Shock absorbing bumper of a vehicle

A shock absorbing bumper for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• a flexible, polyurethane foam core member having a front side and a rear side, and an elongated horizontal groove extending along the front side of said core member along the length thereof;
• an elastomeric external sheet member overlying the front side of said core member and shaped to provide an elongated horizontal recess overlying said horizontal groove of said core member with the bottom of said recess being spaced from the bottom of said groove, said elastomeric external sheet member having a series of holes passing therethrough spaced along the length of said horizontal recess;
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• an elastic facing base formed of urethane elastomer and having a rear wall and a front wall, said elastic facing base being shaped so that its rear wall fits within said horizontal recess while its front wall projects therefrom, said front wall carrying a decorative facing and said rear wall carrying a plurality of hooks interengaging with the holes of said horizontal recess, each of said hooks being provided with undercuts extending in at least three different directions;
• said shock absorbing bumper being curved at its two ends with said groove, said recess and said elastic facing base being curved along with said core member, and at least one of said plurality of hooks interengaging with a corresponding hole being located along each of said curved portions.