting the defusing cell from the second perimeter with respect to the first perimeter.

A compression rod may include a plunger and a spring. A proximal end and a distal end of the compression rod may contact engagement features in a core cowl of a gas turbine engine. The compression rod may transmit loads between halves of the core cowl. The spring may cause the plunger to extend and contract in response to vibrations or other relative movement between halves of the core cowl.

An isolation mount for reducing transmission of vibrations between surfaces and equipment. The isolation mount includes a housing and one or more crumb rubber isolators. The housing includes a rigid body and a flange. The one or more crumb rubber isolators have through holes for receiving the fastener.