Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280848000 | Body attached | 33 |
20090001704 | All terrain vehicles having stay assembly - Vehicles, such as all terrain vehicles, can be provided with a frame and a fender assembly. The fender assembly can have layered fender panels attached together with a bolt and T-nut. A channel can be formed between the fender panels to facilitate passage of fluid along a predetermined pathway. A seat includes a compression surface for sandwiching the fender assembly with respect to the frame. Front and rear fender assemblies can be attached to the frame by a midpoint fastener passing through respective apertures in each of the front and rear fender assemblies, through a grommet, and into the frame. A stay assembly attaches a mudguard to the fender assembly, and can involve a swivel clip. Methods are also provided. | 01-01-2009 |
20090167011 | FENDER FLARES AND VEHICLES WITH FENDER FLARES - Fender flares are disclosed for attachment to a vehicle having a mud flap and a wheel well that generally defines a volume. Vehicles that include fender flares are also disclosed. In some embodiments, a fender flare includes a body having a first surface and a second surface that together define a mud-flap channel that is adapted to receive the mud flap of a corresponding vehicle. In some embodiments, a fender flare includes a body that is configured to support more than one side of the mud flap of a corresponding vehicle. In some embodiments, a fender flare includes an inner portion extending from an outer portion, with the inner portion having a first surface adapted to support a front side of a mud flap, and with the outer portion having a second surface adapted to support a rear side of a mud flap. | 07-02-2009 |
20090256344 | Recycled tire vehicle mud flap - A recycled tire vehicle mud flap includes a substantially flat structure having a predetermined shape and thickness for use as a mud flap, composed of fused shredded rubber from used tires and including at least one sidewall, a front, a back, and a connection mechanism adapted for connection to an outside of a vehicle in a position behind a vehicle wheel; such that the at least one vehicle mud flap is connectable via the connection mechanism to the outside of a vehicle to facilitate repression of elements hitting the motor vehicle, thereby providing enhanced protection in isolating the motor vehicle and following vehicles on a roadway from the elements. | 10-15-2009 |
20100059981 | SHIELD FOR WEIGHT GUAGE BOX - A shield for a component, such as a weight gauge box, of a tractor trailer is described. The shield includes a bracket for mounting of a shield member, such as a heavy rubber mud flap, that mounts the flap rearward of the component and forward of wheels of the tractor trailer. The shield limits the likelihood of damage to the component by impact from an object thrown by the wheels and also limits the deposit of road dirt and grime thrown by the wheels. | 03-11-2010 |
20100244425 | VEHICLE WITH A PROTECTIVE PANEL - Embodiments disclosed herein provide a vehicle with a protective panel. In one embodiment, the vehicle comprises a frame to which components of the vehicle are attached. At least one fender is attached to the frame. An opening is located on the at least one fender. At least one of a headlight and a light assembly is disposed at the opening. A suspension system is attached to the frame, and the suspension system comprises at least one wheel disposed adjacent the opening. A protective panel is attached to the at least one fender and is located adjacent the at least one wheel and the opening. The protective panel includes an upper panel and a lower panel. The upper panel is joined to the lower panel by a living hinge so that at least one of the upper panel and the lower panel is movable between and open position and a closed position. | 09-30-2010 |
20110042932 | Fuel-efficient mud flaps - The mist and stone flaps consists of a first screen and a second screen, both of which are suspended via a bracket from behind a tire of a vehicle. The first screen is generally parallel with the second screen, and the first screen has a screen size different from that of the second screen. The first screen is also displaced from the second screen by a predetermined distance. A first embodiment provides a hinge that connects the bracket to the vehicle. A second embodiment connects the bracket directly to the vehicle. A third embodiment connects each screen to the vehicle independent of the other screen. | 02-24-2011 |
20130285358 | MUD FLAP LIFTING SYSTEM - A mud flap lifter system wherein the rigid upper portion of a bi-fold mud flap is actuated to rotate and thereby raise upwardly the upper portion so as to draw upwards the rigid lower portion hinged to the upper portion. The upper portion rotates relative to the lower portion about a hinge line between the upper and lower edges of the lower and upper portions respectively. The upper and lower portions may be substantially planar. | 10-31-2013 |
