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US 12,612,002 B2Granted
Modular push bumper
AssigneeFederal Signal Corporation
InventorsJoseph F. Bader, Mitchell A. Dolak
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Abstract
A modular push bumper that mounts directly to a chassis or frame of a vehicle. Members of the push bumper are fastened together with fasteners, rather than welded together. The modular push bumper can include a channel member defining a channel for mounting accessories to the modular push bumper. The channel member is configured to block access to the accessory.
Claims9
A push bumper assembly kit for a vehicle, comprising:
- a push bumper having a front and a back, the back of the push bumper being configured to be mounted directly to a chassis or a frame of the vehicle, the push bumper including a channel member, the channel member including a front wall, a top wall extending rearward from a top of the front wall, and a bottom wall extending rearward from a bottom of the front wall, the front wall, the top wall and the bottom wall defining a channel;
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- an accessory mounted in the channel such that access to the accessory from the front of the bumper is blocked by the front wall of the channel member,
- wherein the bottom wall defines an opening for passing the accessory therethrough.
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A push bumper assembly for a vehicle, comprising:
- a push bumper having a front and a back, the back of the push bumper being configured to be mounted directly to a chassis or a frame of the vehicle, the push bumper including a channel member, the channel member including a front wall, a top wall extending rearward from a top of the front wall, and a bottom wall extending rearward from a bottom of the front wall, the front wall, the top wall and the bottom wall defining a channel;
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- an accessory mounted in the channel such that access to the accessory from the front of the bumper is blocked by the front wall of the channel member,
- wherein the bottom wall defines an opening for passing the accessory therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.