Patent ID: 7306271

Claim:
A brush guard assembly for an automotive vehicle having headlamps with a lateral space therebetween and parking lamps outboard of the headlamps, the brush guard comprising: first and second wing portions of cast aluminum, each wing portion having a first opening for alignment with a parking lamp and a second opening disposed laterally inboard of the first opening for alignment with a headlamp; a first vertical strut integral with the first wing portion and a second vertical strut integral with the second wing portion, with each vertical strut having a lower end with a support plate for attachment to the vehicle; an upper bar extrusion extending over the lateral space between the head lamps and having first and second ends coupling with the first and second wing portions at upper locations thereof; a lower bar extrusion extending over the lateral space between the head lamps and having first and second ends coupling with the first and second wing portions at lower locations thereof, which lower locations are vertically spaced from the upper locations of the upper wing portions; wherein the first and second vertical struts are cast portions which are unitary with the first and second wing portions; and wherein the upper and lower locations of the wing portions are laterally extending inserts unitary with the first and second wing portions, respectively, and wherein the upper and lower bar extrusions have openings for receiving the laterally extending inserts therein.