Patent ID: 7909343

Claim:
A mudflap assembly comprising: a hanger for supporting a mudflap, the hanger comprising a horizontal substantially rectangular portion and a substantially cylindrical portion at a first end of said substantially rectangular portion, said substantially cylindrical portion contiguous with said substantially rectangular portion, said substantially cylindrical portion comprising a first protrusion on a top side of said substantially cylindrical portion and a second protrusion on a bottom side of said substantially cylindrical portion; a bracket having a vertical substantially flat rear portion and a first and second leg contiguous with the substantially flat rear portion, said first leg extending from a first end of the vertical substantially flat rear portion and said second leg extending from a second end of said vertical substantially flat rear portion, said first leg having a first opening and said second leg having a second opening, said substantially cylindrical portion is rotatably coupled to said bracket wherein said substantially cylindrical portion is inserted between said first leg and said second leg and said first protrusion on said top side of said substantially cylindrical portion fits within said first opening of said first leg and said second protrusion on said bottom side of said substantially cylindrical portion fits within said second opening of said second leg, such that upon impact of said hanger with an obstacle, a second end of said hanger rotates around said bracket, radially displacing said hanger from an initial position and as said hanger rotates, said first protrusion and said second protrusion rotate within said first and second openings, respectively, wherein the first leg comprises a detent, said detent having downwardly sloping sides that terminate at a low point and said hanger has a crevice having downwardly sloping sides that terminate at a low point such that the downwardly sloping sides of said detent slidably move along the downwardly sloping sides of said crevice to displace from the detent from said crevice upon impact of said hanger with an obstacle.