Patent ID: 8465058

Claim:
A sprung mud flap device comprising, in combination: a top spaced apart from a bottom, a front and a rear; a vertically disposed mount plate beginning at the top; a plurality of spaced apart plate orifices disposed in the mount plate top; and at least three spaced apart spring orifices disposed downwardly in the mount plate; a rain shield attached downwardly to the mount plate; a flap assembly comprising: an upper attachment affixed to a u-channel; and at least three spaced apart attachment orifices disposed in the upper attachment; a flap removably disposed within the u-channel; a plurality of flap fasteners removably affixing the flap within the u-channel; a plurality of expansion springs removably connecting the spring orifices to the attachment orifices of the upper attachment, the expansion springs shielded rearwardly by the rain shield.