Patent ID: 7014211
Filing Date: 2006-03-21
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A bracket and mud-flap assembly for vehicles and heavy equipment, comprising: a generally planar rectangular backing with a top edge, an area below the top edge and a front facing; a perpendicular flange attached to and extending across the top edge of the generally planar rectangular backing; a bracket that is below the area of the top edge and having two ends, said bracket being triangular in cross-section and being raised on each end of the bracket forming a slot across the generally planar rectangular backing and the bracket; a generally planar and rectangular mud-flap with a width, a thickness and with a raised triangle-shaped protrusion running across the width of the generally planar and rectangular mud-flap, said generally planar and rectangular mud-flap can be pulled between and through the front facing of the generally planar and rectangular backing and the bracket until the raised triangle-shaped protrusion is received in the slot, leaving the area of the generally planar and rectangular mud-flap below the raised triangle-shaped protrusion to act as a secured mud-flap for the bracket and mud-flap assembly.