Abstract: A shock and vibration isolation system for an article comprising a set of elastomers circumferentially positioned in a shear mode around a member carried by the article to simultaneously support the article and to isolate the article from shock and vibration by dissipation of energy through an internal shear action within the set of elastomers.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 7, 2001
Date of Patent:
December 30, 2003
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Inventors:
Robert Dennis Guion, David Roy Wagner, Denis Allen LaCroix