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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 14, 2025
Filed:
May. 12, 2022
Applicant:
Flex-n-gate Advanced Product Development, Llc, Warren, MI (US);
Inventors:
Geoffrey Brooks, Macomb, MI (US);
Steve Perucca, Clinton Township, MI (US);
Robert L. Fontichiaro, Saline, MI (US);
John Chiang, Commerce Township, MI (US);
Paul Martini, Tecumseh, CA;
Derek Bezaire, Amherstburg, CA;
Aaron Boyer, Washington, MI (US);
Assignee:
FLEX-N-GATE ADVANCED PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT, LLC, Warren, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/15 (2006.01); B60K 1/04 (2019.01); B62D 25/02 (2006.01); B62D 25/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 21/157 (2013.01); B62D 25/025 (2013.01); B62D 25/2036 (2013.01); B60K 2001/0438 (2013.01);
Abstract
An energy absorbing side rail including an inner rail, an outer rail fixedly coupled to the inner rail defining a cavity, the outer rail defining triggers extending along at least a portion of the outer rail, and at least one energy absorber housed in the cavity, wherein at least one energy absorber is positioned in-line with the triggers.