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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 1978
Filed:
Feb. 04, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michel Pompei, Paris, FR;
Christian Robert Casse, St. Cloud, FR;
Assignee:
Paulstra, Levallois Perret, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
293 63 ; 293 / ; 293 96 ;
Abstract
Plastic or elastomeric side elements of automobile bumpers are provided with shaped plates, attached thereto or embedded therein, which plates control the direction of buckling of the side elements when the bumper is driven inwardly upon impact of the vehicle. This inhibits damage to the fenders of the vehicle.