Patent ID: 7090267

Claim:
A universal heavy-duty bumper and mounting system adapted to be attached to a HMMWV H1 A1 or A2 configured vehicle comprising: a rightside and left side universal heavy-duty bumper mounting bracket, each bracket comprising, a planar main bracket plate having an inboard side and outboard side, the bracket plate adapted to be interfaced and attached to an inboard side surface of one the rightside or leftside frame members; a channel shaped bumper bracket adapter attached to a forward edge of the main bracket plate in a generally perpendicular orientation; a planar outboard strengthening gusset attached to the outboard side of the main bracket plate and to an inner side of the channel shape bumper in a perpendicular orientation; a longitudinal and planar inboard backing plate bracket/gusset attached to the inboard side of the main bracket in a perpendicular orientation, wherein the bracket/gusset extends beyond the rearward edge of the main bracket plate; and a generally rectangular transmember backing plate attached to the bracket/gusset in a perpendicular orientation, the backing plate adapted to be interfaced and abut against a main front crossmember of the H1; and a heavy-duty bumper adapted to be received and attached by the rightside and leftside bumper brackets such that the bumper transversely spans both brackets in a perpendicular orientation.