Roller vehicle pushing bumper

Claim 1

In combination with a motor vehicle including, arranged transversely of a longitudinal extent of the vehicle, a longitudinally extending front bumper substantially disposed in a vertical plane, a pair of vehicle pushing bumpers spaced along the bumper symmetrically with respect to a midpoint of the longitudinal extent of the bumper, each of the pushing bumpers comprising, in combination: a. a roller; and b. bracket means connected to the roller for rotatably mounting the roller in substantially vertical disposition on the bumper of the vehicle, the bracket means including a framework attachable to the front bumper of the vehicle, a vertically disposed axle rotatably journaled on the freamwork, with the roller being rotatably journaled on the axle, the roller having a substantially cylindrical configuration including a cylindrical surface revolving about an axial extent of the roller, and the roller being provided with an axial through hole arranged for receiving the axle, with the cylindrical surface of the roller being entirely spaced horizontally from the vertical plane of the bumper, the framework including a substantially planar first part journaling the axle and extending from the axle and beneath the front bumper, and a second part having a portion shaped to conform to the front bumper and a portion arranged substantially parallel to the first part and disposed journaling the axle in cooperation with the first part, the roller being constructed from a resilient material, with the roller being provided with a plurality of bores in radial distribution about the roller and extending substantially parallel to the axial through hole provided in the roller.