Vehicle bumper system

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2005-11-01

2005-11-01

Patel, Kiran B. (Department: 3612)

Vehicle fenders

Buffer or bumper type

Joints and connections

C293S122000, C293S154000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06959950

ABSTRACT:
A vehicle bumper system defined principally by outboard and inboard elongate beams which project transversely across the vehicle. The ends of the front and rear beams are joined by connecting points which function as energy-absorbing fulcrums or hinges, with the remainder of the front and rear beams initially being free of direct structural connection. The front beam is outwardly curved so that the center portions of the front and rear beams define a gap therebetween. The rear beam has connections to the vehicle at two points spaced transversely inwardly from the end connections, which connections define inboard fulcrum or hinge points. The front and rear beams are each formed as elongate monolithic structures, such as of high strength steel, and have configurations which enable them to nest one within the other in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle.

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