Patent ID: 7832779

Claim:
An accessory bumper ( 100 ) for use on a host vehicle ( 600 ), the host vehicle having a front surface and a side surface, the accessory bumper comprising: a wrap-around protective element ( 118 ) having at least one mounting surface ( 204 ) and a striking surface ( 206 ); a grill guard extending from the at least one mounting surface of the wrap-around element ( 118 ), the grill guard including a tubular grill guard backbone ( 104 ) extending from the at least one mounting surface ( 204 ) adjacent the ends of the wrap-around protective element ( 118 ), and at least one two-ended tubular grill-guard element ( 102 ) extending from the at least one mounting surface ( 204 ) of the wrap-around protective element ( 118 ) to the tubular grill guard backbone ( 104 ), wherein the grill guard assembly is provided so as to conform to the shape of the front surface of the host vehicle; and a mounting assembly ( 202 ) connecting the wrap-around protective element ( 118 ) to the front surface of the host vehicle.