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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:
Oct. 19, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 28, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard Benjamin Freeman, Oxford, MI (US);
Assignee:
The Budd Company, Troy, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296120 ; 296122 ;
Abstract
A composite fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) bumper includes an energy absorbing outer shell which is spaced from a rigid inner beam. The outer shell deforms under low impact loads and serves as an energy absorber. Upon high impact loads, the shell abuts the inner beam which, in turn, transfers the loads to the vehicle frame.