20130320658 | AERODYNAMIC MUD FLAP - A motor vehicle mud flap is a plate-like body having a suspension section, a quadrant section, and an extension section. The suspension section is adapted for attachment to a mud flap bracket for suspension of the mud flap therefrom. The quadrant section is coupled with the suspension section and has an array of elongate through-openings. The extension section is coupled with the quadrant section and has an array of elongate through-openings. The array of elongate through-openings is defined by alternating recesses and ribs in parallel and longitudinal disposition. Each recess is configured as a pair of opposed elongate shallow recesses fluidly coupled by an elongate through-opening having a width less than the width of each recess. Water and air can flow through the recesses, and debris larger than the width of the through-openings is deflected by the mud flap. | 12-05-2013 |
20140183850 | WHEEL GUARD FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed herein is a wheel guard for a vehicle which may sufficiently absorb and reduce high frequency noise of various frequency bands produced from a tire, using resonance apertures | 07-03-2014 |
20150014976 | Dynamic Vehicle Mudguards - Dynamic vehicle mudguards are provided. A dynamic vehicle mudguard for attachment to a vehicle includes a first portion, a second portion, and a hinge portion. The hinge portion is coupled to the first portion, and the second portion is coupled to the hinge portion and separated from the first portion. When the dynamic vehicle mudguard is installed on the vehicle, the second portion is pivotable relative to the first portion about a pivot axis from a default position to an aerodynamic position, wherein the pivot axis extends vertically. | 01-15-2015 |
20150307137 | VEHICULAR MUD GUARD STRUCTURE - A mud guard portion is placed on a vehicle rear side relative to a rear tire. This makes it possible to restrain mud or the like splashed by the rear tire from hitting an underfloor. Further, an inside flow regulating portion is provided adjacently to an inner side of the mud guard portion in the vehicle width direction, and the inside flow regulating portion extends from its upper end toward a vehicle lower side and toward the vehicle rear side. Hereby, when a travel wind flowing on an inner side of the rear tire in the vehicle width direction in the wheel house hits the inside flow regulating portion, the travel wind flows toward the vehicle rear side along a deflection wall portion of the inside flow regulating portion. Accordingly, turbulence of the air on a vehicle rear side of the rear tire due to the travel wind is restrained. | 10-29-2015 |
20150353143 | FENDER ASSEMBLY FOR WHEEL TRACTOR-SCRAPERS - A fender assembly of a machine includes a frame and at least one tire. The fender assembly has a primary fender portion connected to the frame, and defines a first surface and a second surface. The first surface defines a gap with a first interface. The first fender portion is based on a rigid material. A secondary fender portion with an interfacial surface and tire-facing surface is contiguously connected with the primary fender portion, and extends into a gap between a second interface and the tire, while being restricted against the second interface. The secondary fender portion is based on a non-rigid material. An intermediate support assembly is connected to the tire-facing surface to support the secondary fender portion to the frame. The intermediate support assembly imparts a clearance with the tire to direct debris at the tire-facing surface, and is removable along a width and outwardly to the machine. | 12-10-2015 |
20160144902 | Vehicle Fender Flare With An Integral Mud Flap - A fender flare for use on automobiles includes an integral mud flap. The fender flare includes a fender flare body configured to mount against a laterally outwardly facing surface of a vehicle fender, and a mud flap portion disposed on a terminal end of the fender flare body. The fender flare may further include a plurality of apertures formed in the fender flare body. Each aperture has a central axis extending generally in a lateral direction in relation of a vehicle in an installed condition whereby the fender flare may be mounted on the corresponding laterally outwardly-facing surface of a vehicle fender. | 05-26-2016 |
280154000 | Securing device | 14 |
