Patent ID: 8308184

Claim:
A bumper mechanism comprising: a bumper wall; a supporting wall; and a towing hook mounting member including a plate shaped portion having an attachment means for removably attaching a tow hook to a vehicle; wherein the towing hook mounting member is adapted to be fixedly mounted to the bumper wall of a bumper reinforcement and the supporting wall of a vehicle attachment supporting the bumper reinforcement in a manner that the bumper wall, the supporting wall, and the plate shaped portion are layered in such an order in a direction toward the vehicle; wherein the plate shaped portion further includes an integral contact portion that makes a contact with at least either an upper surface of the bumper reinforcement or an upper surface of the supporting wall; wherein the integral contact portion includes a fixing structure for securing the contact portion to the upper surface of the bumper reinforcement; and wherein the fixing structure is an elongated slot extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle.