Christine Ortiz - Melrose MA, US Mary C. Boyce - Winchester MA, US Juha Song - Cambridge MA, US Steffen H. Reichert - Stuttgart, DE
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge MA
International Classification:
F16F 7/00 B65D 81/02 F41H 5/00
US Classification:
89 3601, 267136, 206521
Abstract:
Articulating protective systems for resisting mechanical loads and related methods are generally described. The protective structures described herein can incorporate one or more features that enhance the ability of the structure to resist an applied force while remaining sufficiently flexible to allow for movement of the object or person the structure is designed to protect.