Patent ID: 8215686

Claim:
A fascia energy absorber comprising: an outer polymer member having at least a portion which is curved; and an inner member comprising a base and a plurality of crush lobes, and wherein at least one of the plurality of crush lobes comprises a projected wall spaced a distance from the base, and at least one sidewall which extends from the base to the projected wall of the crush lobe; and wherein the inner member has an external surface located between an internal surface of the inner member and the outer polymer member; wherein the outer polymer member has an inner surface located between an outer surface of the outer polymer member and the inner member; wherein the inner member external surface is joined to the outer polymer member inner surface; wherein at least a first of the plurality of crush lobes is spaced apart from a second of the plurality of crush lobes and separated by a portion of the base; and wherein at least one of the inner member and the outer polymer member has a thickness that is 0.1 millimeters to 2 millimeters.