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US 2018/0009485 A1Published application
Mud guard
AssigneeHusky Liners, Inc.
InventorKenneth Douglas JOHNSON
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Abstract
A mud flap assembly includes a mud flap with a mounting surface and an exposed surface, where the exposed surface is on an opposite side of the mud flap from the mounting surface. A foam tape is adhesively mounted to the mounting surface and a spring clip contacts the exposed surface of the mud flap when the mud flap is mounted to a vehicle so as to compress the foam tape.
Claims20
A mud flap assembly comprising:
- a mud flap with a mounting surface and an exposed surface, the exposed surface on an opposite side of the mud flap from the mounting surface;
- a foam tape adhesively mounted to the mounting surface;
- and
- a spring clip that contacts the exposed surface of the mud flap when the mud flap is mounted to a vehicle so as to compress the foam tape.
1 more element
A mud flap comprising:
- a mounting surface;
- a recess in the mounting surface;
- and
- foam tape located in and adhered to the recess such that an outer surface of the foam tape is above the mounting surface.
1 more element
A method comprising:
- adhering a mud flap to a vehicle using foam tape positioned between the mud flap and the vehicle;
- and
- applying a spring clip to the mud flap and the vehicle such that the spring clip is in tension and the foam tape is compressed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.