Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
280851000 | Splash guards | 39 |
20090243275 | Saddle-type vehicle including wheel well shields and an underbody splash guard member - A saddle-type vehicle has an engine compartment protected from mud and water splash by wheel well shields and a centrally located underbody splash guard member, arranged to substantially block mud and water from splashing back toward an engine during operation of the vehicle. These splash guards are also configured to ensure a space for maintenance. The vehicle includes inner wheel well shields located respectively laterally inside of the front wheels, and an underbody splash guard member including first and second guard portions. The first guard portion provided on the underbody splash guard member is located laterally inside of the wheel well shields, and the second guard portion is located laterally inside of the first guard portion for covering a front portion of the engine. | 10-01-2009 |
20090273176 | Retractable Mud Flap For Vehicles - A mud flap for land vehicles, comprising at least one drive element ( | 11-05-2009 |
20100025978 | RELAY BOX PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE - A relay box protective structure, which protects a relay box from a tread surface stripped off when a tire | 02-04-2010 |
20100052304 | FENDER WEAR PLATE GUARD - A wear plate guard for installation on a downwardly facing fender assembly surface having a front leading edge and fender sidewalls is disclosed herein. The wear plate guard is an elongate member with a generally L-shaped configuration adapted to cover and protect the surface. The elongate member has a top surface and splashguard fin in perpendicular alignment with a hole formed therein and configured for attachment to one of the fender sidewalls. The assembly also includes at least one outer tab extending perpendicularly downward from an end of the wear plate guard top surface, having a hole located therein. | 03-04-2010 |
20100059982 | Mud Wing Having Directional Spray Suppression - Mud wings of the present invention include an enclosed space in which water diverters are disposed in positions and in orientations that cause water entering the enclosed space through the front panel of the mud wing to directionally drain to a predetermined exit port in the mud wing. In one embodiment, the exit port is located on the bottom portion of a thin sidewall of the mud wing that is designed to release water on the inboard side of the tire path, which prevents the water from being deposited into the path of any rearward tires. | 03-11-2010 |
20100078927 | FENDER LINER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention discloses a fender liner attached to a motor vehicle wheel house. The fender liner includes a breathable base material layer produced by forming a fiber assembly into a shape along the wheel house and a protective layer made of waterproof material. The protective layer is superimposed on a surface of the base material layer that is opposite to a side facing the wheel house. The protective layer is provided with a plurality of through-holes that allow air to flow through the protective layer to the surface of the base material layer on which the protective layer is superimposed. | 04-01-2010 |
20110049858 | Mud Flap - Mud flap having a plurality of laterally spaced, vertically extending vanes defining a plurality of vertically extending channels on the front side of the flap for directing water and debris from a wheel in a downward direction toward the roadway and not to the rear or sides of the flap, and vertically extending slotted openings in the channels of a size permitting air to pass through the openings to the rear of the flap and preventing water and debris from doing so. In some embodiments, vertically extending deflectors are positioned to the rear of the slotted openings for directing any water and debris passing through the openings in a downward direction toward the roadway. | 03-03-2011 |
20110204614 | Universal Mud Flap - The universal mudflap has a generally planar, integrally molding a body including a front face and a rear face spanning between a top mounting end and a bottom flap end arranged to suspend from the vehicle. A plurality of cutting guide lines are integrally molded into the front face of the molded body in which the plurality of cutting guide lines represent at least two different patterns corresponding to respective different configurations of the top mounting end such that the mudflap is arranged for readily mounting on respective vehicles having different mud flap mounting configurations. The method of forming the mudflap includes the end user selecting the pattern corresponding to the mud flap mounting configuration of their vehicle and cutting the body along the cutting guide lines of only the selected pattern. | 08-25-2011 |
20110248490 | SPRAY PREVENTION DEVICE - A device for preventing spray from emerging from the wheels of vehicles comprises a panel ( | 10-13-2011 |
20120068448 | 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. | 03-22-2012 |
20120112446 | RAIN HAZARD ELIMINATOR - A system and method to reduce water spray from one or more truck tires of a truck driving through rain on a water covered road. A combination centrifuge and air compressor device collects a mixture of air and rainwater, to separate the air from the rainwater and to compress the air. An air distribution manifold system directs the compressed air from the combination centrifuge and air compressor device onto an area of the water covered road in front of one or more of the truck's tires so that the water from the area rises up from the road. Then a shield barrier channels the water that rises up from the area on the road away from one or more of the truck's tires. | 05-10-2012 |
