Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1980-07-15
1982-10-19
Mitchell, David M.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
B62D 2516
Patent
active
043546900
ABSTRACT:
A mud flap system for vehicles including a substantially L-shaped rod to carry a mud flap and a rigid bracket to receive said rod is described. The bracket is preferably substantially unitary in structure and includes a substantially vertical socket through which one leg of the L-shaped rod is inserted. It also includes a support portion spaced from and at a distance from the socket on which the other (horizontal) leg of the rod rests. This latter portion both supports the horizontal leg and dampens vertical oscillations of the leg. A pair of substantially rigid side walls carried by the bracket provide a nesting area for at least a portion of the horizontal leg to limit its lateral motion. The bracket thus provided serves to simultaneously secure one leg of the L-shaped rod in its vertical socket and to thus provide cantilevered support to the second (horizontally) extending leg, while the side walls limit the lateral movement of the horizontal leg and the spaced support provides horizontal support while also dampening vertical oscillation of the horizontal leg. In one preferred embodiment, additional resilient dampening material is included in the bracket in contact with the horizontal leg to further cushion said leg and dampen its vertical oscillation.
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Margolis Donald W.
Mitchell David M.
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