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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:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2000
Mitchell D. Johnson, Roseau, MN (US);
Michael A. Klein, Roseau, MN (US);
Matthew David Parks, Orono, MN (US);
Mark Thomas Karl, Roseau, MN (US);
Patrick Johnson, Winona, MN (US);
Tim Spahr, Galesville, WI (US);
Jeff Sajna, St. Charles, IL (US);
Craig Andrews, Brighton, MI (US);
Kenneth Terry Higgins, Metamora, MI (US);
Robert A. Lowery, Troy, MI (US);
Keith D. Ruby, Hopkinsville, KY (US);
Alton Mitchell, Princeton, KY (US);
Rhonda L. Davis, Hopkinsville, KY (US);
Polaris Industries Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Injection molded bumpers for off-road recreational and utility vehicles such as ATV's, snowmobiles and the like. In one embodiment, the invention provides an injection molded bumper comprising a fiber-filled plastic resin body. Optionally, the fiber-filled plastic resin may have fibers of a length of at least about ¼ inch. The body has an overall thickness substantially less than its width and length, and includes a generally vertically oriented front surface having upper and lower peripheral edges. At least a portion of the upper peripheral edge and at least a portion of the lower peripheral edge each has a flange extending generally horizontally away from the front surface. The flanges have thicknesses substantially less than the lengths they extend from the front surface and thereby define generally horizontally extending reinforcing ribs. Additional reinforcing ribs may also be provided intermediate the flanges.