# US 10,246,036 B2 · Secondary bumper assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,036 B2 - Document ID: US10246036B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/639,177 - Filed: 2017-06-30 - Published: 2019-01-03 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-30 - Assignees: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Applicants: Ford Global Technologies, LLC - Inventors: Sudip Sankar Bhattacharjee; Mustafa Ahmed; Mohammed Shenaq; Martyn Swain; Daehyun Hwang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246036B2 ## CPC - B60R 19/38: adjustably or movably mounted, e.g. horizontally displaceable for securing a space between parked vehicles {(adjustably mounted for compensating manufacturing tolerances B60R19/24, B60R19/26)} - B60R 19/12: vertically spaced - B60R 19/26: comprising yieldable mounting means ({B60R19/38 takes precedence;} springs, shock absorbers, or means for damping vibrations per se F16F) - B60R 19/34: destroyed upon impact, e.g. one-shot type - B60R 2019/1886: {Bumper fascias and fastening means therefor} - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A bumper assembly includes a crush can, a bumper extending along a longitudinal axis and supported by the crush can, and a secondary bumper assembly. The secondary bumper assembly is supportable by the bumper, and includes a secondary bumper that extends along the longitudinal axis, and a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper having an arm attachable to the bumper. The arm is moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the bumper and a disengaged position for disengagement with the bumper. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A bumper assembly comprising: a crush can; a bumper extending along a longitudinal axis supported by the crush can; and a secondary bumper assembly releasably supported by the bumper and including a secondary bumper extending along a longitudinal axis and a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper having an arm attachable to the bumper, the arm moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the bumper and a disengaged position for disengagement from the bumper; wherein the hand-actuated release includes a slider, the slider operably connected to the arm to move the arm between the engaged and disengaged positions. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The bumper assembly of claim 1, wherein the arm and the slider are fixed relative to each other, wherein the slider is slideable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the slider is in the first position the arm is in the engaged position, and wherein when the slider is in the second position the arm is in the disengaged position. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The bumper assembly of claim 2, wherein the arm and the slider are unitary. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The bumper assembly of claim 2, further comprising a spring biasing the slider toward the first position. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The bumper assembly of claim 2, wherein the secondary bumper includes an aperture proximate the slider, the aperture sized to accommodate a hand extending through the aperture. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The bumper assembly of claim 1, further comprising a clip operably connected to the hand-actuated release and having a flange moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position, the flange engageable with one of the bumper and the crush can in the deployed position and disengageable with the one of the bumper and the crush can in the retracted position. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The bumper assembly of claim 6, wherein the one of the bumper and the crush can include a housing for slideably receiving the clip. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The bumper assembly of claim 7, wherein the housing includes a slot sized to receive the flange when the flange is in the deployed position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The bumper assembly of claim 6, wherein the slider is operably connected to the clip. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The bumper assembly of claim 9, wherein a cable connects the slider and the clip. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The bumper assembly of claim 9, wherein the slider is slideable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the slider is in the first position the flange is in the deployed position, and wherein when the slider is in the second position the flange is in the retracted position. ### Claim 12 A secondary bumper assembly comprising: a secondary bumper extending along a longitudinal axis; a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper and having an arm attachable to a vehicle, the arm being moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the vehicle and a disengaged position for disengagement with the vehicle; and a clip operably connected to the hand-actuated release and having a flange moveable between a deployed position and a retracted position. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The secondary bumper assembly of claim 12, wherein the hand-actuated release includes a slider, the slider operably connected to the arm to move the arm between the engaged and disengaged positions, wherein the slider is slideable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the slider is in the first position the arm is in the engaged position, and wherein when the slider is in the second position the arm is in the disengaged position. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The secondary bumper assembly of claim 12, wherein the hand-actuated release includes a slider operably connected to the clip. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The secondary bumper assembly of claim 14, wherein a cable connects the slider and the clip. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The secondary bumper assembly of claim 12, wherein a slider is slideable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the slider is in the first position the flange is in the deployed position, and wherein when the slider is in the second position the flange is in the retracted position. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The secondary bumper assembly of claim 12, wherein the secondary bumper includes a secondary bumper wall, and a first secondary bumper leg and a second secondary bumper leg spaced from each other and extending from the secondary bumper wall in a first direction away from the secondary bumper wall. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The secondary bumper of claim 17, wherein the hand-actuated release is attached to an inner surface of the first secondary bumper leg, the first secondary bumper leg including a recess extending through the first secondary bumper leg, and the arm extendable through the recess. ### Claim 19 A secondary bumper assembly comprising: a secondary bumper extending along a longitudinal axis; and a hand-actuated release supported by the secondary bumper and having an arm attachable to a vehicle, the arm being moveable between an engaged position for engagement with the vehicle and a disengaged position for disengagement with the vehicle; wherein the secondary bumper includes a secondary bumper wall, and a first secondary bumper leg and a second secondary bumper leg spaced from each other and extending from the secondary bumper wall in a first direction away from the secondary bumper wall; and wherein the hand-actuated release is attached to an inner surface of the first secondary bumper leg, the first secondary bumper leg including a recess extending through the first secondary bumper leg, and the arm extendable through the recess.