Patent ID: 7575273

Claim:
A bonnet bumpstop for an automotive vehicle, comprising: a first component having a support part for supporting a bonnet in the vertical direction during normal operation of said bonnet bumpstop when the bonnet is closed and rests against the first component; a second component mounted on said vehicle; and an interconnection apparatus for interconnection of the first and second components to each other, said interconnection apparatus being operable to prevent movement of said first component relative to said second component unless subjected to a force greater than a predetermined value transmitted from said bonnet to said bonnet bumpstop, the bonnet bumpstop being collapsible due to a substantially instantaneous neutralization of the interconnection apparatus between the first component and the second component, thereby allowing at least a part of the first component including said support part to be moved substantially freely relative to the second component so as to allow the bonnet to move downwardly in case of an impact between an object and the bonnet, said first component having a first portion connected to said second component and a second portion attachable to said vehicle, the first and second portions being interconnected by a weakened portion in said first component to allow a pivoting movement of said first portion relative to said second portion when said first portion is loaded in excess of said predetermined value.