20120112447 | SPLASH FLAP, PARTICULARLY FOR TRUCKS - A splash flap, particularly for trucks, of the kind including one or more splash flap parts for mounting internally in a curved mudguard ( | 05-10-2012 |
20120139226 | SADDLE RIDING VEHICLE - A saddle riding vehicle includes a vehicle body frame, an engine, a catalytic device, and a catalyst cover. The engine is disposed on the vehicle body frame and includes a cylinder block in a forwardly inclined position. The catalytic device is disposed at a front lower portion of the engine. The catalytic device includes an exhaust gas introducer oriented substantially at right angles, and a catalyst case disposed below the exhaust gas introducer. The catalyst cover is disposed on the vehicle body frame to cover a front portion of the catalytic device from a front downward direction. The catalyst cover is provided in a space between the catalytic device and a front wheel supported by a front fork provided at a front side of the vehicle body frame. The catalyst cover includes an opening portion at a forward portion of the exhaust gas introducer. | 06-07-2012 |
20120299284 | Shield for Weight Gauge 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 protectable components and forward of the wheels of the tractor trailer. The shield limits the likelihood of damage to forward components by impact from objects thrown by the wheels and also limits the deposit of road dirt and grime thrown by the wheels. | 11-29-2012 |
20120319392 | VEHICLE SPLASH GUARD - A vehicle splash guard comprises a base portion, a guard portion, a mounting portion, a mating portion and a flexible portion. The guard portion extends from the base portion. The mounting portion extends from the base portion and is configured to mount to a vehicle body structure. The mounting portion includes a mounting portion free edge. The mating portion is configured to abut the vehicle body structure. The mating portion includes a first mating portion free edge and a second mating portion free edge. The first mating portion free edge extends from the base portion to the mounting portion. The flexible portion is defined by the mounting portion free edge and the second mating portion free edge, such that the guard portion is configured to move about the flexible portion between a normal position in which the second mating portion free edge is positioned at a first position proximate to the mounting portion free edge and a flexed position in which the second mating portion free edge is spaced at a second position further apart from the mounting portion free edge than the first position. | 12-20-2012 |
20120326426 | TIRE SPRAY COLLECTING ASSEMBLY FOR TRUCKS AND TRAILERS - The present invention relates to a tire spray collecting assembly for a vehicle, such as a truck and/or trailer. The vehicle has a front end, a frame, a ground-engaging tire operatively connected to the frame, and a fender connected to the frame. The frame is spaced-apart from and partially extends about the tire. The assembly has an air diverter operatively connected to the frame. The air diverter is configured to capture moving air caused by forward motion of the vehicle and direct the air so captured towards the front end of the vehicle between the fender and the tire. Air so directed promotes re-direction of water spray from the tire towards the front end of the vehicle. The assembly has a collector connected to the fender and interposed between the fender and the tire. The collector is configured to capture said water spray so re-directed. | 12-27-2012 |
20130026746 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE FOR AUTOMOBILE - An inner fender that faces a wheel arch of a bumper face includes an undercut portion formed on a side of an inner peripheral wall, the side of the inner peripheral wall being an outer side with respect to a vehicle width direction. The undercut portion includes a lower side wall that radially inwardly recedes from the inner peripheral wall and is superposed with a lower end of the wheel arch of the bumper face, an upper side wall that radially outwardly protrudes from the inner peripheral wall and is disposed above the lower side wall so as to be continuous with the lower side wall, and a flange that extends outward in the vehicle width direction from a front end of the upper side wall and is secured to an inner portion of the bumper face. | 01-31-2013 |
20130106089 | VEHICLE SPLASH GUARD | 05-02-2013 |
20130140804 | SPLASH GUARD ATTACHMENT CLIP ASSEMBLY - An attachment clip assembly for securing a splash guard to an edge of a vehicle panel. The attachment clip assembly includes inner and outer clips and a threaded fastener. The inner clip includes wedging and gripping arms and the outer clip includes wedging and support arms, the inner clip fitting in nested relationship in the outer clip. The threaded fastener extends through an opening of the inner clip and a slotted opening of the outer clip. The wedging arm of the outer clip includes spaced apart shoulders overlying respective outer edges of the wedging arm of the inner clip such that, upon tightening the threaded fastener, the wedging arm of the inner clip slides along the wedging arm of the outer clip in a direction toward a central portion of the outer clip thereby moving the inner clip gripping arm toward the outer clip support arm. | 06-06-2013 |
20130147176 | PIVOTING MUD FLAP ASSEMBLY - A mud flap assembly for a vehicle includes a mud flap and a mud flap bracket. The mud flap is attached to the mud flap bracket. The mud flap bracket is in turn attached to the vehicle by an attachment means so that when the mud flap is pinched between a tire of the vehicle and a fixed object resting on the ground, the mud flap bracket and the mud flap are moved and/or deflected substantially uniformly downwardly toward the ground in order to prevent damage to the mud flap, the mud flap bracket and the vehicle. | 06-13-2013 |
