Vehicle bumper system
OwnerJeff G. Mohrinventor
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Abstract
A vehicle bumper system for absorbing impacts thereby reducing damage to a vehicle and the potential for bodily injury. The vehicle bumper system includes a bumper member, a tongue member extending from the bumper member for being received within a receiver hitch of a vehicle, a pair of slots extending longitudinally within the tongue member for receiving a pin and an inner absorbing member positioned within the tongue member for providing a biasing force to the bumper member with respect to the vehicle. An outer absorbing member is preferably positioned about the external portion of the tongue member for providing an additional biasing force to the bumper member.
Claims18
A vehicle bumper system, comprising:
- a bumper member;
- a tongue member extending from said bumper member for being slidably received within a receiver hitch of a vehicle, wherein said tongue member has a tubular structure;
- a pair of slots within opposing sides of said tongue member for slidably receiving a transverse pin extendable through a receiver hitch;
- and
- an inner absorbing member positioned within said tongue member for providing a first biasing force to said bumper member with respect to a vehicle.
A vehicle bumper system, comprising:
- a bumper member;
- a tongue member extending from said bumper member for being slidably received within a receiver hitch of a vehicle, wherein said tongue member has a tubular structure;
- a pair of slots within opposing sides of said tongue member for slidably receiving a transverse pin extendable through a receiver hitch;
- and
- an outer absorbing member positioned on said tongue member for providing a biasing force to said bumper member with respect to a vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.