Patent ID: 7607698

Claim:
A mud guard assembly for a vehicle having a chassis supported for longitudinal travel in a forward direction, the assembly comprising: at least one fixed channel arranged to be supported in fixed relation to the chassis of the vehicle at a rear of the vehicle to extend laterally in relation to the longitudinal travel of the vehicle; said at least one fixed channel being arranged to be supported on the chassis of the vehicle at a plurality of positions along a length of the fixed channel which are spaced in a lateral direction relative to one another; a slide channel arranged to be supported along said at least one fixed channel for sliding movement relative to said at least one fixed channel in the lateral direction; guard material suspended from the slide channel and arranged for catching debris thrown rearward from wheels of the vehicle; the slide channel and the guard material of said at least one fixed channel being arranged to be slidably removable together from the fixed channel by sliding the slide channel relative to the fixed channel in the lateral direction; said at least one fixed channel being supported by a pair of brackets spaced apart from one another fixed on the chassis of the vehicle, the fixed channel being supported for sliding movement in the lateral direction relative to the brackets; a plurality of fasteners arranged to selectively secure position of the fixed channel in relation to the brackets; and a clevis pin slidable through cooperating apertures in said at least one fixed channel and the slide channel slidably received therein in which the clevis pin is arranged to be inserted perpendicularly to the lateral direction of relative sliding.