Patent ID: 6139062
Filing Date: 2000-10-31
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
A combination truck and mud flap lifter, comprising:a mud flap having means to rigidly affix to a body of said truck along a top edge of said mud flap;a push bar pivotally affixed to said body by a pivot joint, said push bar located between the rear tire of said truck and said mud flap, said push bar being held by a first arm extending from said pivot joint;means for moving said push bar about said pivot joint, said push bar contacting the inside surface of said mud flap such that said push bar lifts only the bottom portion of said mud flap forming a first fold therein and moves it rearward away from the rear tire; anda second fold in said mud flap formed when it is fully lifted thereby holding the mud flap up and to into the rear of said rear tire in a compact, double folded condition.