Safety bumper

Claim 1

A three stage safety bumper for a car comprising: A. a steel bumper including a forwardly, inwardly extending female peripheral bead; B. a pneumatic bumper tire removably attached across the outer face of said steel bumper, including, 1. a male, flexible, peripheral sealing bead for removable engagement within said female peripheral bead; C. an inlet valve stem for inflating said pneumatic bumper tire; D. telescoping cylinder means attached to and extending between the inner face of said steel bumper and one end beam of the frame of a vehicle comprising, 1. at least two outside cylinders, fixed relative to said steel bumper, and at least two inside cylinders, fixed relaTive to said end beam in telescopic, sliding engagement with the respective outside cylinders; E. limiting means, within said telescoping cylinders, to limit the maximum spacing between said steel bumper and beam comprising, 1. a bolt extending through each pair of inside and outside cylinders, fixed relative to said outside cylinder, and a nut, threaded onto said bolt, outwardly of said inside cylinder, to determine the maximum spacing between said steel bumper and end beam; F. a pair of spaced apart rubber shock absorbers within each pair of telescoping cylinders, circumposed about said bolt; and G. spring means, within each pair or telescoping cylinders to normally maintain the maximum spacing between said steel bumper and beam, comprising, 1. a heavy compression spring, circumposed about each of said bolts.