REAR IMPACT GUARD
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1. A rear impact guard configured to be coupled to a rear end of a trailer, comprising:
- a bumper support member configured to be coupled to the rear end of the trailer; and
a horizontal bumper mounted at a lower end of the bumper support member,wherein the bumper support member includes a hollow, generally triangular prism member.
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Abstract
A rear impact guard configured to be coupled to a rear end of a trailer includes (i) a bumper support member having an upper end configured to be coupled to the rear end of the trailer, and (ii) a horizontal bumper mounted at a lower end of the bumper support member. The bumper support member includes a hollow, generally triangular prism member.
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1. A rear impact guard configured to be coupled to a rear end of a trailer, comprising:
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a bumper support member configured to be coupled to the rear end of the trailer; and a horizontal bumper mounted at a lower end of the bumper support member, wherein the bumper support member includes a hollow, generally triangular prism member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A rear impact guard configured to be coupled to a rear end of a trailer, comprising:
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a bumper support member configured to be coupled to the rear end of the trailer; and a horizontal bumper mounted at a lower end of the bumper support member, wherein the bumper support member includes a hollow, generally triangular prism member, wherein the bumper support member includes a first face, a second face spaced-apart from the first face, and a vertical member positioned between and coupled to the first and second faces, wherein a lower edge of the vertical member and a lower edge of each of the first and second faces is coupled to the horizontal bumper, wherein the first face and the second are angled relative to each other, wherein a first end of each of the first and second faces is coupled to the vertical member and the first ends are spaced-apart from each other a first distance, wherein a second end of each of the first and second faces are spaced-apart from each other a second distance smaller than the first distance, and wherein the bumper support member further includes a generally horizontal member coupled to the vertical member and coupled to and positioned between the first and second faces.
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19. A rear impact guard configured to be coupled to a rear end of a trailer, comprising:
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a bumper support member configured to be coupled to the rear end of the trailer; a horizontal bumper mounted at a lower end of the bumper support member; and a gusset coupled to the horizontal bumper and an outer end of the bumper support member, wherein the gusset is generally triangular in shape, and wherein the bumper support member includes a hollow, generally triangular prism member. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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