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The BUMPER BADGER was invented in 1996 in Brooklyn, NY by our founder Robert Tekavec. An honest, hard-working guy who got tired of his bumper getting nicked and scratched and decided to do something about it. After years of trial, error, sweat and tears his BUMPER BADGER came to the rescue of New Yorkers and people everywhere. Don't accept cheap imitations when it comes to protecting your bumper! Do what New Yorkers do! Be an original, with the BUMPER BADGER!
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SUNDAY, JULY 15, 2007
BUMPER GUARDS
Spotted often around New York City this summer, the Bumper Badger is a pvc mat that flops over the rear bumper to protect it from gouges and scratches. The Badger attaches with Velcro to the interior of the trunk, where it is designed to reside while the car is in motion — though some drivers let it flap outside.
The Badger is the invention of Robert Tekavec of Brooklyn, who became irritated when marks from others’ license plate bolts showed up on his own car’s bumper. He chose the name “because the badger tenaciously defends its territory.”
His Badger sells for $39.99 (at Strauss Discount Auto Stores or chariotauto.com). PHIL PATTON
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NEW YORK'S ORIGINAL BUMPER PROTECTOR SINCE 1996
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Buy now for only $39.99
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Monday, January 29, 2007
AN END TO THE DENTS
B'klyn invention to save bumpers
A Brooklyn man is on a mission to stop city parking from being such a pain in the rear. Sick of a car full of dents, dings, scratches, scrapes and gouges, actor-turned-inventor Robert Tekavec came up with a refreshingly simple solution. Drivers are snapping up his Bumper Badger, which shields the car's rear end from aggressive parallel parkers and careless neighbors. "We protect your bumper when you can't," says Tekavec, 37, who came to New York from Pittsburgh 11 years ago. The invention, which resembles an oblong doormat, is made of pvc and tied by tough nylon straps to the inside of the trunk. It stays there while the car is moving. But after parking, the driver can flip out the contraption so that it drapes over the rear bumper to spare it from damage caused by cars that get too close for comfort. The Badger's beginnings go back to 1996 when Tekavec was living in Greenpoint and came out one day to find screw marks on the rear bumper of his car. He bought a mat at a 99-cent store to hang over the back bumper. "You should market this," a neighbor told him. At first, he assembled each product by hand, his wife doing the packaging. Then he met up with Paul Stephan, now his partner, who paved the way for mass production. The pair recently signed a deal with Strauss Auto Stores to market the Badger. Asked why he named the bumper protector after a badger, Tekavec responded,"It defends it's territory tenaciously."
By Owen Moritz
Daily News Staff Writer
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