Patent ID: 7152915

Claim:
A radiator grille ( 10 ) for mounting to a support part ( 14 ) of a motor vehicle, the radiator grille comprising: a substantially rigid frame ( 11 ); a plurality of spaced apart and parallel elongated lateral bar elements ( 13 ) for supporting the rigid frame ( 11 ) and fixedly attaching the radiator grille to the support part; and at least one bar element ( 12 ) arranged within the frame ( 11 ) transverse to said lateral bar elements, the bar element having a first end ( 12 b ) fixedly secured to the rigid frame and an opposite second end ( 12 a ) spaced from a portion ( 18 ) of the frame ( 11 ), in the unassembled state of the radiator grille ( 10 ), and being forcibly brought into contact with the portion ( 18 ) in the assembled state of the radiator grille ( 10 ), the second end ( 12 a ) of the bar element ( 12 ) being flexibly and elastically movable between and relative to the portion ( 18 ) of the frame ( 11 ) and the support part ( 14 ) as a result of the external application of force to prevent damage to the radiator grille.