Tear away bracket

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6766877
APP PUB NO 20030234134A1
SERIAL NO

10179880

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A crash optimized bracket for removably affixing a propeller shaft to a motor vehicle. The bracket includes an elongated member having a plurality of weakened slots to allow the bracket and the propeller shaft to tear from the vehicle upon impact in a controlled and predictable manner in response to predetermined loads.

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GKN AUTOMOTIVE INC3300 UNIVERSITY DRIVE AUBURN HILLS MI 48057-3426

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Blumke, Amanda Shelby Township, MI 5 22
Kaplan, Kevin Macomb Township, MI 5 22
Kuczera, Ramon Clarkston, MI 12 61
Rice, Michael Clarkston, MI 100 5907
Yonka, Mary Lake Orion, MI 5 22

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