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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1986
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1984
James R Lockwood, Wapakoneta, OH (US);
Larry A Loeffler, Lima, OH (US);
Lancaster Colony Corporation, Columbus, OH (US);
Abstract
A splash guard for truck-type vehicles is provided having a panel including a surface adapted to be disposed in facing relationship rearwardly of the wheels in intercepting relationship to water droplets that may be thrown upwardly and rearwardly of the wheels. The panel surface is formed with a plurality of elongated ribs disposed in spaced parallel relationship and projecting from the panel surface. Each of the ribs is formed with nonplanar wall surfaces with the specific rib configuration comprising a plurality of conical projections disposed in longitudinally spaced relationship and interconnected by relatively thin wall elements to form a substantially continuous wall.