Valmont Industries, Inc.
METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PROVIDING ENERGY ABSORPTION FOR VIBRATION DAMPENING IN ONE OR MORE PLANES
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Abstract:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for energy absorption and vibrational dampening when attached to a vertical or horizontal structure. According to a first preferred embodiment, the present invention includes a closed housing which may preferably include an internal, curved surface. According to a further preferred embodiment, the present invention may include at least one dampening weight or sphere which may preferably be disposed within the closed housing. According to a further preferred embodiment, the dampening sphere may include internal baffling such as particles having resistance to the flow of the particles within the closed housing.
Status:
Application
Type:
Utility
Filling date:
28 Apr 2021
Issue date:
11 Nov 2021