Abstract A fender flap or the like which is particularly designed to be mounted on high clearance vehicles, the concept of such a device being to protect the body of the vehicle against the material being thrown upwardly by the wheels of the vehicle and including a relatively stable mounting section and having a hingeable section arranged therebelow and hinged thereto. The flap includes the first stable section and the hinged section, which sections are joined through pivot receiving portions on the adjacent portions thereof and with a connecting rod member received therethrough, said pivot receiving sections or portions including relatively rectangular configurations alternately formed on the stable portions and the hinged portions. Spring loading mechanism is provided to normally maintain the entire flap in vertical relation.
A fender flap for the deflection of road materials consisting of: a. a first, generally rectangular plate member arranged for attachment to a vehicle; b. a second, generally rectangular plate member arranged for attachment to said first plate member to be in depending relation thereto; c. means for hingedly connecting said first plate member to said second plate member; and, d. said means for hingedly connecting said first plate member to said second plate member including a plurality of spaced, aligneable, pivot receiving members arranged along respective edges thereof, said pivot receiving members defining a generally rectangular interior configuration and said means including a connecting member of a generally circular configuration.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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A fender flap for the deflection of road materials consisting of: a. a first, generally rectangular plate member arranged for attachment to a vehicle; b. a second, generally rectangular plate member arranged for attachment to said first plate member to be in depending relation thereto; c. means for hingedly connecting said first plate member to said second plate member; and, d. said means for hingedly connecting said first plate member to said second plate member including a plurality of spaced, aligneable, pivot receiving members arranged along respective edges thereof, said pivot receiving members defining a generally rectangular interior configuration and said means including a connecting member of a generally circular configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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The structure set forth in claim 1 and said pivot receiving members providing a generally square internal configuration, said means for hingedly connecting said members being of a generally circular configuration.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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The structure set forth in claim 1 and said second plate member provided of a flat surface and provided with a formed, lower edge portion for lateral strengthening thereof.