Side fender

Claim 1

Traffic protective device for reducing the risk of injury to motorists from a collision with a large bulldozer while in transit on an open-sided vehicle, said device comprising: a. a pair of longitudinally-extended, rigid guard members of a length and configuration such that each is adapted, when separably attached to said bulldozer in a position generally parallel and adjacent to the exterior side of a blade-lifting arm member of said bulldozer, at one of its ends having an inclined hook shaped portion extending laterally with respect to the guard member and with lateral reinforcing means extending between the portions of the hook, to partially shield at least a portion of the adjacent vertical edge of the blade member of said bulldozer and at its other end at least to partially shield the adjacent extremity of said blade-lifting arm member, whereby another vehicle colliding with said opensided vehicle will be deflected by said guard member away from said vertical edge; and b. a plurality of rigid arm-like hanger members extending rearwardly from each of said guard members, and adapted for separably connecting and maintaining said guard member to said bulldozer in the aforesaid position with respect to a bladelifting arm member and said blade member of said bulldozer.