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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2017
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee, Novi, MI (US);
Mustafa Ahmed, Canton, MI (US);
Mohammed Shenaq, Dearborn, MI (US);
Martyn Swain, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Daehyun Hwang, Northville, MI (US);
FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
A bumper assembly includes a crush can, a bumper extending along a longitudinal axis and supported by the crush can, and a secondary bumper assembly. The secondary bumper assembly is supportable by the bumper, and includes a secondary bumper that extends along the longitudinal axis, and a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper having an arm attachable to the bumper. The arm is moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the bumper and a disengaged position for disengagement with the bumper.