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US 2004/0164539 A1Published application
Mud flap lifter system
OwnerDonald Yancey Bernardinventor
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Abstract
A mud flap lifter system is provided for mounting on a truck or other vehicle in which the system lifts the mud flap away from the tires. The mud flaps are connected to a rod rotatable or pivotable about a central axis. Activation of a driver is used to rotate the rod and therefore lift the mud flaps. The driver may be manually or automatically activated. The system may be actuated automatically when the vehicle is put into reverse.
Claims15
A mud flap lifter system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a rod rotatable about a central axis, the rod being coupled to the vehicle;
- a mud flap coupled to the rotatable rod;
- a drive shaft operatively coupled to the rotatable rod;
- and
- means for reciprocating the drive shaft so that upon movement of the drive shaft, the rod rotates thereby lifting the mud flap.
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A mud flap lifter system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a rotatable rod coupled to the vehicle adapted to rotate about a central axis;
- mud flap assemblies operatively coupled to the rotatable rod, each of said mud flap assemblies including a mud flap;
- a drive shaft operatively coupled to rotatable rod;
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- a driver for moving said drive shaft, wherein upon actuation of said driver, said drive shaft moves, causing rotation of said rotatable rod to lift and lower each of said mud flaps.
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A mud flap lifter system for a vehicle, the system comprising:
- a first mud flap assembly including a first mud flap;
- a second mud flap assembly including a second mud flap;
- a rod rotatable about a central axis, the first and second mud flap assemblies being secured to said rod;
- a drive shaft operatively coupled to said rod,
- a driver operatively coupled to the drive shaft whereby upon activation of said driver said drive shaft reciprocates, thereby causing rotating of the rod about the central axis.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.