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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2000
Filed:
May. 30, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Moffett, Clontibret, IE;
Carol Moffett, Clontibret, IE;
James McAdam, Clontibret, IE;
Paul Quinn, Castleblaney, IE;
Gerard McHugh, Carrickmacross, IE;
Gerard Harte, Castleblaney, IE;
Andrew Wylie, Ballybay, IE;
Martin McVicar, Killybrone, IE;
Thomas Cadden, Monaghan, IE;
Assignee:
Moffett Research and Development Limited, Clontibret, IE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
293118 ; 293119 ; 296 2609 ;
Abstract
A crash bar assembly for a vehicle having an auxiliary equipment carrying mode with, for example, a forklift extending beyond its rearmost portion. The impact absorbing bar forming part of the assembly is movable outwardly to adjacent the rearmost end of the forklift on bars in sockets. A forklift may have a crash bar assembly mounted on itself.