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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7123199 | Impact deflection system An object deflection system includes at least one sensor for detecting an impending impact of a first object with a second object. The sensor communicates with a deflector deployment device to substantially instantaneously activate the deflector deployment device up... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7097222 | Vehicle anti-crash safety device An anti-crash safety device includes a supporting frame for securely mounting to a vehicle body and an impact rebounding unit which includes at least a resilient reinforcing member supported by the supporting frame at a position spaced apart from the vehicle body fo... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6926323 | Bumper with integrally formed energy absorber A bumper system comprising a metal tubular beam, an energy absorber and mounts. The metal tubular beam has a center section having front, rear, top, and bottom walls. The energy absorber includes a rail having a rear surface with a rearwardly-facing C-shaped recess ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6152503 | Vehicle bumper Disclosed is a vehicle bumper which is capable of exerting an excellent shock-absorber against an external impact. The vehicle bumper of the present invention includes: a plurality of cushion tubes installed in the interior of a bumper casing and each hav... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6109675 | Hinged member for a rear impact guard A horizontal impact member for use with a rear impact guard on a semi-trailer truck is disclosed. The horizontal impact member is connected to a standard rear impact guard by a hinge. This design is for use with a liftgate that is mounted to the rear of t... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6065786 | Vehicle bumper assembly A vehicle bumper assembly 10 including a reinforcement beam member 12, a cover 20, energy absorbing foam 22 and a material 18 which has a relatively low coefficient of friction and which is disposed between member 12 and foam 22. Material 18 allows foam 2... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5997059 | Safety bumper A safety bumper device incorporating a plurality of rotative bearing members that rotate to deflect the oblique forces of impact and absorb some of the head-on forces of impact. Two different rotative bearing members are shown. The bearing members are cov... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5651569 | Inflatable bumper system A bumper system adapted to be mounted on a vehicle includes an elongated, inflatable bag fastened by its two ends and by opposed longitudinal ribs to and within a shell having a concave front and a forward facing impact support beam behind the shell space... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5624143 | Drop down bumper A drop down bumper suitable for attachment to a frame of a transportable container or to a truck. The drop down bumper is equipped with loading rollers and is movable between a folded position and an extended position. When the drop down bumper is in the ... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5478124 | Portable rolling bumper An adjustable bumper for mounting in a horizontally oriented non-round recess of a vehicle mount receiver so as to facilitate the pushing of one vehicle with another. The bumper has a straight leg adapter portion for engaging with the mount receiver, a cr... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5366264 | Ram bar attachment for vehicle bumper A vehicle bumper ram guard assemblies for wheeled vehicles which are used to push other vehicles or objects. Each ram guard assembly comprising an upright elongate ram cylinder made of impact absorbent material and rotatably mounted on a U bracket which i... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5134749 | Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner includes a cleaner body to which an intake hose is connectable, traveling members for enabling the traveling of the cleaner body, and an obstacle-escaping angularly-movable member angularly movably mounted on the cleaner body. A dust coll... | 08/04/1992 |
| 4381122 | Safety attachment for a front vehicle bumper Two horizontal rollers are rotatably supported on the rear side of a front vehicle bumper adjacent each end portion thereof. If the bumper is shoved rearwardly during a collision, the rollers move into rolling contact with the front wheels of the vehicle ... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4068877 | Roller vehicle pushing bumper A vehicle pushing bumper having a resilient roller rotatably mounted on a bracket secured to the front bumper of a motor vehicle. The spin of the roller, together with its resilient construction, prevent a drag on and damage to a vehicle being pushed by t... | 01/17/1978 |
| 3997209 | Collision deflecting system for fast moving vehicles Collision deflecting system for fast moving vehicles comprising extendible and retractable bumper-like assembly of rigid, elongated members pivotally operatively and adjustably connected together and to the rigid structure of said vehicle, said system pro... | 12/14/1976 |