20080203695 | Side mounted ladder rack for pick-up truck having a swinging locking arm - A ladder rack to carry a ladder on a pick-up truck having a front and rear rack mounting openings in a top portion of the side wall of the bed box, comprising: a front and a rear ladder support each having, i) an upright insertion portion sized to be closely received within one of the mounting openings in the pick-up truck; ii) a lateral offset portion carried by, and extending inwardly from a top portion of the upright insertion portion; iii) a mast portion carried by an inner end portion of the lateral offset portion; iv) a lateral ladder carrying portion extending laterally from an upper portion of the mast; v) longitudinal movement prevention means to prevent longitudinal movement of the ladder when it is supported on the lateral carrying portions; and, vi) a swinging arm extending from above to below the ladder to limit lateral ladder movement, when a central portion of the swinging arm is maintained in an upright position adjacent to the ladder. In use after the front and rear brackets are inserted within the rack openings, opposite ends of the ladder may be slid over the lateral ladder carrying portions of the supports thereby supporting the ladder parallel to the side wall of the bed; and finally, the swinging arm may be swung to an engaged position to thereby limit lateral movement of the ladder on the lateral carrying portion. | 08-28-2008 |
20080277895 | Mud Guard Assembly - A mud guard assembly for towing vehicle includes fixed channels spanning laterally across a rear end of the vehicle, supported in fixed relation on chassis mounts of the vehicle which support the rear bumper of the vehicle thereon. A slide channel is slidably received within each fixed channel for relative sliding movement therebetween in the lateral direction. Guard material is suspended from the slide channel to be arranged for catching debris thrown rearward from wheels of the vehicle. The guard material and the slide channel are arranged to be slidably removable together from the fixed channel while the fixed channel can remain secured to the vehicle at spaced positions along the vehicle to take advantage of both supporting the guard material along the full width of the vehicle in a stable manner while also permitting the guard material to be readily slidably removed from the vehicle when not in use. | 11-13-2008 |
20090194967 | Laterally extendible mud flap mounting assembly for vehicles - A mud flap mounting assembly for vehicles providing an elongate laterally extending central support beam defining a medial channel slidably carrying similar elongate mud flap extensions extendible from each opposing end to positions laterally outward of the vehicles' rear tires. The central support beam is secured to a ball mount receiving box beam extending rearwardly from the vehicle by two medial spacedly adjacent depending fastening arms carrying two vertically spaced fasteners extending therethrough above and below the receiving box beam. A mud flap mounting arm carrying a depending mud flap is fastened to the laterally outer end portion of each mud flap extension. A collar carried at the inner end portion of each mud flap mounting arm and having a releasable fastener positionally secures and maintains the mud flap extension and mud flap mounting arm to the central support beam. | 08-06-2009 |
20090236814 | VEHICLE MUD FLAP WITH WHEEL LINER ATTACHMENT TAB - A mud flap is provided with an integrally molded upstanding tab which captures a free edge of a wheel liner or similar wheel well-forming vehicle body element. The upstanding tab may be combined with OEM screw holes or clamping members to affix the mud flap to the vehicle wheel well. | 09-24-2009 |
20100253034 | QUICK SWAP FENDER - A quick swap fender includes an intermediate mounting structure having securing features that are configured to secure the intermediate mounting structure to a body panel. The intermediate mounting structure includes a first locating feature. A detachable fender includes a second locating feature that is configured to cooperate with the first locating feature in an installed position. The first and second locating features retain the detachable fender relative to the intermediate mounting structure in a desired position, which may correspond to a typical fender “street use” position. A fastening device removably secures the detachable fender relative to the intermediate mounting structure in the installed position. | 10-07-2010 |
20100289243 | Mudguard for Mobile Working Machines - The invention relates to a mudguard ( | 11-18-2010 |
20110057410 | ADJUSTABLE FENDER - An adjustable fender vehicle has an upper wall with inner and outer side walls. The inner side wall includes an elongated longitudinal clamping edge and an interior wall depends from the underside of upper wall between the inner and outer walls. The interior wall has an elongated longitudinal opening in registry with the elongated longitudinal clamping edge in the inner side wall for receiving a fastener for adjustable mounting of the fender to a vehicle. The inner side wall includes an elongated longitudinal opening in registry with the elongated longitudinal opening in the interior wall and the elongated longitudinal clamping edge is formed in the elongated longitudinal opening in the inner side wall. The elongated longitudinal opening is configured to receive a mounting arm that is adapted to extend through the elongated longitudinal opening to the interior wall. Fasteners on the mounting arm clamp the fender to the mounting arm. | 03-10-2011 |
