Removable mud flap
AssigneeTeraFlex, Inc.
InventorChristopher Paul Cox
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Abstract
A mud flap assembly is suitable for use with a vehicle. The mud flap assembly includes a rod assembly that is configured to be mounted to the vehicle. The rod assembly has an elongate housing and a stop extending from the housing. The mud flap assembly further includes a mud flap. A keyway extends through a portion of the mud flap. A first part of the keyway is sized and configured to rotatably engage the elongate housing. A second part of the keyway engages the stop to limit rotation of the mud flap between a first position and a second position. The mud flap also includes biasing element that biases the mud flap toward the first position when the mud flap is in the second position.
Claims20
A mud flap assembly for vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a rod assembly configured to be mounted to the vehicle, the rod assembly comprising an elongate housing with a stop formed thereon;
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- (b) a mud flap, comprising:
- (i) a keyway extending through a portion of the mud flap, a first part of the keyway being sized and configured to rotatably engage the elongate housing, a second part of the keyway engaging the stop to limit rotation of the mud flap between a first position and a second position;
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- (ii) a biasing element biasing the mud flap toward the first position when the mud flap is in the second position.
A mud flap assembly for vehicle, comprising:
- (a) a mount coupled to the vehicle, the position of the mount being adjustable;
- (b) a rod assembly demountably couplable to the mount, the rod assembly having a cylindrical housing with a stop extending radially from an outer surface of the housing;
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- (c) a mud flap rotatably mounted to the rod assembly, the mud flap, comprising:
- (i) a keyway extending through a portion of the mud flap, a first part of the keyway being sized and configured to receive the housing of the rod assembly, a second part of the keyway limiting rotation of the mud flap;
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- (ii) a biasing element biasing the mud flap toward a first position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.