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Re: bumper guideline question

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Originally Posted by Chris is me View Post
It means there needs to be a member of your frame supporting the bumper for at least an inch at each end. For teams that don't have a solid frame member throughout their frame perimeter, this means they have to add support structure at the corners no matter how else the bumper is supported.
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BUMPERS must be supported by the structure/frame of the ROBOT (see Figure 4-6). To be considered supported:

a minimum of 1 in. at each end of the BUMPER must be backed by the FRAME PERIMETER,
By saying "supporting" do you interpret the rule to mean that a part of the robot must be fastened to the bumper for at least an inch at each end, or that there must be a be a part of the frame simply present there, "backing" the bumper?
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