Vehicle brush guard apparatus
US6315338A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R19/52
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A brush guard is attachable to a vehicle frame rail or a vehicle bumper mounting bracket by means of mounting members, each having a mounting surface mountable between the bumper mounting bracket and the bumper frame rail mounting bracket. Each mounting member includes a crush surface positioned in the same spatial relationship from a vehicle mounted sensor crush surface as the original crush surface of a bumper mounting bracket. The brush guard is mounted on the vehicle independent and free of the bumper and is disposed in a position so that the brush guard does not extend forwardly of the frontmost surface of the bumper. In one aspect, the mounting members are pivotally connected to the vehicle to allow pivotal movement of the brush guard during a front-end vehicle collision. A pair of optional outriggers are releasably secure to the outer lateral ends of the brush guard and the vehicle bumper.
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