Apparatus for use in mounting a tubular structure on a vehicle fender

An apparatus for use in mounting a tubular support arm for a vehicular accessory on a vehicle fender, the apparatus comprising:

• (a) a base member having a contour to mate with a vehicle fender and being matingly attachable to a vehicle fender, the base member comprising:
• (i) a support body for receiving and supporting a tubular support arm for a vehicular accessory, the support body having a front and a back and further having a first side and a second side opposite the first side, the support body further having a first groove formed in the front thereof of a shape adapted to correspond to a shape of the tubular support arm for a vehicular accessory to be supported;
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• (ii) a pair of side reinforcing strips for contacting the vehicle fender, including a first side reinforcing strip being located on the first side of the support body and attached thereto, and a second side reinforcing strip being located on the second side of the support body and attached thereto;
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• (b) an attachment member for connecting the base member to a vehicle fender, the attachment member comprising:
• (i) a pair of resiliently deformable anchors for placing in holes in the vehicle fender and engagingly receiving threaded fasteners therein, each anchor comprising a substantially cylindrical collar and a plurality of substantially bow-shaped legs attached to and extending away from the collar, all the legs resembling a barrel shape;
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• (ii) a substantially flattened bridge section attached to and interconnecting the anchor collars.