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US 6,205,741 B1Granted
Protective bumper railing
AssigneeBoston Metal Products Corporation
InventorsHeraldo Couto, Leonard J. Lapenta
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AssigneeBoston Metal Products Corporation
InventorsHeraldo Couto, Leonard J. Lapenta
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A unitary protective bumper rail for protecting a substrate comprises a resilient, longitudinally-extending mounting member having a substantially planar mounting surface for flush attachment to the substrate, a resilient, longitudinally-extending protective strip, and a hinged connector attached to the mounting member and protective strip along the adjacent longitudinally-extending sides threof. The connector permits pivotal movement of the protective strip relative to the mounting member between a first position in which the protective strip overlies the mounting strip and a second position in which the protective strip is pivoted from the mounting member. The mounting member includes a latch mounted along the longitudinally-extending side thereof opposite the side thereof that is hingedly connected to the protective strip, and the protective strip includes a connector mounted along the longitudinally-extending the thereof opposite the side thereof that is hingedly connected to the mounting member. The latch and connector are arranged to engage each other when the protective strip and the mounting member are in the first position.
A method for making a protective bumper rail for protecting a substrate, the method comprising coextruding a unitary bumper rail having a longitudinally-extending mounting strip with a substantially planar mounting surface and a resilient longitudinally-extending protective strip, the mounting strip and the protective strip hinged along a pair of adjacent longitudinally-extending sides thereof for permitting pivotal movement of the protective strip relative to the mounting strip between a first position in which the protective strip overlies the mounting strip and a second position in which the protective strip is pivoted away from the mounting strip, the mounting strip being made of a material different from that used to form the protective strip, the material for the protective strip being more flexible than the material used for the mounting strip, wherein one of the mounting strip and the protective strip has a longitudinally-extending support rib extending inwardly toward the other of the mounting strip and the protective strip when in the first position.
A method for making a protective bumper rail for protecting a substrate, the method comprising coextruding a unitary bumper rail having a longitudinally-extending mounting strip with a substantially planar mounting surface and a resilient longitudinally-extending protective strip, the mounting strip and the protective strip hinged along a pair of adjacent longitudinally-extending sides thereof for permitting pivotal movement of the protective strip relative to the mounting strip between a first position in which the protective strip overlies the mounting strip and a second position in which the protective strip is pivoted away from the mounting strip, the mounting strip being made of a material different from that used to form the protective strip, the material for the protective strip being more flexible than the material used for the mounting strip, wherein one of the protective strip and the mounting strip has a longitudinally-extending sealing rib extending toward and contacting the other of the protective strip and mounting strip when in the first position.
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A method for making a protective bumper rail for protecting a substrate, the method comprising coextruding a unitary bumper rail having a longitudinally-extending mounting strip with a substantially planar mounting surface and a resilient longitudinally-extending protective strip, the mounting strip and the protective strip hinged along a pair of adjacent longitudinally-extending sides thereof for permitting pivotal movement of the protective strip relative to the mounting strip between a first position in which the protective strip overlies the mounting strip and a second position in which the protective strip is pivoted away from the mounting strip, the mounting strip being made of a material different from that used to form the protective strip, such that one is more flexible than the other, wherein the mounting strip and protective strip each have monolithic members for latching together when in the first position, wherein, in the first position, a hinge is at one end of the bumper rail and the latching members are at another end of the bumper rail.
A method for making a protective bumper rail for protecting a substrate, the method comprising coextruding a unitary bumper rail having a longitudinally-extending mounting strip with a substantially planar mounting surface and a resilient longitudinally-extending protective strip, the mounting strip and the protective strip hinged along a pair of adjacent longitudinally-extending sides thereof for permitting pivotal movement of the protective strip relative to the mounting strip between a first position in which the protective strip overlies the mounting strip and a second position in which the protective strip is pivoted away from the mounting strip, the mounting strip being made of a material different from that used to form the protective strip, the material for the protective strip being more flexible than the material used for the mounting strip, wherein the mounting strip can fit flush against a surface, and the protective strip has an arcuate shape and covers the mounting strip.
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