Abstract A bumper and mounting means therefor on a chassis frame of an automotive vehicle, whereon the impact-receiving portion is mounted by hinge connections with brackets positionally generally transversely outwardly only, of the vehicle, without rupturing the mounting, but the inpact-receiving portion is in the shape of a section of an ellipse and quite resillient so on impact it will flex about one or both of its hinge connections with the support brackets and one or both of the brackets will shift, pivotally or slidably, relative to the chassis frame. However, the brackets are restrained from moving toward each other with the net result that flexing of the bumper is made possible while undue movement thereof transversely of the chassis frame is prevented.
Improvements in frame mountings for a vehicle bumper, comprising: rigid parallel side frame structure including rigid frame members and terminal non-extensible cross frame structure between said side members as integral portions of the vehicle chassis; a pair of support brackets each having a hinge for connection with said bumper and having slotted flanges with bolt elements extending through the slots of the slotted flanges and through said terminal cross frame structure on said frame structure permitting sliding movement of the brackets, under impact conditions, away from each other only, except in reestablishment of the normal non-impact positioning of the brackets.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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Improvements in frame mountings for a vehicle bumper, comprising: rigid parallel side frame structure including rigid frame members and terminal non-extensible cross frame structure between said side members as integral portions of the vehicle chassis; a pair of support brackets each having a hinge for connection with said bumper and having slotted flanges with bolt elements extending through the slots of the slotted flanges and through said terminal cross frame structure on said frame structure permitting sliding movement of the brackets, under impact conditions, away from each other only, except in reestablishment of the normal non-impact positioning of the brackets.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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Structure according to claim 1 wherein said terminal cross frame structure between said side frame members and said bumper are both arched away from the adjacent end of said parallel side frame structure.