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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Anthony Michael Caruso, Farmingdale, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Anthony Michael Caruso, Farmingdale, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/18 (2006.01); B62D 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 25/188 (2013.01); B62D 25/163 (2013.01); B62D 25/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fully foldable mud flap has an upper flap section having a magnet permanently attached and a lower flap section having a magnet of the opposite polarity attached. The flap sections are connected by a hinge which allows rotation of the lower flap section in relation to the upper flap section, such that, in the retracted position, the lower flap section is parallel to and directly faces the upper flap section, with the magnets securing the flap sections in this position. The mud flap can be conveniently manually folded and unfolded, when desired.