US Patent Issued to THREE SMITH GROUP on March 24 for "Impact absorbing post" (British Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,584,278, issued on March 24, was assigned to THREE SMITH GROUP LTD (Elland, Great Britain).

"Impact absorbing post" was invented by Luke Smith (Halifax, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An impact absorbing post including a first layer, second layer and a third layer formed as a mono-structure and having a length. The third layer is configured for being mounted to a supporting substrate so the second layer and first layer extend in a direction away from the supporting substrate. The second layer is more flexible than the first layer or third layer to thereby form a pivotable link between the first layer and third layer."

The...