Patents Assigned to Powerflow Inc.
-
Patent number: 8991868Abstract: An attachment clip assembly for securing a splash guard to an edge of a vehicle panel. The attachment clip assembly includes inner and outer clips and a threaded fastener. The inner clip includes wedging and gripping arms and the outer clip includes wedging and support arms, the inner clip fitting in nested relationship in the outer clip. The threaded fastener extends through an opening of the inner clip and a slotted opening of the outer clip. The wedging arm of the outer clip includes spaced apart shoulders overlying respective outer edges of the wedging arm of the inner clip such that, upon tightening the threaded fastener, the wedging arm of the inner clip slides along the wedging arm of the outer clip in a direction toward a central portion of the outer clip thereby moving the inner clip gripping arm toward the outer clip support arm.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Powerflow, Inc.Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Ward, Ken Miller, Ken Lott, Edward Kish
-
Publication number: 20130161935Abstract: An adjustable splash guard assembly (50) for attachment to a vehicle (10) having a substantially planer mud flap (52) defined by first and second sides (60, 62). The adjustable splash guard assembly (50) further includes an adjustable cover (54) having an inside panel (86) and an outside panel (88) forming a pocket (90) therebetween, and an adjustable assembly (200) comprising a pivoting connection (202) formed by a first fastener (210) coupling the inside panel (86) of the adjustable cover (54) to the mud flap (52), the adjustable assembly (200) further comprises a selectively pivoting connection formed by a second fastener (216) coupled to the inside panel (86) of the adjustable cover (54), and a plurality of variable positioning apertures (204) located through the mud flap (52).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 22, 2011Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: POWERFLOW, INC.Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Ward, Ken Lott, Edward Kish, Ken Miller
-
Publication number: 20130140804Abstract: An attachment clip assembly for securing a splash guard to an edge of a vehicle panel. The attachment clip assembly includes inner and outer clips and a threaded fastener. The inner clip includes wedging and gripping arms and the outer clip includes wedging and support arms, the inner clip fitting in nested relationship in the outer clip. The threaded fastener extends through an opening of the inner clip and a slotted opening of the outer clip. The wedging arm of the outer clip includes spaced apart shoulders overlying respective outer edges of the wedging arm of the inner clip such that, upon tightening the threaded fastener, the wedging arm of the inner clip slides along the wedging arm of the outer clip in a direction toward a central portion of the outer clip thereby moving the inner clip gripping arm toward the outer clip support arm.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2011Publication date: June 6, 2013Applicant: POWERFLOW, INC.Inventors: Douglas Kenneth Ward, Ken Miller, Ken Lott, Edward Kish
-
Patent number: 4709938Abstract: A splash guard for use on auto vehicles having at each wheel a body panel and a flange which in part defines a wheel well. The splash guard includes a body portion with an upper section and an adjacent mounting part formed to engage and cover the wheel well flange during use. The mounting part being curved in an upright plane of cross section whereby in use it is either undistorted or distorted into a condition of lesser curvature. The body portion also includes a lower section which is dished for enhanced splash protection, and sufficiently curved to disguise splash guard deformation and a lack of parallelism with a road surface. A flange portion projects from the body portion in a rearward direction during use and is preferably of a material capable of deforming to effect a seal between the flange portion and body panel. The flange portion includes a surface which engages the body panel and which is at an acute angle with the surface which engages the wheel well flange.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 1985Date of Patent: December 1, 1987Assignee: Powerflow, Inc.Inventors: Douglas K. Ward, Jerry N. Moscovitch
-
Patent number: 4524986Abstract: A splash guard assembly including a splash guard 10 and mounting clamps 16 for attaching the splash guard to a fender flange 12b. The mounting clamp 16 includes structure defining a base 22, a back plate 24 extending laterally from the base and a pair of substantially parallel clamping arms 26 disposed on either side of the back plate. The clamping arms also extend from the base 22 and include portions disposed in a plane spaced from a plane defined by the back plate such that a fender flange receiving gap 28 is defined. Portions of the arms 26 are biased toward the plane of the back plate 24 so that when the clamp is pushed onto the fender flange a gripping force is generated by which the clamp is held in position during the installation process. A threaded pin member 18 is carried by the clamp and receives the splash guard.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 1983Date of Patent: June 25, 1985Assignee: Powerflow, Inc.Inventor: Douglas K. Ward
-
Patent number: D271079Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1981Date of Patent: October 25, 1983Assignee: Powerflow Inc.Inventor: Douglas K. Ward
-
Patent number: D281774Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 1983Date of Patent: December 17, 1985Assignee: Powerflow, Inc.Inventor: Douglas K. Ward