Patent ID: 6846026

Claim:
An impact reduction vehicle bumper system, comprising: at least two frame rails; at least two brackets coupled respectively to the at least two frame rails; a beam attached to the at least two brackets; a plate member attached to the beam; and at least two frame rail extensions coupled to the at least two brackets, wherein each bracket of the at least two brackets is disposed between and directly connected to a first longitudinal end face of a corresponding frame rail of the at least two frame rails and either one of a first longitudinal end face and a second longitudinal end face of the beam, wherein the first and second longitudinal end faces of the beam are parallel relative to a longitudinal axis of each frame rail extension and the first longitudinal end face of each frame rail is orthogonal relative to the longitudinal axis of each frame rail, and wherein each frame rail extension includes a first end face and a second end face opposite the first end face relative to a direction defined by the longitudinal axis of the frame rail extension, the first end face being coupled to a corresponding bracket and the second end face being disposed forward of a longitudinal front face of the beam.