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7604268 Trailer mounted crash attenuation system  
A trailer crash attenuation assembly includes a longitudinal hollow member adapted to act as a hydraulic cylinder at one end, hydraulic fluid disposed in the hydraulic cylinder and a tank connected...
7530612 Underrun protection device  
Method and arrangement for moving an underrun protection device for vehicles having a frame ( 3 ), an impact element ( 7 ) arranged on the vehicle at a location corresponding to an expected loading...
7513545 Moveable guard assembly for all terrain vehicle  
A moveable guard assembly is configured for installation upon an ATV having a horizontal carrier rack. The movable guard assembly comprises a blocking member and a first securement mechanism. The...
7452015 Vehicle arresting apparatus  
A vehicle has a forward end fashioned with a vehicle arresting device. The vehicle arresting device includes an elongate flexible member carried by opposed first and second supports having first...
7441817 Trailer mounted crash attenuation system  
A trailer crash attenuation assembly includes a longitudinal hollow member adapted to act as a hydraulic cylinder at one end, hydraulic fluid disposed in the hydraulic cylinder and a tank connected...
7407204 Arrangement for a vehicle side fairing, and a vehicle comprising such a side fairing  
A vehicle side underrun protection having at least one load-bearing member that extends between the wheels or sets of wheels of the vehicle in the vehicle's longitudinal direction. The member(s)...
7374231 Force and deceleration delimiting devices and methods for operating the same  
Force and deceleration delimiting devices and methods for operating the same in a vehicle. The devices generally include an open celled material expandable from a non-expanded state to an expanded...
7347474 Truck bed extension  
An extension and ramp assembly for use with the truck beds. The assembly comprises a truck bed floor portion and a cargo bed door portion. The truck bed floor portion mainly includes a plurality of...
7347465 Retractable automotive front end with wedge locking members  
An extendible rail and bumper apparatus is mountable within the base frame lower rails of an automotive frame to provide an improved crash force absorbing bumper apparatus for deployment on either...
7192079 Pedestrian protection apparatus for motor vehicles  
A pedestrian protection apparatus particularly adapted for motor vehicle front end structures for mitigating injuries of pedestrians struck by the vehicle. The apparatus incorporates a front grill...
7188875 Underrun protection for vehicles  
An underrun protection intended for vehicles, includes a stiff sheet unit attachable to the vehicle including on one hand a first box, which is composed of a bottom wall and a border located along...
7090288 Apparatus for controlling stiffness of a vehicle body  
An apparatus for controlling stiffness of a vehicle body includes a slide member, a base member, a deformable member and an actuator. The slide member is disposed parallel to a direction of impact...
7086673 Rotating front bumper  
A front bumper for a mobile vehicle that rotates to provide additional access to the vehicle engine. The rotating front bumper is provided in various embodiments, exemplifying possible modes of...
7063364 Bumper arrangement  
A moveable bumper arrangement. The moveable bumper arrangement includes an elongated bumper member, an end bumper member, and a mechanism coupled to the end bumper member. The mechanism allows...
7059458 Device for damping the displacement of a part, involving a metal wire  
A damping device used for motor vehicle safety, for damping the displacement of at least one part set in motion during a collision between a motor vehicle and an external object, the part being,...
6976718 Vehicle bumper device  
A vehicle bumper device is equipped with an energy absorption shaft that is provided at a rear portion of a bumper and protrudes the bumper toward a front of a vehicle; and a protrusion mechanism...
6974166 Adjustable safety bumper  
An adjustable bumper system that can be easily attached to a vehicle and removed and replaced if damaged. The bumper system includes housings that are mounted to the rails of the vehicle. The...
6929296 Motor vehicle bumper system  
A motor vehicle bumper system includes a bumper unit having pairs of hydraulic cylinders controlled to move a bumper between an extended position and a retracted position, a pump controlled to pump...
6926326 Rear bumper structure for vehicle  
In a rear bumper structure for a vehicle including a rear opening of a load compartment formed at a rear portion of a vehicle body, there are provided a bumper reinforcement fixed to a rear end of...
6926322 Laterally extendable bumper system  
An extendable bumper system for a vehicle, the extendable bumper system comprising: a bumper structure; a laterally extending bumper segment slideably located within the bumper structure; and an...
6886883 Vehicle bumper including a spoiler hinged between three positions of stable equilibrium  
The invention relates to a motor vehicle bumper which comprises a shield and a spoiler hinged between two positions of stable equilibrium, namely a high position in which at least a part of the...
6866284 Crash attenuator for vehicle and method for transporting such attenuator  
Impact attenuating device for vehicles with frame side members. The attenuator includes an attenuating part, wheels and a connecting part which connects the device to the vehicle either in an...
6834899 Bumper assembly that provides early crash detection  
A bumper assembly having a movable bumper is disclosed. A crash sensor is attached to the movable bumper. A linkage is provided to attach the movable bumper to a motor vehicle. When the movable...
6834898 Actuator mounting and method for motor vehicle bumper  
An actuator is adapted to selectively extend and retract a bumper member, the actuator is mounted at least partially within a tubular frame rail member of the motor vehicle. The main frame rail...
6814378 Retractable safety bumper apparatus  
A bumper assembly securable beneath an extended rear support bed of a vehicle wherein the bed can tilt from a horizontal orientation to a downwardly inclined position and wherein the retractable...
