Patent ID: 7708315

Claim:
A truck mud flap suspension apparatus featuring resilient support, the suspension apparatus comprising in combination: at least one spring; at least one cable; said cable coupled to said spring; said cable adapted to be coupled to a mud flap; said spring adapted to deflect when a tension force is applied to said cable by the mud flap moving at least partially downward; wherein said at least one cable has two ends, with at least one of said two ends coupled to the mud flap, said spring having at least one end with a pulley attached thereto and with a portion of said cable between said two ends routed over said pulley to couple said cable to said spring; and wherein each of said ends of said cable are respectively attached to the mud flap at laterally spaced locations on the mud flap, such that both resilient mud flap translation and resilient mud flap rotation are facilitated.