Patent ID: 8317239

Claim:
A flip-up bumper assembly for a motor vehicle comprising: at least one attachment assembly coupled to the motor vehicle; a support member coupled to at least one said attachment assembly; a bumper frame operably connected to said support member; a lift height adjustment member having a plurality of vertically orientated attachment positions wherein said lift height adjustment member is operably connected to said bumper frame; and at least one extendable member including a first end and a second end, wherein said first end of said extendable member is operably connected to said attachment assembly and said second end of said extendable member is operably connected to said lift height adjustment member at one of said vertically orientated attachment positions; wherein said bumper frame has a vertical height and wherein said vertical height of said bumper frame is variable; wherein said bumper frame further having a top side and a bottom side and wherein a bumper having an inner surface may be coupled to said bumper frame and wherein said vertical height of said bumper frame is set such that said top side and said bottom side of said bumper frame are proximate to said inner surface of said bumper; wherein said bumper frame further includes at least one C-shaped spacer channel and wherein said vertical height of said bumper frame is varied using at least one C-shaped spacer channel.