Crash energy management frame for a vehicle

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a crash energy management frame for a vehicle showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a rear elevational view thereof; and,

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, the left side being a mirror image thereof.

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Patent History
Patent number: D378076
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 8, 1995
Date of Patent: Feb 18, 1997
Assignee: U.S. Electricar, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)
Inventors: Robert G. Whirley (Santa Rosa, CA), Bruce E. Engelmann (Sebastopol, CA)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Cathron B. Matta
Law Firm: Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis, LLP
Application Number: 0/34,609