Patent ID: 7516993

Claim:
An absorber ( 6 ) for vehicle bumper ( 2 ), comprising: a support ( 12 ) having an upper half and a lower half; and strips ( 32 , 34 ) extending forwards from the support and having a first face ( 38 ) directed towards the interior of the absorber, wherein each strip has an opening ( 36 ) extending opposite the first face ( 38 ) and opening onto the exterior of the absorber, wherein each strip ( 32 , 34 ) extends from a longitudinal edge ( 18 , 20 ) of the support ( 12 ), wherein each strip ( 32 , 34 ) has a second face ( 40 ) directed towards the exterior of the absorber, is planar, and extends in a horizonal plane from only one of the lower and upper halves of the support ( 12 ).