Resilient covered bumper guard

Claim 1

THE COMBINATION OF A BUMPER GUARD, AN ELASTOMERIC SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTED ON SAID BUMBER GUARD, AND CONNECTING MEANS FOR FIRMLY SECURING SAID SHOCK ABSORBER IN SAID MOUNTED POSITION ON SAID BUMBER GUARD: SAID ELASTOMERIC SHOCK ABSORBER HAVING PLURAL THREADED MOUNTING MEMBERS FORMED INTEGRAL THEREWITH AND EXTENDING FROM ONE SIDE THEREOF; SAID BUMPER GUARD HAVING OPENINGS FOR RECEIVING SAID THREADED MOUNTING MEMBERS THERETHORUGH FOR MOUNTING SAID SHOCK ABSORBER THEREON; AND SAID CONNECTING MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF RADIALLY CONTRACTIBLE MOUNTING MEMBERS WHICH ARE EACH POSITIONED IN ONE OF SAID BUMPER GUARD OPENINGS, EACH POSITIONED MEMBER BEING OF A SPRINGY SPLIT TUBULAR CONSTRUCTION AND BEING RADIALLY CONTRACTIBLE IN CIRCUMFERENCE FOR INSERTION INTO ITS CORRESPONDING BUMBER GUARD OPENING, EACH SAID MOUNTING MEMBER WHEN IN POSITION WITHIN A BUMPER GUARD OPENING HAVING CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED GRIPPING MEANS THEREON IN A CONTRACTED POSITION WITHIN A THREAD OF A THREADABLE MEMBER TO PREVENT THE DISASSEMBLY OF SAID SHOCK ABSORBER FROM SAID BUMPER GUARD AND HAVING STOP PROJECTION EXTENDINGS RADIALLY BEYOND THE PERIPHERY OF SAID BUMPER GUARD OPENING ON THE UNDERSIDE SURFACE OF SAID BUMPER GUARD, SAID STOP PROJECTIONS BEING FIRMLY SEATED AGAINST SAID UNDERSIDE SURFACE OF SAID BUMPER GUARD UNDER THE URGENCY OF EXPANSION OF SAID ELASTOMERIC SHOCK ABSORBER TO PREVENT RATTLING OF SAID THREADED MEMBERS AND COOPERATING MOUNTING MEMBERS WITHIN SAID BUMBER GUARD OPENINGS.