Cat5 Bumper Mounts

[HumblePie]

Originally Posted by Al Skierkiewicz

Doug,
From what I can tell from the picture, this is very good way to attach bumpers. Simple, easy for one person to remove and if the design is as it appears, legal. If you are sure that the bumpers cannot be dislodged or change attitude with aggressive play, then I can say "nice design".

Al,

Thanks for the input. The bumper backing board is only the clip thickness (1/8") from the support structure of the robot, and nowhere is there a span over 7" that is unsupported, so based on the most recent rules, I believe it to be legal. We used a similar system last year at 2 regionals with no security issues (and, sad to say we were flipped over more than once). I do think that constructing the bumper sections in an "L" configuration helps with security, since the bumper mounting points are no longer in a straight line.