Bumper Assemblies Including A Bumper Cover Reinforcement And Vehicles Incorporating The Same

A vehicle comprising:

• a bumper reinforcement beam that extends in a vehicle lateral direction;
• a bumper energy absorber member coupled to a face of the bumper reinforcement beam, the bumper energy absorber member comprising a base that extends laterally along a length of the bumper reinforcement beam and energy absorbing lobes that extend outward from the base in a vehicle longitudinal direction;
• a bumper cover positioned above the bumper reinforcement beam in a vehicle vertical direction;
• and
• a bumper cover reinforcement coupled to the bumper reinforcement beam, the bumper cover reinforcement comprising a bumper cover support portion comprising:
• a base portion coupled to the bumper reinforcement beam;
• and
• an outward extending portion extending outward of the base portion in the vehicle longitudinal direction to an end, wherein the outward extending portion comprises a horizontally extending portion and a vertically extending portion extending from the horizontally extending portion in the vehicle vertical direction, and wherein the bumper cover support portion resists a downward force applied to the bumper cover in the vehicle vertical direction.