Patent ID: 6983964

Claim:
A bumper for attachment to the front of a vehicle, comprising; an elongated bumper beam, said bumper beam having a front face with top and bottom longitudinal edges and at least one rearwardly depressed portion including a top edge depressed portion extending rearwardly from the top longitudinal edge of the front face a distance L 3 from a forward portion of the front face, forming a step in the front face at said top longitudinal edge, and extending lengthwise of said bumper beam; a compressible, energy absorbing top foam material extending lengthwise of said bumper beam, said foam material having a first portion received in said depressed portion and a second portion protruding forwardly a distance L 2 from said forward portion of said front face of said bumper beam, wherein the entire said second portion is compressible within said depressed portion upon impact of a collision and wherein said at least one rearwardly depressed portion has a vertical dimension 30 to 80% of the vertical dimension of said bumper beam; and a bumper fascia covering said foam material.