Patent ID: 7261346

Claim:
An auxiliary guard assembly for a semi-truck, the semi-truck having a front end, a pair of female hitch receivers being mounted on the front end and being spaced from each other, said assembly comprising: a shield apparatus including a plurality of elongated members each having a first end and a second end, a plurality of connector bars being attached to each of said elongated members such that said elongated members are each orientated parallel to each other; and a pair of connectors configured to releasably attach said shield apparatus to said front end of said semi truck, each of said connectors being attached to said shield apparatus and being positioned for engaging the front end, each of said connectors including: a rod having a first end and a second end, said rod defining a male coupler and said first end being removably extendable into one of said female hitch receivers, said rod having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough; a bracket being attached to said second end and being hingedly coupled to said shield apparatus.