Tire blowout protection system for an independent suspension system
AssigneeRV-De-Fender, LLC
InventorsGregory Adam Bowen, Todd Ryan Smith, Zackary Donald Patterson
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Abstract
A protective covering assembly for a tire features a wing bracket, a mounting bracket coupled to the wing bracket, and a fender coupled to the wing bracket. The mounting bracket is configured to couple to a swing arm of an independent suspension system of a trailer. As a result, the fender is suspended around at least a portion of a tire to thereby protect the trailer from a tire blowout.
Claims20
A protective covering assembly for use with tires having an independent suspension, the protective covering assembly comprising:
- a wing bracket;
- a mounting bracket coupled to the wing bracket, the mounting bracket configured to abut a swing arm of the independent suspension, the mounting bracket comprising an aperture configured to receive a spindle of the swing arm therethrough;
- and
- a fender coupled to the wing bracket, the fender configured to cover a portion of a tire.
A protective covering assembly for use with tires having an independent suspension, the protective covering assembly comprising:
- a wing bracket, comprising:
- a top edge, a first left angled edge, a left side edge, a second left angled edge, a first right angled edge, a right side edge, and a second right angled edge, and
- an aperture at a base, the aperture configured to receive a spindle therethrough;
- a mounting bracket coupled to the wing bracket, the mounting bracket comprising:
- a first vertical portion, a horizontal portion perpendicular to the first vertical portion, and a second vertical portion perpendicular to both the first vertical portion and the horizontal portion,
- wherein the horizontal portion and second vertical portion are configured to each abut a swing arm of the independent suspension;
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- a fender coupled to the wing bracket, the fender configured to cover a portion of a tire.
A method of installing a protective covering assembly for use with tires having an independent suspension, the method comprising:
- accessing a swing arm of the independent suspension;
- coupling the protective covering assembly to the swing arm by positioning a mounting bracket to abut a top and a first end of the swing arm, with a spindle of the independent suspension system passing through an aperture in the mounting bracket and an aperture in a wing bracket that is coupled to the mounting bracket;
- coupling a hub to the spindle;
- coupling a fender to the wing bracket;
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- coupling a tire to the hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.