Patent ID: 7527309

Claim:
A rear impact guard and pintle hook assembly configured to be releasably secured to a rear underside of a trailer, said rear impact guard and pintle hook assembly comprising: a rear impact guard having a roadside bumper bracket and a curbside bumper bracket which are spaced apart from one another, and a bumper which is mounted to lower ends of each said bumper bracket; a main channel having first and second opposite ends and defining a groove which extends from said first end to said second end, said groove being open to a rear end of the trailer, said first end of said main channel being connected to said roadside bumper bracket, said second end of said main channel being connected to said curbside bumper bracket; a mount secured to said main channel between said first and second ends of said main channel; and a plurality of fasteners which are configured to releasably secure said roadside and curbside bumper brackets to the rear underside of the trailer.