Adjustable vehicular fender extension
OwnerKyle Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for providing a vehicular fender extension comprise a wheel-well casing having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, the wheel-well casing being adapted to fit within a vehicular wheel-well, a guiderail located at the outside edge of the wheel-well casing, and an extending member slideably supported by the guiderail, the extending member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, extending between first and second ends. The apparatus further comprises at least one actuator operable to move the extending member between a first position wherein the extending member is contained within the wheel-well casing, and a second position wherein the outside edge of the extending member is distal from the outside edge of the wheel-well casing.
Claims11
An apparatus for providing a vehicular fender extension comprising:
- a wheel-well casing extending along an arcuate path and having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, said wheel-well casing configured to be mounted within a vehicular wheel-well;
- a guiderail located at said outside edge of said wheel-well casing;
- an extending member slideably supported by said guiderail, said extending member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, extending between first and second ends;
- at least one actuator operable to move said extending member between a first position wherein said extending member is contained within said wheel-well casing, and a second position wherein said outside edge of said extending member is distal from said outside edge of said wheel-well casing along a linear path such that all portions of said extending member are slidably displaced relative to said wheel-well casing by a common distance;
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- wherein said extending member extends at least partially around said vehicular wheel-well between said first and second ends.
A kit for providing a vehicular fender extension comprising:
- a wheel-well casing extending along an arcuate path and having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, said wheel-well casing configured to be mounted within a vehicular wheel-well;
- a guiderail locatable at said outside edge of said wheel-well casing;
- an extending member slideably supportable by said guiderail, said extending member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, extending between first and second ends;
- at least one actuator operable to move said extending member between a first position wherein said extending member is containable within said wheel-well casing, and a second position wherein said outside edge of said extending member is distal from said outside edge of said wheel-well casing along a linear path such that all portions of said extending member are slidably displaced relative to said wheel-well casing by a common distance and;
- wherein said extending member extends at least partially around said vehicular wheel-well between said first and second ends.
A method for extending a vehicle fender comprising:
- securing a wheel-well casing extending along an arcuate path and having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge within a vehicular wheel-well;
- providing a guiderail located at said outside edge of said wheel-well casing;
- slideably supporting an extending member with said guiderail, said extending member having a top surface, a bottom surface, an inside edge and an outside edge, extending between first and second ends, wherein said extending member extends at least partially around said vehicular wheel-well between said first and second ends;
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- extending at least one actuator wherein said at least one actuator extends between said wheel-well casing and said extending member, said at least one actuator operable to move said extending member between a first position wherein said extending member is contained within said wheel-well casing, and a second position wherein said outside edge of said extending member is distal from said outside edge of said wheel-well casing along a linear path such that all portions of said extending member are slidably displaced relative to said wheel-well casing by a common distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.