Patent ID: 6076842
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: B62D,Y10S

Abstract:
A support system for mud flaps on the rear of a vehicle, the vehicle having a hitch support including a square tubular female portion extending from a rearward end of the vehicle and a square tubular male portion having a forward end receivable within a rearward end of the tubular female portion, the system comprising:a hub portion adapted for mounting on the rear of the vehicle, the hub portion comprising:a horizontal support member having a first end and a second end, the first end and second end being along an axis extending traverse to a longitudinal axis of the hitch support; anda hitch attachment member extending away from the horizontal support member, the hitch attachment member having an upper horizontal portion attached to a bottom surface of the horizontal support member and a pair of L-shaped portions, each L-shaped portion having a vertical leg extending downwardly from a respective end of the upper horizontal portion and a horizontal leg extending towards a horizontal leg of the other L-shaped portion to define a generally square opening which is sized for slidably receiving therethrough only the tubular male portion of the hitch support, the hitch attachment member being in abutting relationship with a rearward end of the tubular female portion of the hitch support when mounted to the tubular male portion;a mud flap support rod for supporting a mud flap suspended therefrom; andattachment means for attaching the mud flap support rod to said hub portion, the attachment means comprising an arm having a first end and a second end, the mud flap support rod being connected to the first end of the arm extending horizontally, the second end of the arm being selectively pivotally connected to one of the ends of the horizontal support member in a manner that allows selective pivotal movement of the arm about the axis of the horizontal support member for adjusting a vertical elevation of the mud flap support rod relative to a vertical elevation of the horizontal support member.