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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:
Dec. 03, 1996
Filed:
Aug. 01, 1994
Mark P Birka, Northville, MI (US);
Gerald C Dermidoff, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Chrysler Corporation, Highland Park, MI (US);
Abstract
One embodiment is a bumper fascia support for supporting a motor vehicle bumper fascia wherein the bumper fascia generally has a C-shaped transverse cross-section with an upper skirt and a lower skirt. The bumper fascia support has a front side and a back side relative to its position on the motor vehicle and comprises an elongated platform and at least one base member connected to the elongated platform. The platform is adapted to be attached to the upper skirt of the C-shaped bumper fascia and has an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface being adapted for supporting the upper skirt of the C-shaped bumper fascia. The base member is adapted to be attached to the lower skirt of the C-shaped bumper fascia. A second embodiment is a bumper fascia support and reinforcement assembly for supporting and reinforcing a motor vehicle bumper fascia. The bumper fascia support and reinforcement assembly comprises an elongated bumper fascia support and an elongated reinforcement beam attached to the front side of the bumper fascia support so that the bumper fascia support is longitudinally-aligned with the reinforcement beam. A third embodiment is a bumper assembly for a motor vehicle having an elongated bumper fascia, an elongated bumper fascia support, and an elongated reinforcement beam.