Patent ID: 6290271
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
A vehicle comprising:a body portion and a support portion, said body portion defining a front end of the vehicle having a rounded visual appearance;a pair of vertical plates each having opposing sides and each mounted to the support portion and protruding forwardly of the front end to define a pair of leading front edges;a plurality of tubular members mounted to the vertical plates and collectively forming a brush and grill guard and providing a rounded visual appearance compatible with the rounded visual appearance of the front end of the vehicle;said vertical plates each including a metal plate having a metal leading edge portion and an elastomer strip wrapped around the metal leading edge portion from one side of the plate to the other and defining elastomer wrap around sides, said leading edge portion provided with openings and said elastomer strip applied to the edge portion by molding, said molding producing a continuum of elastomer material through the opening and integrally bonded to both wrap around sides of the elastomer strip to produce an integral bond of the elastomer strip to the metal plate.