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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2018
Wabash National, L.p., Lafayette, IN (US);
Andrzej Wylezinski, Lafayette, IN (US);
Brian C. Belcher, Brownsburg, IN (US);
David P. Kunkel, Lebanon, IN (US);
Wabash National, L.P., Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
A rear impact guard configured to be coupled to a rear end of a vehicle comprises a bumper support member, a support base, and a horizontal bumper. The bumper support member is configured to be coupled to the rear end of the vehicle. The support base is configured to be coupled to the rear end of the vehicle, configured to be positioned adjacent to a sidewall of the vehicle and below a floor assembly of the vehicle, and is in contact with the bumper support member and extends further forward toward a front of the vehicle than the bumper support member. The horizontal bumper is mounted at a lower end of the bumper support member.