Cantilevered, vehicle side mount safety guard
US8567802B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 15, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/34
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A safety guard which functions to push objects lying in the path of a vehicle out of the path of the wheels of the vehicle, such as a school bus, for safety purposes includes a front guard positioned at an angle in front of a wheel of the vehicle and is secured through a mounting plate unit to both a side panel and either a frame beam or floor board of the vehicle, with the frontal guard being supported in a cantilevered manner in front of the wheel. This configuration provides for a substantially universal mounting arrangement that can be particular advantageous in connection with school buses and other vehicles having underbody frame and support structure remote from the vehicle wheel.
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