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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:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ronald S Kemp, Oxford, MI (US);
Michael J Riegler, Fair Haven, MI (US);
Assignee:
DaimlerChrysler Corporation, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/903 ; B60R 1/944 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/903 ; B60R 1/944 ;
Abstract
The rear bumper beam of a van type vehicle can be enclosed in a sheath (or fascia) that is supported independently of the bumper beam, by a sheath support fastened to a rear end surface of the vehicle body. The sheath and sheath support have an interior clearance relative to the bumper beam, such that variations in the height of the bumper beam do not disturb the alignment of the sheath with the vehicle body. The sheath and sheath support can be used on different vehicles having different wheel base dimensions and different bumper beam heights.