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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2003
James A. Haigh, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Richard J. Iminski, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Kevin L. Wolf, Jr., Macomb Township, MI (US);
James A. Haigh, Shelby Township, MI (US);
Richard J. Iminski, St. Clair Shores, MI (US);
Kevin L. Wolf, Jr., Macomb Township, MI (US);
Transpec, Inc., Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Abstract
A school bus has a front bumper equipped with a crossing control arm assembly. The assembly includes an actuator that is attached behind the bumper and a control arm that is moved by the actuator from a stored position atop the bumper to a deployed position generally perpendicular to the bumper. The control arm is attached to the actuator by a hinge bracket that includes a cross-over link that extends across the top of the bumper.