Patents Assigned to Setina Manufacturing Company
  • Patent number: 6113164
    Abstract: An auxiliary push bumper for a motor vehicle which is clamped to the original bumper by brackets attached to bumper guards on such push bumper. The push bumper is made of a plurality of bumper sections made of extruded aluminum whose ends are releaseably attached to the bumper guards for easy repair of the push bumper by replacement of a damaged bumper section. In one embodiment the push bumper includes a center section formed of an extruded aluminum u-shaped channel with an diagonal stiffening plate inserted into such channel. The center section is fastened at its opposite ends to a pair of bumper guards which may each be formed of a metal loop and a metal reinforcing plate attached to such loop and to the ends of the center section. A pair of curved side sections of the bumper are fastened at their inner end to the bumper guard plates and fastened at their outer end to the frame of the vehicle. A pair of side lights may be mounted on the bumper guards to transmit light beams from the sides of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Setina Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Terry L Setina