20120217719 | Mud flap holder - A mud flap holder for securing a mud flap to a motor vehicle includes a base plate, a pivot plate, and a securing mechanism. The base plate mounts to a vehicle. The pivot plate is connected to the base plate via a hinge. The securing mechanism secures the base and pivot plates in a locked position, which frictionally secures a mud flap between the base and pivot plates. | 08-30-2012 |
20130193665 | FENDER ASSEMBLY - A fender assembly is disclosed for use with a mobile machine. The fender assembly may have a fender with an upper wall, a lower wall, and a frame configured to support the fender. The upper and lower walls may be spaced apart to at least partially form a hollow enclosure. The fender assembly may also have at least one boss extending from the frame at least partially through the hollow enclosure, and at least one fastener configured to engage the at least one boss and press the upper and lower walls toward each other. | 08-01-2013 |
20140062053 | REFLECTIVE MUD FLAP - A reflective mud flap is disclosed. The reflective mud flap includes a front facing covered with reflective material and a rear facing covered with reflective material. A planar attachment tab extends from a top portion of the reflective mud flap, the planar attachment tab includes a pair of attachment apertures disposed on a top portion of the planar attachment tab. The pair of attachment apertures accommodate a pair of fasteners to couple the reflective mud flap to a vehicle. A process for the manufacture of a reflective mud flap includes obtaining a base mud flap, molding a plurality of reflective material into the base mud flap and producing a plurality of attachment apertures disposed on the base mud flap. | 03-06-2014 |
20150344076 | FENDER MADE OF PLASTIC AND COMPRISING A DEFLECTABLE MUDGUARD - A fender for a wheel rotating about an axis comprises a main fender part extending around the axis, a fender protruding from an axial fender fringe towards the axis, a mudguard comprising a main mudguard section extending downwards from the main fender part and a mudguard skirt protruding towards the wheel axis from an axial mudguard fringe, and an elastic interface. The main fender part, the fender skirt, the main mudguard section, and the mudguard skirt are molded of a same dimensionally stable plastic material. The elastic interface is made of an elastomeric plastic material molded to the main fender part, the fender skirt, the main mudguard section and the mudguard skirt, and connects the main mudguard section of the mudguard to a lower back end of the main fender part, and the mudguard skirt to a lower back skirt end of the fender skirt. | 12-03-2015 |
20160001821 | FENDER MOUNTING ARM - An arm for mounting a fender to a vehicle includes a shell defining an internal channel. The shell features a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. A mounting plate is secured within the internal channel in the proximal end portion of the shell. The mounting plate includes a fastener opening, which receives a fastener to secure the arm to a vehicle. The distal end portion of the shell is adapted to be fastened to the fender. | 01-07-2016 |
20160031488 | MUD FLAP ASSEMBLY - A mud flap assembly is arranged behind a wheel of a vehicle to block mud, water, and/or debris from being thrown into the air. The mud flap assembly includes a bracket and a mud flap. The bracket couples the mud flap assembly with the vehicle. The mud flap extends downwardly away from the bracket. | 02-04-2016 |
20160052560 | PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR ATV - An ATV dust guard includes a bar frame to define a protection area connected to an ATV, a dust protection barrier attached to the bar frame, a pivoting mount coupled to the bar frame, and a releasable latch attached to the ATV. The dust protection barrier forms a barrier extending away from the ATV between a seat on the ATV and a rear end of the ATV. The pivoting mount secures the bar frame to a surface of the ATV. The releasable latch prevents the bar frame from pivoting at the pivoting mount. | 02-25-2016 |
280849000 | Fender skirts | 2 |
