Truck bumper shell and method of retrofit installation

摘要

A retrofitably-attachable pre-formed shell covers exposed steel areas of existing stamped chrome or painted truck bumpers, providing a unique re-useable decorative/protective plastic shell cover, the edges of which are tucked under the existing trim pieces of the bumper as a main attachment mechanism. The formed shells can be used to cover existing minor damage on the bumper. Light-passing images can be incorporated on the bumper shells, and backlit without changes to the bumper or deviation from the original surface profile of the bumper.

主权项

1. A bumper covering system for covering an existing vehicle bumper beam having a non-planar three-dimensional show surface, comprising:
at least one thin-walled three-dimensional concavely-shaped form-fit decorative shell of thermoplastic material having a thin-wall thickness of less than 3 mm and shaped with an inner surface that mateably engages and generally matches the three-dimensional show surface of the existing vehicle bumper beam, the shell including an aesthetically treated outer surface covering the show surface and an attachment flange configured to engage existing trim on the vehicle bumper beam.