US3210110A
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Assignee: Fruehauf Corp
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Filing: 1962-02-08
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Granted: 1965-10-05
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Expires: 1982-02-08
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Chieger George
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:52
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60R; B60R19/00; B60R19/56; B60R19/02; B60R19/48; B60R19/483
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
IN AN OVER-THE-ROAD VEHICLE HAVING A FRAME, A RESILIENTLY MOUNTED BUMPER COMPRISING A DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING UPWARDLY OPENING IMPACT-ACCEPTING MEMBER OF GENERALLY U-SHAPED CONFIGURATION DEFINED BY SPACED LEG PORTIONS AND AN INTERMEDIATE BIGHT PORTION, THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID IMPACT MEMBER HAVING ALIGNED BEARINGS AT THE ENDS OPPOSITE THE BIGHT PORTION THEREOF, THE VEHICLE FRAME HAVING SPACED BEARINGS AXIALLY ALINGED WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH THE BEARINGS ON THE ENDS OF SAID IMPACT MEMBER AND A TORSION BAR ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS FOR RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING SAID BUMPER FOR DEFLECTION RELATIVE TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, SAID TORSION BAR EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LEG AND FRAME BEARINGS AND HAVING ONE PORTION AFFIXED TO ONE OF THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID IMPACT-ACCEPTING MEMBER AND ANOTHER PORTION AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
IN AN OVER-THE-ROAD VEHICLE HAVING A FRAME, A RESILIENTLY MOUNTED BUMPER COMPRISING A DOWNWARDLY DEPENDING UPWARDLY OPENING IMPACT-ACCEPTING MEMBER OF GENERALLY U-SHAPED CONFIGURATION DEFINED BY SPACED LEG PORTIONS AND AN INTERMEDIATE BIGHT PORTION, THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID IMPACT MEMBER HAVING ALIGNED BEARINGS AT THE ENDS OPPOSITE THE BIGHT PORTION THEREOF, THE VEHICLE FRAME HAVING SPACED BEARINGS AXIALLY ALINGED WITH ONE ANOTHER AND WITH THE BEARINGS ON THE ENDS OF SAID IMPACT MEMBER AND A TORSION BAR ROTATABLE ABOUT ITS LONGITUDINAL AXIS FOR RESILIENTLY SUPPORTING SAID BUMPER FOR DEFLECTION RELATIVE TO THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE, SAID TORSION BAR EXTENDING THROUGH SAID LEG AND FRAME BEARINGS AND HAVING ONE PORTION AFFIXED TO ONE OF THE LEG PORTIONS OF SAID IMPACT-ACCEPTING MEMBER AND ANOTHER PORTION AFFIXED TO THE VEHICLE FRAME.
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