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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2014
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Robert N. Saje, Shelby Township, MI (US);
John C. Johnson, Macomb Township, MI (US);
Terry A. Swartzell, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Kevin J. Lindsey, Troy, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A product comprising a lateral beam system which may include a 4-bar beam having a first bend forming a constant sweep across the length of the lateral beam creating a vertical arc and a second bend forming a constant sweep across the length of the lateral beam creating a horizontal arc and which may also include a plurality of brackets which may be attached to the 4-bar beam and wherein the lateral beam system may be attached to a vehicle at an angled toward the front of the vehicle and a method of making the same.