6802686 Tip-up trailer and method for loading the same  
A tip-up trailer includes an ICC bumper that has been structurally enhanced to support the entire load of a loaded shipping container jointly with the rearward-most axle of the trailer. The bumper...
6773044 Active vehicle front structure for energy management  
An active vehicle front structure for energy management including a bumper movable from a retracted position during low speed maneuvering and parking to an extended position during operation of the...
6764118 Active bumper assembly  
An active bumper assembly for mounting to a vehicle is disclosed. The active bumper assembly includes a bumper that may be hingedly connected to a vehicle. When the bumper is in the inactivated...
6726260 Extending bumper with combined stiffener and method  
A pre-impact mode of a bumper system is provided by extending a bumper member outwardly and extending a stiffener member downwardly. Both the bumper member and the stiffener member are separately...
6709035 Extendible bumper system and method of control  
An extendible bumper system for a vehicle includes a controller system configured to: determine a distance of travel of a first end of a bumper structure using a signal from a position sensor in a...
6685245 Truck grille guard mounting bracket  
A truck grille guard mounting bracket consisting of a first laterally elongated clevis having front and rear arms, the front arm being adapted for fixed attachment to a truck bumper, the rear arm...
6676180 Articulation controlling apparatus  
An apparatus for controlling articulating motion of an article such as a truck grille guard, the apparatus having a clevis having left and right arms; an article support axle extending laterally...
6626474 Shock absorbing device  
The invention relates to a device for absorbing impacts, particularly between a mobile machine ( 1 ) and an obstacle ( 2 ) or between two mobile machines, and comprises an energy absorbing...
6604765 Rear under-ride protection device  
An improved bumper system includes a pair of brackets connected to the spaced frame members of a motor vehicle. A support arm is pivotally connected at one end to each of the brackets. The opposite...
6454326 Device for protecting a vehicle against impact  
A device for protecting a vehicle against impact, the device comprising an inflatable element presenting, once inflated, a bearing surface in contact with the region of the vehicle to be protected,...
6416093 Energy absorption, rotation and redirection system for use with racing vehicles and a surrounding barrier  
An energy absorption, rotation and redirection system for use with a vehicle traveling astride a barrier, the vehicle including a front end with a bumper and first and second sides. The system...
6394734 Trailer having actuatable tail ramp  
The trailer has a deck assembly that includes a level main deck portion and a tail hinged to the main deck for vertical swinging movement between a level transport position, a downwardly and...
6394512 Vehicle bumper system  
A pedestrian protection apparatus for a truck is provided. The apparatus includes a bumper member mounted to a vehicle, a linkage, a stiffener, an extendible cross-member and an actuator. The...
6338605 Tractor and system for unloading trailers from railcars  
A tractor ( 20 ) for unloading a trailer ( 12 ) from a railcar ( 14 ) is disclosed. The tractor ( 20 ) comprises a trigger actuator ( 34 ) and a bumper ( 30 ). The trigger actuator ( 34 ) is...
6312027 Shock absorbing system for an automotive vehicle  
A shock-absorbing system for as automotive vehicle. the system comprises a hydraulic oil circuit which includes a storage tank for storing hydraulic oil, electric motor for driving the pump. Front...
6264258 Modified truck protector against car intrusion into its bottom  
This invention relates to a motor vehicle protector against car intrusion into its bottom. It mainly comprises two stationary frames (i.e., steady rests), two pendant arms (i.e., pending arms) and...
6224120 Arrangement of a front protection bow on a motor vehicle front end  
A front protection bow on a motor vehicle front end is supported by bending-resistant rod profiles on supporting components of the motor vehicle body. The rod profiles of the front protection bow,...
6193460 Extendible rear bumper for an extendible tilt bed roll off truck  
An extendible bumper for an extendible tilt bed roll off truck is pivotally attached to a single hydraulic cylinder which is pivotally attached to the truck frame. The hydraulic cylinder is...
6189941 Energy-absorbing deformation system  
An energy-absorbing deformation system for a motor vehicle has at least one collapsing section movable with energy absorption from an extended absorption position into a telescoped deformation...
6174008 Bumper arrangement  
bumper arrangement for a motor vehicle includes a bumper mounted in such a way that it can be moved between a rest position and an operating position. A spring acts on the bumper and is prestressed...
6109675 Hinged member for a rear impact guard  
A horizontal impact member for use with a rear impact guard on a semi-trailer truck is disclosed. The horizontal impact member is connected to a standard rear impact guard by a hinge. This design...
6106038 System for collision damage reduction  
A collision damage reduction system to reduce contact velocities between a vehicle and a collidant by use of air bags on the exterior of the vehicle. The vehicle operator or an automatic collision...
6089628 Stiffener assembly for bumper system of motor vehicles  
A stiffener assembly for a bumper system of a motor vehicle includes a stiffener operatively connected to the bumper system and movable between an up position and a down position based on a speed...
6068329 Rear-impact underride protector  
A mountable underride protector for absorbing energy generated by a collision between vehicles, through deformation, includes a crushable link, a horizontal barrier member depending therefrom, or...
6059330 Vehicle crash bar assembly  
A crash bar assembly for a vehicle having an auxiliary equipment carrying mode with, for example, a forklift extending beyond its rearmost portion. The impact absorbing bar forming part of the...
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