Patent ID: 7469958

Claim:
A multiple use vehicle accessory for use with a vehicle having a tire, comprising: a first unit, comprising: a first member that is longer in the longitudinal direction than in the lateral direction; a second member that is longer in the longitudinal direction than in the lateral direction; a first projecting mounting member having an aperture, wherein said first member and said first projecting mounting member are arranged with respect to one another such that the relative position between said aperture and said first member remains fixed; a second projecting mounting member having an aperture, wherein said aperture of said first projecting mounting member and said aperture of said second projecting mounting member are aligned with one another and are spaced from one another a greater distance than the width of the tire; a third projecting mounting member having an aperture; a fourth projecting mounting member having an aperture, wherein said aperture of said third projecting mounting member and said aperture of said fourth projecting mounting member are aligned with one another; and an end support attached to said first member, wherein said end support extends at an angle to the longitudinal direction; wherein said first unit is configured to be attached to a vehicle for use as a brush guard, and wherein said first unit is configured to be capable of being driven over by the vehicle, and wherein said apertures of said first projecting mounting member, said second projecting mounting member, said third projecting mounting member, and said fourth projecting mounting member are located forward of said first member and said second member when said first unit is attached to the vehicle for use as a brush guard; and wherein said aperture of said first projecting mounting member extends completely through said first projecting mounting member in the vertical direction when said first unit is attached to the vehicle for use as a brush guard; wherein said aperture of said second projecting mounting member extends completely through said second projecting mounting member in the vertical direction when said first unit is attached to the vehicle for use as a brush guard; wherein said aperture of said third projecting mounting member extends completely through said third projecting mounting member in the vertical direction when said first unit is attached to the vehicle for use as a brush guard; wherein said aperture of said fourth projecting mounting member extends completely through said fourth projecting mounting member in the vertical direction when said first unit is attached to the vehicle for use as a brush guard.