Title: Impact resistant bumper for vehicles

Abstract: A light weight motor vehicle bumper including a box beam with stress reducing plates affixed within the beam at the central portions of the inner and outer walls of the beam. The stress plates each include a central portion of relatively constant cross-section and end portions of decreasing cross-section which effectively channel and distribute impact loads throughout the beam structure.

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Inventors: Glassmeyer, John J. (Glenwood, IL, US)

Application Number: 912684
Filing Date: 1978-06-05
Publication_date: 1980-07-08
Assignee: Pullman Incorporated (Chicago, IL)
Primary Class(es): 293/150
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

3924888	Dec, 1975	Butcher	293/149.
4070052	Jan, 1978	Ng	293/120.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Reeves, Robert B.
Assistant Examiner: Church, Gene A.
Attorney: Myers; Richard J.