Vehicle bumper assembly

1. A vehicle bumper assembly comprising:

a bracket for mounting to an interior of a vehicle, the bracket defining a protrusion portion to engage with one end of a bumper cover; and

an elastic clip coupled to the bracket, wherein the elastic clip is adapted to contact the bumper cover of the vehicle, and wherein the elastic clip is further adapted to deform from pressure applied to the bumper cover upon insertion of an obstruction against a rear door of the vehicle.

2. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elastic clip is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a metal, a plastic and a combination thereof.

3. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the obstruction is a body part.

4. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elastic clip has a substantially u-shaped or an inverted u-shaped cross section.

5. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the protrusion portion is capable of extending in any direction to engage with the one end of the bumper cover.

6. The assembly of claim 1 , wherein the elastic clip is coupled to the bracket by means of an adhesive, a fastener, a bolt or a combination thereof.

7. A vehicle comprising:

a rear door;

an interior disposed within a body, the body forming a bumper;

a bumper cover in contact with the bumper;

a bracket coupled to the interior, the bracket defining a protrusion portion to engage with one end of the bumper cover; and

an elastic clip coupled to the bracket, wherein the clip is adapted to contact the bumper cover, and wherein the elastic clip is further adapted to deform from pressure applied to the bumper cover upon insertion of an obstruction against the rear door of the vehicle.

8. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the elastic clip is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a metal, a plastic and a combination thereof.

9. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the obstruction is a body part.

10. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the elastic clip has a substantially u-shaped or an inverted u-shaped cross section.

11. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the protrusion portion is capable of extending in any direction to engage with the one end of the bumper cover.

12. The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the elastic clip is coupled to the bracket by means of an adhesive, a fastener, a bolt or a combination thereof.

13. The vehicle of claim 7 further comprising an energy absorbing member disposed within the interior, wherein the energy absorbing member is adapted to contact the bumper cover in the case of pressure applied to the bumper cover.

14. The vehicle of claim 13 , wherein the energy absorbing member is formed from polypropylene.

15. A finger protection assembly for a vehicle, the assembly comprising:

a bracket for mounting to an interior of a vehicle, the bracket defining a protrusion portion to engage with one end of a bumper cover; and

an elastic clip coupled to the bracket, the clip adapted to contact the bumper cover of the vehicle, wherein the elastic clip is capable of deforming to prevent injury to the finger inserted between a rear door and the bumper cover.

16. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the elastic clip is formed from a material selected from the group consisting of a metal, a plastic and a combination thereof.

17. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the elastic clip has a substantially u-shaped or an inverted u-shaped cross section.

18. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the protrusion portion is capable of extending in any direction to engage with the one end of the bumper cover.

19. The assembly of claim 15 , wherein the elastic clip is coupled to the bracket by means of an adhesive, a fastener, a bolt or a combination thereof.