Vehicle protection system to secure a protective covering to an axle of a vehicle
AssigneeRV-De-Fender, LLC
InventorsGregory Adam Bowen, Todd Ryan Smith, Zackary Donald Patterson
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Abstract
A system for protecting the body and frame of a vehicle from flying debris, particularly during a tire blowout includes a mounting apparatus configured to secure a protective shield, which may be a protective plate and/or fender, to an axle of a vehicle. In embodiments, the protective plate may be mounted to the axel via a mounting apparatus, and the fender may further be mounted to the mounting apparatus and/or protective plate. In some embodiments, the protective plate may be mounted directly to the axel, and the fender may further be mounted to the protective plate, whereby the plate may serve as the mounting apparatus.
Claims14
A system for protecting a vehicle comprising:
- one or more back plates that form a lower semi-circular cutout that is configured to receive an axle of the vehicle, the one or more back plates being configured to cover a portion of a back side of a tire connected to the axle;
- a lower wing plate bracket that forms an upper semi-circular cutout that is configured to receive the axle of the vehicle opposite the lower semi-circular cutout;
- a first C-plate bracket and a second C-plate bracket, the first and second C-plate brackets forming opposing semi-circular cutouts that are configured to receive the axle, the first and second C-plate brackets being configured to couple to and reinforce the one or more back plates and the lower wing plate;
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- a fender that is supported by the one or more back plates, the fender being configured to extend around an upper portion of the tire.
A system for protecting a vehicle comprising:
- one or more back plates that are configured to be secured to an axle of the vehicle, the one or more back plates covering a portion of a back side of a tire connected to the axle;
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- a fender that is supported by the one or more back plates, the fender extending around an upper portion of the tire;
- wherein the one or more back plates are secured to the axle via an axle bracket and C-plate brackets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.