Pivoting mud flap assembly

摘要

A mud flap assembly for a vehicle includes a mud flap and a mud flap bracket. The mud flap is attached to the mud flap bracket. The mud flap bracket is in turn attached to the vehicle by an attachment means so that when the mud flap is pinched between a tire of the vehicle and a fixed object resting on the ground, the mud flap bracket and the mud flap are moved and/or deflected substantially uniformly downwardly toward the ground in order to prevent damage to the mud flap, the mud flap bracket and the vehicle.

主权项

1. A mud flap assembly for a vehicle comprising:
a) a mud flap; b) a mud flap bracket attached to said mud flap; and c) means for attaching said mud flap bracket to said vehicle in a transversely cantilevered configuration so that when the mud flap is pinched between a tire of said vehicle and a fixed object, the mud flap bracket and said mud flap are moved substantially uniformly downwardly toward said fixed object.