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Vehicular Impact Signaling Device

An apparatus for the deployment of a visible plume to alert other motorists that a proximate motor vehicle has been involved in a collision.

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Class 293/143 - Increases vertical area of bumper


Subclass of Class 293 - Vehicle fenders
Definition: Device in which the additional impact-receiving means extends vertically
No. of patents: 21
Last issue date: 03/27/2012


NumberTitleIssue Date
8141918Pedestrian bumper system and method
A pedestrian bumper system and method can include an attachment bumper and an attachment bracket for connecting the attachment bumper to the existing vehicle bumper or existing vehicle frame. The attachment bumper can be configured to conform to the existing vehicle...
03/27/2012
7954866Bumper beam with gussets to prevent underride
A bumper beam with gussets is disclosed. The gussets increase engagement with a barrier and prevent underride during a collision. The gussets can be attached to a front and top surface of the bumper beam. The gussets may be offset from the center of the bumper beam ...
06/07/2011
7188392Spring fastener with highly improved lever/angle pulling force
A spring fastener characterized by a structure having a cavity in which the rib of a first part, such as a plastic panel for example, like a pillar, may be engaged, and is also suitable to be engaged reversibly in a slot of second part, such as a metal sheet for exa...
03/13/2007
6979030Golf car bumper
The present invention provides a golf car bumper assembly which is mounted on a front axle of a golf car in order to reduce extensive damage to the body of the golf car in the event of a collision, comprising a bumper beam having a first end and a second end, a fron...
12/27/2005
6913278Trailer coupler bumper
A bumper has an elastic body shaped to fit on a conventional trailer coupler to prevent damage to the coupler to a towing vehicle during attachment of the coupler to a ball-type hitch on the vehicle. The body has side flanges with longitudinal grooves for receiving ...
07/05/2005
6799794Body structure
In a front gable portion (13) of a rubber-tired new traffic vehicle (11), an outer bumper (45) is fixed to the exterior of an inner bumper (32) constituting an underframe (33), front beams (47, 48) and side beams (49)...
10/05/2004
6736435Ding and dent prevention system
An approach is provided for minimizing dings and dents on the side of a vehicle. A protective apparatus includes telescopic members attachably engaged on the edges of a door of a vehicle, wherein the height of the apparatus is adjustable. ...
05/18/2004
6318773Push bar mounting system
A push bar mounting system for mounting a push bar to vehicle's bumper without significant damage to the bumper. The system comprises a front and rear bracket mounted to an inner bumper of the vehicle and having top and bottom mounting tabs that extend aw...
11/20/2001
6290271Vehicle brush and grill guard
A vehicle having a brush and grill guard fabricated to blend with the contour of the vehicle so that the design features of the vehicle are not compromised. Frame extensions are mounted to the frame and support a pair of vertical support plates. A winch c...
09/18/2001
6231093Push bar mounting system
A push bar mounting system for mounting a push bar to vehicle's bumper without significant damage to the bumper. The system comprises a front and rear bracket mounted to an inner bumper of the vehicle and having top and bottom mounting tabs that extend aw...
05/15/2001
6199924Impact energy absorption structure for motor vehicle
An impact energy absorption structure for a vehicle, comprises left and right front frames having a closed section; left and right L-shaped stay members connected at a lower end thereof with the left and right front frames respectively and having left and...
03/13/2001
6056337Impact energy absorption structure for motor vehicle
An impact energy absorption structure for a vehicle, comprises left and right front frames having a closed section; left and right L-shaped stay members connected at a lower end thereof with the left and right front frames respectively and having left and...
05/02/2000
5988714Bumper fascia for vehicle
A bumper fascia is provided for a vehicle having head lamps and an armature positioned under the head lamps. Over the whole width of the vehicle, the bumper fascia is arranged along respective lower edges of the head lamps. Each head lamp includes a lamp ...
11/23/1999
5531478Spider web clearing device for all-terrain vehicles
A spider web clearing device for clearing spider webs from the path of an all-terrain vehicle. The spider web clearing device includes a flexible elongated member having an upper end and a lower end, wherein one end defines a distal end that is free to fl...
07/02/1996
5277465Universal grill guard
A grill guard which can be adapted to different vehicles includes a pair of horizontal tubes fastened to a pair of vertical side plates. The side plates are attached to the bumper of a vehicle by an L-shaped bracket attached to the lower end of each side ...
01/11/1994
4667995Bumper guard for mounting headlamps
A bumper guard-headlamp assembly including a body affixed to a vehicle bumper to which a headlamp is secured having a first surface which extends horizontally further from the bumper than the headlamp....
05/26/1987
4397490Low profile bumper
A vehicle bumper that incorporates a "C" section face bar attached to a truss-formed backplate to achieve a box section construction. The face bar, although a conventional "C" section, has more nearly horizontal upper and lower shelves combined with a red...
08/09/1983
4043579Elastomeric bumper securing press fit clip
A generally U or V-shaped resilient clip has legs formed with externally projecting barbs intermediate their bowed length, and internally projecting barbs nearer yieldable ends of the legs. The junction of the leg portions is first freely and partly recei...
08/23/1977
4029259Arrangement for washing transparent parts of vehicles
Arrangement for washing transparent parts of vehicles, particularly windshields and lightlamp lens shields of motor vehicles. The arrangement includes a solid liquid conducting member and a bore-like liquid supplying channel extending therethrough between...
06/14/1977
4002364Back motion tire buffer
In a highway type motor vehicle, a vehicle wheel and wheel mounted pneumatic tire positioned in the front or rear of the vehicle, with the wheel and tire substantially vertical to the highway surface, with the bottom tread of the tire about the height of ...
01/11/1977
3938842Bumper guard assembly
A bumper assembly including an elongated metal bumper, at least one self-supporting impact resistant plastic upright bumper guard and at least two longitudinal bumper guards secured to the bumper on opposed sides of the upright bumper guard. The upright b...
02/17/1976
 
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