Laminate bumper for material handling vehicles

US8985649B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8985649-B2
Application numberUS-201313759757-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 5, 2013
Priority dateFeb 6, 2012
Publication dateMar 24, 2015
Grant dateMar 24, 2015

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Abstract

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A material handling vehicle includes a laminated bumper that provides both durability and reduced energy transmissibility. The laminated bumper includes at least a first bumper layer and a second bumper layer, such that at least one of the first bumper layer and second bumper layer of the laminate bumper are allowed to translate upon bumper contact with an object.

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We claim: 1. A bumper for a material handling vehicle, the bumper comprising: a lug secured to a frame of the material handling vehicle; a first bumper layer and a second bumper layer, the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer movably secured to the frame to form a vehicle bumper, at least one of the first bumper layer and the second bumper layer includes an elongated slot for the lug to extend through; and at least one of the first bumper layer and the second bumper…

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  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B62B5/0006Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • Operations & Transport · mapped topic

  • B60R19/18Primary

    Operations & Transport · mapped topic

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What does patent US8985649B2 cover?
A material handling vehicle includes a laminated bumper that provides both durability and reduced energy transmissibility. The laminated bumper includes at least a first bumper layer and a second bumper layer, such that at least one of the first bumper layer and second bumper layer of the laminate bumper are allowed to translate upon bumper contact with an object.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lutz Kurt Richard, Warner Brian Matthew, Raymond Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B62B5/0006. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).