Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1974-11-29
1976-01-27
Song, Robert R.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
B62B 916
Patent
active
039349012
ABSTRACT:
A quick release mud flap hanger assembly for trucks and trailers comprises an L-shaped mud flap hanger having an elongate, outwardly projecting first leg and a shorter leg depending therefrom. A mud flap is suspended from the first hanger leg, and a hanger support bracket, adapted for mounting on a truck or trailer frame, has a guideway into which the second hanger leg is downwardly received. A resilient hanger portion, having a plurality of bends, each of less than 90.degree., interconnects the first and second legs, vibrational flexing of the first leg relative to the second leg being divided among such plural bends to reduce work hardening and greatly extend hanger life. Portions of a spring loaded detent element provided in the second leg project outwardly below portions of the guideway when the second leg is fully received into the guideway, to prevent accidental release of the second leg. Vertical forces exerted on the first hanger leg cause portions of the guideway to depress the detent element, thereby allowing insertion or removal of the second hanger leg into or from the guideway without the necessity for an operator getting behind the vehicle's wheels or under its structure to engage or disengage the hanger. Variations in the number, location and orientation of bends in the resilient hanger portion are disclosed.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2952343 (1960-09-01), Modrey
patent: 2970849 (1961-02-01), Betts
patent: 3388884 (1968-06-01), Eggler
patent: 3782757 (1974-01-01), Juergens
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