Patent ID: 7086673
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A mobile vehicle for operation on the ground, comprising; a cab attached to a chassis; an engine attached to said chassis and located forward of said cab relative to said mobile vehicle forward movement; a hood hingedly attached to said chassis covering said engine, and providing access to said engine when in an open position; a front bumper rotatably attached to said chassis; said front bumper being rotatable by manual manipulation independent of operation of said hood; said front bumper being provided with detachable restraining devices, said detachable restraining devices preventing inadvertent rotation of said front bumper when attached, and allowing rotation of said front bumper when detached; said restraining devices further comprising elastic latching devices; said elastic latching devices being affixed to said chassis; said front bumper being provided with elastic latching device receivers; and said elastic devices being stretchably extendable and engagable to said elastic latching device receivers, said elastic devices retaining tension upon said elastic latching device receivers, thereby preventing inadvertent rotation of said front bumper.