Fleet Engineers, Inc.

Fleet Enginners, Inc.

Leonard A Gould

Steven A Antekeier

Louis E Eklund, Jr

Timothy R Hawes

Glenn R Cryderman

David I Munger

Vehicle quarter fender

A mudflap assembly (10) mounts a mudflap (14) onto a vehicle frame. The mudflap assembly (10) includes a downwardly extending mudflap. The mudflap (14) is suspended from a support bar (16) and provides spray suppression. A bracket member (18) secures the mudflap (14) to the support bar (16). The bracket member (18) has an end flap (22) which extends downwardly from the bracket member (18) to conceal an outer end of the support bar (16) from view. The bracket member (18) can also include a crimped portion (23) at an inner end thereof for limiting vertical movement of the bracket member (18) relative to the support bar (16).

Mudflap bracket

A quarter fender 12 is mounted to a vehicle frame 14 by a mounting assembly 10. The fender 12 includes a pair of downwardly depending flanges 22 extending along longitudinal sides 20 thereof. A mounting rod 16 is secured to and positioned transversely of the longitudinal axis of the frame 14. The mounting assembly 10 comprises an L-shaped saddle 42 securely engaging an inside top portion 76 and the inside flange 22 of the fender 12; an L-shaped bracket 44 securely engaging substantially the full width of a bottom portion 78 and the inside flange 22 of the fender 12; a seat 50 secured to the saddle 42 and positioned along a transverse axis of the fender 12; and amounting tube 46 secured within the seat and an inner end 75 of which slidably and securely engages the mounting rod 16.

Vehicle quarter fender and assembly for mounting the same

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Fruitport, MI, United States of America

Leonard A Gould