Patent ID: 7037029

Claim:
A crash cushion comprising: a side portion extending in a longitudinal direction and having an outer surface defined at least in part by a plurality of convex cambered portions, wherein each of said convex cambered portions is oriented and extends in a substantially vertical direction with said plurality of convex cambered portions spaced apart in said longitudinal direction; and at least one deflector skin comprising an inner surface, an outer surface, a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein at least a portion of said inner surface has a concave shaped contour facing at least one of said convex cambered portions, wherein said concave shaped contour is oriented and extends in said substantially vertical direction, wherein said at least one deflector skin is mounted to said outer surface of said side portion in an overlying relationship with at least one of said convex cambered portions, and wherein said trailing edge is distally spaced from said leading edge in said longitudinal direction.