Patent ID: 8176832

Claim:
An obstruction deflection system for a vehicle, the system comprising: a guide; and a support structure, wherein the support structure comprises one or more supports; one or more guide connectors; a fixed single support bracket; a tilt bracket; and a fixed multiple support bracket, and wherein the fixed single support bracket, the tilt bracket, and the fixed multiple support bracket are mounted to the vehicle, a first end of each of the supports is installed onto the fixed single support bracket, the tilt bracket, and the fixed multiple support bracket, a second end of each of the supports is installed onto each of the guide connectors, and the guide is rotatably attached to the guide connectors such that the guide is positioned longitudinally on the vehicle and the guide is curved with the vehicle on the inside of the curve; and when the tilt bracket is locked to prevent tilting, and the vehicle is operated in either of a first direction and a second direction, and an obstruction is encountered by the guide, cooperative flexing of the guide and of the supports in combination deflects the obstruction away from the vehicle.