Vehicle fenders – Buffer or bumper type – Having a storage compartment
Patent
1996-11-18
1998-10-20
Hoge, Gary C.
Vehicle fenders
Buffer or bumper type
Having a storage compartment
296 376, B60R 1902
Patent
active
058235850
ABSTRACT:
A sport utility vehicle storage bumper for the rear and the front of the vehicle. The bumper may be mounted to the front or to the rear of the frame of the vehicle. A floor plate or a diamond step plate is hingedly mounted to the storage compartment of the device for convenient opening and closing. The storage chamber is preferably designed with the storage compartments sweeping back at an angle of approximately 45.degree. from the center of the vehicle toward the sides so as to reduce the profile of the vehicle and to minimize the possibility of unnecessarily bumping the storage chamber when moving the vehicle. The closeable lid includes one or more locks for locking one or more chambers of the storage unit. When applied to the front of the vehicle, the storage bumper is designed to accommodate a winch and a chain, in addition to other desirable equipment. When applied to the rear of the vehicle, the storage bumper has sufficient room for storage of a jack, a tow ball, and first aid equipment. Alternatively, an outwardly extending plate of the device is designed to accommodate a tow ball.
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Bohan Thomas L.
Caseiro Chris A.
Hoge Gary C.
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