Grill and brush guard and utility rack for a vehicle
OwnerLawrence L. Mascotte, Robert L. Raysoninventors
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Abstract
A grill and brush guard and utility rack for a vehicle includes mountings that are to be secured onto the frame of a vehicle. Upper and lower stops are provided on the mountings. A rectangular frame member having a woven wire mesh secured thereonto is provided with frame-mountings. Pivots pivotally mount the frame-mountings to the mountings with pivots being offset from the center of the frame-mountings so that the frame-mountings engage the upper and lower stops when the frame member is in the up or down position. Securement is provided for securing the frame member in the up or down position against the up or down stops.
Claims4
A grill and brush guard for use on a front end of a vehicle comprising:
- mounting means adapted to be secured to the frame means of the vehicle;
- down stop means and up stop means provided on said mounting means;
- frame means having grid wire means secured thereto and hinge means provided thereby;
- pivot means securing said hinge means to said mounting means so that said hinge means engages said up stop means when said frame means is in an up position and said hinge means engages said down stop means when said frame means is in a down position;
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- securing means engaging and directly linking said frame means and said up or down stop means thereby securing said frame means in said up or down position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.