PLASTIC TUBES GENERAL INDUSTRIAL

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
SEAMLESS TUBE	Drake Plastics Products Inc.	14869 Grant Road Cypress TX 77429	Plastic tubes for general industrial use and for use in manufacturing;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

Marine craft has a crushable frontal impact protection structure, comprising transverse bulkhead protecting passenger area; longitudinal crushable tubes; and transverse member. Webs and strengthen tubes, which may be made of extruded, heat treated aluminum; stainless steel; or plastic. Tubes in FIGS. 5 to 7 are splayed, to improve protection against angled impacts C. The forward ends of tubes are tapered, (FIG. 3) to initiate deformation. Tubes may be hexagonal, round, or oval in cross-section. FIG. 8 shows longitudinal bulkheads, and transverse bulkhead in place of tubes. FIG. 9 shows longitudinal corrugated sheets; these may be mounted transversely. FIG. 10 shows how area filled with deformable cellular foam, to act as a buoyancy aid if hull is breached. Side and roar impact protection is also disclosed.