Patent ID: 8205921
Filing Date: 2012-06-26
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An extruded bumper for a vehicle comprising: an outer wall; an inner wall; a top wall connecting said outer and inner walls; a bottom wall connecting said outer and inner walls; an upper s-curved trigger stiffener connecting said outer and inner walls; and a lower s-curved trigger stiffener connecting said outer and inner walls, said lower s-curved trigger stiffener being spaced apart from said upper s-curved trigger stiffener, said upper s-curved trigger stiffener being inverted with respect to said lower s-curved trigger stiffener such that respective inward-curving sections of each of the s-curves of each trigger stiffener are in opposition and respective outward-curving sections of each of the s-curves of each trigger stiffener are in opposition.