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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2002
Jack V. Henderson, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Stephen R. Roddy, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Jack V. Henderson, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
Stephen R. Roddy, Harrison Township, MI (US);
Decoma International Inc., Concord, CA;
Abstract
A motor vehicle protection assembly secured to and extending out from a frame of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle protection assembly absorbs force during an impact of the motor vehicle with another object. The motor vehicle protection assembly includes an attachment bracket fixedly secured to the frame. In addition, the motor vehicle protection assembly includes an impact panel fixedly secured to the attachment bracket and extending between a leading end and a trailing end. The impact panel includes a collapsible region. When the object impacts the leading end, the force created by the impact is absorbed by the collapsible region to reduce the force received and absorbed by the object.