Portable bumper platform

Claim 1

A portable bumper platform for supporting a mechanic on the bumper of a truck, bus, or the like, to facilitate work on the engine thereof, the truck, bus, or the like, having a bumper with a main part extending substantially vertically and an upper lip extending inward toward the truck, bus, or the like, substantially horizontally, from the top edge of the main part of the bumper, said portable bumper platform comprising a pair of elongated plank-type support members having spaced opposite first and second ends, the first end of each of the support members being bent over on itself to form a substantially flat U to accommodate the upper lip of the bumper of the vehicle; and a pair of braces for releasably maintaining the support members in substantially horizontal position extending beyond the bumper of the vehicle, each of said braces comprising a main plank-type part having spaced opposite first and second ends and being folded substantially perpendicularly to itself at the first end thereof, said main part having a slot formed therethrough substantially parallel to the folded part thereof and spaced in proximity therewith for accommodating a support member, a support part extending substantially perpendicularly from the main part next-adjacent the slot and closer to the second end than said slot and bracing means extending from the second end of the main part to the free end of the support part whereby in position the main part of each of the braces abuts the main part of the bumper with the support part of each of the braces extending away from the bumper and supporting a corresponding one of the support members hooked at its first end to the upper lip of the bumper whereby said support members support a platform extending substantially horizontally between them.