Nerf bar for unibody vehicles

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9623823
APP PUB NO 20160059811A1
SERIAL NO

14817461

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A nerf bar assembly for mounting to the side of a vehicle having a unibody construction includes a tubular member comprising a tubular section and a plurality of mounting brackets fixed to and projecting generally perpendicularly from the tubular section. A support structure is configured for mounting to the body of a vehicle having a unibody construction. The support structure forms a channel and includes a plurality of channel veins and a plurality of support structure brackets disposed within the channel. The support structure brackets are configured so that the plurality of tubular member mounting brackets can be removably mounted to the plurality of support structure brackets. The nerf bar assembly is configured so that when the tubular member impacts an object, the tubular member can collapse and absorb the impact before damage occurs to the support structure or the vehicle body.

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U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL INC2727 N CENTRAL AVENUE PHOENIX AS 85004

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Nolasco, Javier Phoenix, US 5 11
Vermeys, Paul Queen Creek, US 1 6

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