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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7325848 | Moveable guard assembly for all terrain vehicle A moveable guard assembly is configured for installation upon an ATV having a horizontal carrier rack. The movable guard assembly comprises a blocking member and a first securement mechanism. The blocking member is configured for attachment to a front end of the all... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7204531 | Bumper beam structure for vehicles A bumper beam includes a metallic center beam mounted with a plurality of vertical members each integrally crossed by a horizontal member. A plastic outer beam encompasses an external side of the center beam and a plurality of ribs are mounted at the outside of the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7192079 | Pedestrian protection apparatus for motor vehicles A pedestrian protection apparatus particularly adapted for motor vehicle front end structures for mitigating injuries of pedestrians struck by the vehicle. The apparatus incorporates a front grill which is moveable between extended and retracted positions. While it ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7063364 | Bumper arrangement A moveable bumper arrangement. The moveable bumper arrangement includes an elongated bumper member, an end bumper member, and a mechanism coupled to the end bumper member. The mechanism allows substantially translational movement of the end bumper member with respec... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7040682 | Installation structure for a side sill garnish A side sill garnish comprises a side covering part that covers the side part of a side sill outside the vehicle in the transverse direction; a side installation part that is installed on the side part of the side sill; a bottom covering part that extends from the bo... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6932397 | Front assembly for heavy goods vehicles Method and arrangement for providing a front assembly of a heavy vehicle (1), which front assembly interacts with a front portion of a longitudinal frame (10) of a vehicle, and in which there is included an underrun protection that has a stiff, force-a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6540275 | Structure of the front of a vehicle body The invention provides a structure of a front part of a vehicle body that is simple and free from the risk of maloperation. In the event of a collision between the vehicle and a pedestrian, a projecting part sweeps the pedestrian by parts of his or her le... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6213526 | Bumper integrated school bus safety arm A school bus crossing or a mounting system that more fully integrates the crossing arm and the bumper. To achieve this, the primary mounting brackets for the crossing arm drive system may be mounted to the bus chassis and an opening is formed in the bumpe... | 04/10/2001 |
| 5042858 | Anti-crash device In order to prevent a car being run over or run onto by a commercial vehicle with which it collides, an anti-crash system is proposed for commercial vehicles which on the one hand absorbs kinetic energy and on the other hand is able to deflect a colliding... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4946002 | Hood bumper protector A hood bumper protector is provided and consists of a bumper member which can be raised to an operative position by a hydraulic mechanism activated by the brake pedal to protect the hood and windshield of the motor vehicle from damage caused by a collisio... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4273369 | Reversible push block-rear bumper assembly A reversible push block-rear bumper assembly for attachment to a motor vehicle is provided in which a support unit having a forwardly inclined downwardly extending surface is secured to the underside of a vehicle in close proximity to the rear end of the ... | 06/16/1981 |
| 3992047 | Motor actuated shiftable supplemental bumper A protective installation for a motor vehicle which includes a bumper mounted transversely in front of the respective vehicle end while a further outwardly projecting cross beam which is preferably padded is arranged underneath the bumper.... | 11/16/1976 |
