Mud flap for trucks

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a mud flap for trucks showing my new design, it being understood that the pattern of projections is repeated uniformly throughout the entire surface of the two recessed rectangular areas as shown schematically by dot-dash lines.

FIG. 2 is a fragmentary plan view on an enlarged _scale of the lower left corner thereof in the region of the circle 2 of FIG. 1. _

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof on a substantially enlarged scale taken along line 3--3 of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view thereof on a substantially enlarged scale taken along line 4--4 of FIG. 1.

The surface of the mud flap opposite to that shown _in FIG. 1 is substantially flat and unornamented. _The longitudinal and transverse edge surfaces at the _right side and at the top of the mud flap are mirror _images of the respective left side and bottom edge _surfaces shown in FIG. 1. The border of the mud flap has been shown _as broken in FIGS. 3 and 4 for convenience of _illustration.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
4398739 August 16, 1983 McKenzie et al.
Foreign Patent Documents
2084094 April 1982 GBX
Patent History
Patent number: D281966
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 19, 1983
Date of Patent: Dec 31, 1985
Assignee: Lancaster Colony Corporation (Columbus, OH)
Inventor: James R. Lockwood (Wapakoneta, OH)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Attorney: Robert E. Stebens
Application Number: 6/486,402
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Splash Shield Or Flap (D12/185)