Patent ID: 11958538
Assignee: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A mud flap for a vehicle comprising:
a height, a width, and a thickness, where in an intended mounted arrangement on a vehicle the height extends primarily in a vertical direction, the width extending perpendicular to the height, and the thickness extending perpendicular to both the height and the width and measuring less than both the width and height;
a mounting section and a barrier section each being integral with each other, the mounting section configured to facilitate mounting of the mud flap to a vehicle adjacent a tire and the barrier section configured to intercept and deflect matter discharged from the tire while rotating during vehicle operation;
the mounting section having a width and the barrier section having a width, each width of the mounting section and the barrier section extending in the direction of the mud flap width, where the width of the mounting section is greater than the width of the barrier section;
the mounting section including a first set of mounting features, each of the mounting features forming a recess or aperture, where one mounting feature of the first set of mounting features is arranged at and/or beyond a widthwise extent of the barrier section width, and where the one mounting feature is arranged at least partially within a portion of the mounting section width extending outwardly from a widthwise extent of the barrier section width, where the first set of mounting features are configured to facilitate attachment of the mud flap to a mounting structure on the vehicle by way of a first set of mounting orifices; and,
the mounting section further including a second set of mounting features configured to facilitate attachment of the mud flap to the mounting structure or to another mounting structure on the vehicle by way of a second set of mounting orifices,
where the mounting section width extends outwardly from the widthwise extent of the barrier section from opposing sides of the barrier section width.