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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. 16, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roald Helland Pedersen, Gjøvik, NO;
Assignee:
Norsk Hydro Asa, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/934 ; B60R 1/926 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60R 1/934 ; B60R 1/926 ;
Abstract
An energy absorbing device, for use in a vehicle to absorb impact energy, includes an attachment bracket for fastening a bumper member to a vehicle frame. The bracket includes at least two energy absorbing walls that have apertures to accommodate bolts. Upon a collision, the bolts shear the bracket walls along cutting lines.