US PATENT SUBCLASS 293 / 102
BUFFER OR BUMPER TYPE

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102BUFFER OR BUMPER TYPE {30}
103  DF  .~> Having means maintaining bumper distance above road
104  DF  .~> Vibration dampening type
105  DF  .~> For use on two or three wheel cycle
106  DF  .~> Having a storage compartment
107  DF  .~> Having fluid means within impact means to absorb energy {3}
111.1  DF  .~> With vehicle jack
112  DF  .~> With means to deflect projected road debris
113  DF  .~> Having vehicle exhaust pipe receiving means or air scoop opening
114  DF  .~> With outrigger means extendable laterally from bumper
115  DF  .~> With grille or radiator guard
116  DF  .~> Convertible
117  DF  .~> Combined
118  DF  .~> Shiftable between operative and inoperative positions other than by impact
119  DF  .~> Horizontally movable to plural operative positions other than by impact
120  DF  .~> Composite bumper {2}
123  DF  .~> Vertically extending only
124  DF  .~> Flexible cord or coil spring
125  DF  .~> Having roller impact member
126  DF  .~> Bumper extends along side of vehicle {2}
129  DF  .~> Vehicle suspension spring absorbs force exerted on bumper
130  DF  .~> Single piece impact bar having plural loops in horizontal plane
131  DF  .~> Bumper having lever and shock absorber mount
132  DF  .~> Bumper having impact force absorbing means directly interposed between bumper and vehicle structure {3}
138  DF  .~> Bumper mounted on vehicle spring supporting frame member (i.e., spring horn) {2}
141  DF  .~> Bumper attached to vehicle mudguard
142  DF  .~> Bumper guard {1}
146  DF  .~> Plural impact bars vertically spaced in impact plane {2}
149  DF  .~> Sectional- or wing-type impact bars {2}
154  DF  .~> End connections
155  DF  .~> Joints and connections

DEFINITION

Classification: 293/102

BUFFER OR BUMPER TYPE:

(under the class definition) Devices being bumper means having an impact member comprising bars, plates, or other barrier structure attached to the vehicle body, frame, or other parts for the purpose of fending off blows from other vehicles or objects.

(1) Note. This and indented subclasses include combinations of claimed specific bumper structure and such vehicle structure (e.g., panel, door, etc.) which is modified specifically to accommodate the bumper or such vehicle structure with which a bumper otherwise has a specific cooperative relationship.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

15, Brushing, Scrubbing, and General Cleaning,

45, for carpet sweepers having bumper means attached thereto.

52, Static Structures (e.g., Buildings),

633+, for a grille, per se, consisting of either a perforated sheet, plural members held at spaced intervals, or a single elongated member shaped to define an area; and subclasses 656.8 and 716.5+ for an in situ attached channel or a trim strip. 165, Heat Exchange,

98, for a radiator with an adjustable face covering means.

180, Motor Vehicles,

68.6, for vehicles having radiator protectors. See also subclasses 274+ for a motor vehicle provided with a safety promoting means which is responsive to the engagement of a portion of the perimeter of the vehicle (e.g., fender) with an external object.

213, Railway Draft Appliances,

9, for cushioned draft appliances combined with car end buffer means; and subclasses 220+ for car end bumpers of buffers.

267, Spring Devices, for fluid and other types of springs, as found, for example, in

116, and 139+ useful in the construction of a bumper for a vehicle.

280, Land Vehicles,

481, for articulated vehicles having means by which one vehicle push another vehicle. Also see subclasses 415.1, 491.1+, 500+, and 505 for articulated vehicles having means

which may include bumper structure or modification thereof for the purpose of interconnecting the vehicles. See subclass 770 for vehicle attachments designed to protect a particular part of the vehicle from externally caused damage.