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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Conrad Michael Kudelko, Livonia, MI (US);
Gregory Allen Kaepp, Dearborn, MI (US);
Peter John Schuster, Leamington Spa, GB;
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/902 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60K 1/902 ;
Abstract
An extruded bumper for a vehicle includes a top face, a bottom face generally opposing the top face, a front face, and a rear face generally opposing the front face. A bumper interior cavity is generally bounded by and defined between the top face, the bottom face, the front face, and the rear face. The bumper interior cavity has at least one partition located therein which is aligned in a longitudinal plane defined by a vehicle rail. The bumper can be extruded along either the x-axis or the z-axis.