bumper corner

[FRC2960]

Our robot design involved 2 ball pickup areas in the front of the robot. we are planning to use the narrow side(28 in) for the front. Our "U" shape front end utilizies 1 bumper segment, wrapping around the corner (at least 2in). we believe this is legal because: all corners are protected, and we have no individual segments smaller than 6 inches. we believe that if a bumper is one segment going around the corner, then it does not need to be 6 inches after the corner.

Am I stating everything correct. would this be legal.
thanks
2960

[GDC]

No. The length of a BUMPER segment is determined by the length of the portion of the BUMPER assembly which includes all required elements (pool noodle, fabric covering, bumper backing) in the cross-section (Rule <R08>). The minimum length of a BUMPER segment must be six inches (Rule <R08-A>). The "hard parts" of the BUMPER (the bumper backing) cannot extend into the corner space beyond the "edge" of the ROBOT (Rule <R08-O>). One combined effect of these rules is that a single BUMPER segment cannot wrap around a corner. Therefore, the described solution would not be legal.