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US 5,842,736 AGranted
Vehicle safety rear panel for supporting horn
OwnerShu Hui Hunginventor
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Abstract
A vehicle rear panel includes a plate having one or more lateral notches formed in the bottom portion for allowing the plate to be folded. A board has a rear portion secured to the rear portion of the plate. The plate may be folded for preventing the plate from hurting passenger when shocks and vibrations are transmitted to the plate. The board may be tilted by the plate for protecting the passenger when the plate is folded. One or more resilient bars may be engaged in the lateral notches for absorbing shocks transmitted to the plate.
Claims3
A vehicle rear panel comprising:
- a plate including a bottom portion having at least one lateral notch formed in said bottom portion and extended along a length of said plate for defining a front segment and a rear segment of said plate and for allowing said front segment and said rear segment to be pivotally coupled together at a living hinge, said plate including at least one opening for engaging with horn member, and
- a board including a rear portion secured to said rear segment of said plate and including a front portion adapted to be disengaged from said front segment of said plate,
- said plate being allowed to be folded for preventing said plate from hurting passenger when shocks and vibrations are transmitted to said plate, said board being allowed to be tilted by said plate for protecting the passenger when said plate is forced to be folded about said living hinge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.