Patent ID: 6905282
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle mounted crash attenuator comprising: a collapsible first bay comprising a front end adapted for mounting to a vehicle and a back end spaced from said front end in a longitudinal direction, wherein said first bay has a substantially horizontal orientation; and a collapsible second bay comprising a front end and a back end spaced from said front end in a longitudinal direction, said front end of said second bay pivotally connected to said back end of said first bay, wherein said second bay is pivotable relative to said first bay between a deployed position, wherein said second bay has a substantially horizontal orientation, and a retracted position, wherein said second bay is rotated relative to said first bay through a rotation angle of greater than 90° relative to said deployed position as said first bay is maintained in said substantially horizontal orientation.