20130161935 | ADJUSTABLE SPLASH GUARD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - An adjustable splash guard assembly ( | 06-27-2013 |
20130168953 | REMOVABLE MUD FLAP ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - A removable mud flap assembly adapted to rapid and facile removal of a flap member from a wheeled vehicle or trailer is described. The removable mud flap assembly includes a bracket assembly having a fixed structure affixed to the vehicle or trailer, and a removable structure affixed to the flap member. The removable structure securely engages the fixed structure to form an intact bracket assembly, and is adapted to readily disengage from the fixed structure, thereby enabling the flap member to be quickly and easily removed from the vehicle. The flap member is typically, but not necessarily, removed from the vehicle by one person in a few seconds, without the use of tools. | 07-04-2013 |
20130214521 | Fender Assembly For Off-Highway Machine - A fender assembly for an off-highway machine includes a metallic fender, and a non-metallic fender extension having a one-piece shell. The one-piece shell includes an interior surface defining a cavity, a shell wall extending throughout the one-piece shell, and a plurality of elongate reinforcement pockets formed by intrusions of the shell wall into the cavity. | 08-22-2013 |
20140035270 | Vehicle splash guard - A splash guard includes an elongate portion that extends along a side sill, and a rear wall that protrudes from a rear end of the elongate portion into a rear wheel house, wherein the rear wall covers a first flange formed by folding over an edge of the rear wheel house to a vehicle inner side, and a second flange formed by folding over an edge of the side body outer panel into the rear wheel house so as to overlap the rear side of the first flange, the rear wall covering the first flange and the second flange from behind with a clearance disposed therebetween. The splash guard further includes a pedestal formed protruding from a region nearby the rear end of the elongate portion toward the side body outer panel, and a coupling portion that couples the pedestal to the rear wall. | 02-06-2014 |
20140042736 | Retractable Vehicle Mud Flap - A retractable mud flap assembly has a housing suspended from a vehicle hitch receiver tube so as not to interfere with mounting of a hitch ball thereon. The housing receives a rotatable shaft therein upon which a flexible mud flap panel can be rolled into the housing in a stored position. The housing has a lower dispensing slot between opposing flanges through which a portion of increased thickness of the panel cannot pass. A tool attachment portion is supported at one end of the shaft for selective attachment of an auxiliary handle member or rotary tool for example. A radial locking member on the housing selectively engages shaft to lock the panel in either the stored position or a working position suspended from the dispensing slot. | 02-13-2014 |
20140070523 | MULTILAYER AUTOMOBILE SPLASHBOARD STRUCTURE - A multilayer automobile splashboard structure comprises a splashboard and a water guiding plate. The splashboard is connected to an automobile body above a tire. An arc shaped outer surface of the splashboard is corresponded to the tire, and a plurality of protruding portions is disposed on the outer surface. The water guiding plate is provided on the outer surface of the splashboard correspondingly and a water guiding space is formed between the water guiding plate and the outer surface. A plurality of holes is disposed on the water guiding plate corresponding to the protruding portions on the outer surface respectively. Thereby, the water flinged off from the tire can be splashed into the holes and dashed on the protruding portions. Then, the water is discharged from two sides of the each of the protruding portions along the water guiding space. | 03-13-2014 |
20140091565 | RECREATIONAL-BOARD FENDER AND SPLASH GUARD APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to a fender and splash guard device and system configured to be secured to either an axle or a truck of a recreational and personal boarding device including, but not limited to, skateboards, long boards, and or mountain boards thereby protecting the rider from any projecting debris or splashing when using the board. The fender and splash guard device and system can molded and or otherwise formed in a unitary construction or two piece construction. | 04-03-2014 |
20140125046 | Fender Flare - A fender flare includes a side portion and an inner portion. The inner portion includes troughs at a front area of the inner portion. | 05-08-2014 |
20140151993 | WATER SPLASH PREVENTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A water splash preventing apparatus for a vehicle is provided, where the water splash preventing apparatus is disposed on a mudguard of the vehicle to prevent water splash. The water splash preventing apparatus includes a porous panel and a plurality of pockets, where the porous panel has a plurality of apertures and allows water to enter the aperture. The plurality of pockets are disposed in the porous panel to allow water to drop to an open space thereunder. Here, water splashed from a tire passes through the aperture and then drops down by colliding with an inner side of the mudguard and simultaneously bouncing off the pocket. | 06-05-2014 |
