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Rear impact guard

US9566923B2 · kind B2 · utility

26Cited by

11References

20Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Wabash National, L.P. · US

Inventors

Andrzej Wylezinski · Lafayette, US
Brian C. Belcher · Brownsburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 11, 2015
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 11, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB60R19/56
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A rear impact guard configured to be coupled to a rear end of a trailer includes (i) a bumper support member having an upper end configured to be coupled to the rear end of the trailer, and (ii) a horizontal bumper mounted at a lower end of the bumper support member. The bumper support member includes a hollow, generally triangular prism member.

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