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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
Javier Nolasco, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Larry Gardner, Buckeye, AZ (US);
Javier Nolasco, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Larry Gardner, Buckeye, AZ (US);
Abstract
A fender assembly for a vehicle transport trailer includes a fender positioned over a side wheel of the transport trailer and a spring is coupled between the fender and the trailer frame. The spring urges the fender upward into an uncollapsed position wherein a portion of the fender is a first distance above the trailer platform. The spring also allows the fender to move downward to a collapsed position wherein the portion of the fender is a second, smaller distance above the trailer platform when the weight of a vehicle is placed on the fender. The fender assembly thereby allows the trailer to have a lower deck than conventional vehicle transport trailers.