Patent ID: 9387888
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: B60D,B62D

Claim Text:
1. A mud flap assembly for attachment to a hitch assembly, the hitch assembly being attachable to a hitch receiver attached to a vehicle proximate a bumper of the vehicle; the bumper having a rear surface and the hitch assembly having a shaft for engagement with the hitch receiver; the mud flap assembly comprising: a frame, a securing assembly and two mud flap panels; the frame having two longitudinal ends and a rear plate; wherein the rear plate includes a hitch opening, spaced between the respective longitudinal ends, for receiving the shaft of the hitch assembly; the securing assembly including two elongated members that can be secured to the frame with adjustable fasteners and secured to one another with adjustable fasteners to engage the shaft and thereby secure the hitch assembly to the frame; wherein each the respective mud flap panels is secured to the frame proximate opposite longitudinal ends of the frame and extends at least about two inches beyond the respective longitudinal end.