Vehicle fenders – Buffer or bumper type – Shiftable between operative and inoperative positions other...
Patent
1996-01-11
1997-12-16
Hoge, Gary C.
Vehicle fenders
Buffer or bumper type
Shiftable between operative and inoperative positions other...
293133, 293136, 188377, B60R 1938
Patent
active
056976577
ABSTRACT:
A crash attenuator adapted to be mounted on a vehicle to attenuate some of the energy of an impact, the crash attenuator includes a frame adapted to be mounted on a vehicle; a slider mounted on the frame to slide in response relative to the frame toward the vehicle in response to an impact; a collapsible, energy-absorbing member positioned between the slider and the frame to absorb energy as the slider telescopes relative to the frame; and a crushable, energy-absorbing crash cushion on the outboard side of the slider.
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Albert W. Unrath, Inc.
Hoge Gary C.
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