20110304129 | Combination Wheel Skirt Cover and Mud Guard - A combination vehicle wheel well cover and mud flap device, comprising a semi-circular wheel well insert and a wrap-around rear flap portion that acts as a protective guard for flying debris ejected from the rotating rear wheel. The device provides a means to customize a vehicle by providing coverage of a rear tire and rim, changing the aesthetic nature of the vehicle, while also improving aerodynamic qualities therefor and further protecting the body from ejected rocks and dirt. A wrap-around portion attaches to the vehicle wheel well and forms a rear mounted mud flap, and also provides a lip for attachment of a wheel well cover. The cover may be removably attached via a row of fasteners to allow the cover to be removed without disassembling the entire assembly. | 12-15-2011 |
20120013113 | AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE IN PASSENGER VEHICLES - Systems and methods providing improved aerodynamic performance in passenger vehicles are generally described. The underbody of the passenger vehicle can be, in some cases, relatively smooth to reduce aerodynamic drag on the vehicle. In addition, the contour of the underbody can include one or more recessed portions that maintain relatively constant air pressure as air passes under the vehicle. The wheel fairings of the vehicle can also include one or more features that reduce aerodynamic drag. For example, the vehicle can include wheel fairings comprising one or more contours adjacent the interface between the wheel well and the underbody that serve to reduce pressure buildup adjacent the wheel well. In some embodiments, one or more wheels can include a wheel well cover that at least partially encloses the outside of the wheel well, such that air can pass smoothly along the side of the vehicle. In some embodiments, such as when the wheel well cover at least partially encloses a movable wheel, the wheel well cover can be adjustable such that contact between the tire (or any other part of the wheel) and the wheel well cover is avoided. The wheel well cover can include one or more curves (e.g., along 1-dimension as in a cylinder or along 2-dimensions as in a sphere), in some instances, which can accommodate a turning wheel such that the need to displace the wheel well cover in response to a turning wheel is reduced. | 01-19-2012 |
280850000 | Scuff pads and covering shields for fenders | 4 |
20090243274 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING VEHICLE BODY ACCESSORIES ON CORRESPONDING VEHICLE BODIES - Systems and methods for installing a vehicle-body accessory on a corresponding vehicle body include a vehicle-body accessory and an intermediate structural member configured to be positioned between the vehicle-body accessory and the corresponding vehicle body. The intermediate structural member includes one or more of a plurality of discrete projections and/or a plurality of discrete depressions for securing the structural member to the body and body accessory, such as with adhesive, spanning the projections and/or depressions. In some embodiments the structural member at least generally conforms to an internal recess, or channel, in the vehicle-body accessory. In some embodiments, the structural member includes at least one, optionally removable, alignment tab to facilitate proper installation of the intermediate structural member on a vehicle body. | 10-01-2009 |
20090256345 | FENDER LINER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a fender liner and a method for producing the same that allows reduction of noise caused by collision with pebbles etc. kicked by tires, that has sufficient rigidity, and that allows easier separation of attached ice. The fender liner comprises a low density nonwoven fabric layer, disposed on a side of the outside surface when it is attached to the outside surface, and a high density nonwoven fabric layer, the density of which is 0.6 to 0.9 g/cm | 10-15-2009 |
20130062871 | FENDER LINER FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - To provide a vehicle fender liner configured to easily form a solid shape and exhibit superior sound-absorption performance and excellent anti-icing, a fender liner | 03-14-2013 |
20130341899 | ACOUSTIC SPLASH SHIELD - An acoustic splash shield that combines sound damping and sound absorption is provided. The splash shield can have a first solid thermoplastic layer, an optional second porous layer extending across the first solid layer and a third hollow-shaped and/or corrugated-shaped thermoplastic layer extending across the second porous layer. The first, optional second, and third layers are operatively arranged to form an integral component with the second porous layer sandwiched between the first and third layers in order to provide a sound damping and sound absorbing splash shield having a pair of non-porous outer layers. The third hollow-shape and/or corrugated-shaped thermoplastic layer forms a plurality of hollow rectangular-shaped cavities against the first solid thermoplastic layer and the cavities are shaped in order to provide a plurality of hollow sound absorbing cavities that absorb sound wave frequencies within a desired range. | 12-26-2013 |