Breakaway vehicle fender device
US9403557B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 8, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 2, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB23K2103/18
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A breakaway vehicle fender device including a fender frame having an outer fender frame portion and a frangible inner fender frame portion disposed at an overlap and joined at a welded joint. The inner fender frame portion includes a heat treated inner section and a non-heat treated circumferential outer edge. The inner fender frame portion includes a plurality of breakaway crevices disposed in a vertically oriented row. The inner fender frame portion is disposed between a vehicle door and the outer fender frame portion and is configured to bend or fracture in response to a force by a user upon the vehicle door.
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