Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

David John Pietenpol

Satoshi Endo

Christopher Salvador

Benjamin Huttsell

Colin P Gorey

Hirofumi Takemoto

Lin Z Lee

John H Manning

A roof rail for mounting to a vehicle. The rail has an elongated base of plastic and a metal stay member. The stay member has a first surface oriented for mating with a vehicle roof and a second surface oriented for receiving a cross bar. The stay member is encapsulated by the plastic forming the elongated base. The first surface includes at least two openings configured for receiving a fastener. The second surface includes at least two passages configured for receiving a fastener. An elongated plastic cap element is also provided. The cap element has a first edge engaging the elongated base adjacent the first surface of the stay member and a second edge engaging the base adjacent the second surface of the stay member, but does not cover the second surface of the stay member.

Low profile roof rail

A collision absorption system including a dual support pad for a vehicle door is disclosed. The system includes an integrated dual support pad comprising a first portion and a second portion configured to reduce the force of impact to a shoulder portion and a hip portion, respectively, of a vehicle occupant during a side impact collision.

Dual support pad for a vehicle door

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Upper Arlington, OH, United States of America

David John Pietenpol