20140252754 | PIVOTING MUD FLAP ASSEMBLY - A mud flap assembly for a vehicle includes a mud flap and a mud flap bracket. The mud flap is attached to the mud flap bracket. The mud flap bracket is in turn attached to the vehicle by an attachment means so that when the mud flap is pinched between a tire of the vehicle and a fixed object resting on the ground, the mud flap bracket and the mud flap are moved and/or deflected substantially uniformly downwardly toward the ground in order to prevent damage to the mud flap, the mud flap bracket and the vehicle. | 09-11-2014 |
20140312604 | Mud Flap System - A vehicle mud flap system is presented. This system provides the ability to allow a user a single person to replace a mud flap on a large truck such as a mining truck in approximately an hour. Currently, 3-4 people and about 3 hours are needed. The vehicle mud flap system comprises a first elongated member, a second elongated member and a third elongated member. The first elongated member is designed to install onto a vehicle. The second elongated member is connected to a mud flap. The third elongated member is connected to a base member and includes an elongated slit. The second elongated member is designed to slide into the third elongated member with the mud flap passing through the elongated slit. The third elongated member is designed to slide into the first elongated member. | 10-23-2014 |
20150021898 | Vehicle fender extension for drilless assembly with receiving shoe - A vehicle fender extension component for drilless assembly to the leading or trailing end said vehicle fender includes a main body structure and a plurality of clamping elements. The main body structure has a top, bottom, front, back and first and second sides with downwardly extending flanges. The main body has a central axis that is arcuate with a radius, width and taper approximately equal to those of the said vehicle fender. At least two orifices are located on the first and second flange of the main body. The at least two clamping elements are positioned at the at least two orifices on the first and second flange and a central fender end receiving shoe is positioned to have the end of a fender pushed into it. | 01-22-2015 |
20150097365 | MUD FLAP SYSTEM - A mud flap system for a tractor is described. The mud flap system includes brackets that clamp or secure to a frame of the tractor. Lateral extensions engage to the brackets to support covers over a top surface of rear wheels of the tractor. | 04-09-2015 |
20160001820 | MUD FLAP ASSEMBLIES - Mud flap assemblies including a frame that can be interconnected to a hitch assembly which can be interconnected to a hitch receiver. Mud flap assemblies including a frame, a securing assembly and mud flap panels; the frame having two longitudinal ends and a rear plate that includes a hitch opening spaced for receiving the shaft of the hitch assembly. One frame is designed to rest on a portion of the bumper to minimize vibration of the frame while in use. The mud flap assembly may include a pair of stops or stop assemblies that are preferably adjustable and are constructed and arranged to rest against the bumper. The mud flap assemblies may also include exhaust ventilation apertures and/or protective heat shields. Methods of installing mud flap assemblies are also disclosed. | 01-07-2016 |
20160114835 | Mud Flap Assembly Having Enlarged Flap Panels - Mud flap assemblies including a frame, a securing assembly and mud flap panels; the securing assembly enabling the frame to be secured to a hitch assembly having a shaft, for further attachment to a hitch receiver secured to a vehicle; the frame having a rear plate that includes a hitch opening for receiving the shaft of the hitch assembly. The frame is preferably configured to rest on a portion of a bumper of the vehicle to minimize vibration of the frame during use. The mud flap assembly preferably including a pair of stops that are preferably adjustable and are constructed and arranged to rest against the bumper. The mud flap assembly preferably includes enlarged mud flap panels and mud flap support members for additional support of the enlarged mud flap panels. Methods of installing mud flap assemblies are also disclosed. | 04-28-2016 |
20180022393 | MUD FLAP SYSTEM | 01-25-2018 |
280852000 | For velocipedes | 3 |
20100207374 | Bicycle fender allowing different color selection - A bicycle fender allowing different color selection includes a frame and a panel. The frame has a body at the periphery formed in a shape of the fender, and at least one carved out zone and at least one fastening element to be coupled with the panel to form changeable color and pattern combinations that can be selected and installed according to users' requirements and preferences. | 08-19-2010 |
20120228858 | FENDER WITH DRAINAGE FOR BICYCLE - The fender is formed with a plurality of Y-shaped protrusions on the side facing the wheel. The Y-shaped protrusions are longitudinally arranged in a row. Each of the Y-shaped protrusions is composed of a vee and a vertical. The vee opens towards the direction of forward rotation of the wheel. The water thrown by the wheel will be guided by the verticals of the Y-shaped protrusions first, and then split by the vee to obliquely flow out of the fender. | 09-13-2012 |
20130049343 | MUDGUARD STRUCTURE FOR STRADDLE-RIDE TYPE VEHICLE - A mudguard structure for a straddle-ride vehicle suppresses the enlargement of an attachment portion of a mud shield plate and makes satisfactory the external appearance of the circumference of a rear fender. A mudguard has left and right erecting walls erecting to the rear from respective left and right outer edges thereof and a front-lower concave portion integrally continuing into a lower portion of a rear wheel runout concave portion of a rear fender. A box-like attachment portion for attachment to the rear fender is located at each of both, left and right, sides of the upper end portion of the mudguard. | 02-28-2013 |