Integrated running board and mud flap

- DFM Corporation
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the integrated running board and mud flap.

FIG. 2 is a front elevational view of the integrated running board and mud flap.

FIG. 3 is a back elevational view of the integrated running board and mud flap.

FIG. 4 is a top elevational view of the integrated running board and mud flap, with the running board tred surface removed for ease of disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a bottom elevational view of the integrated running board and mud flap;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side elevational view of one end of the integrated running board and mud flap;

FIG. 7 is an enlarged side elevational view of the other end of the integrated running board and mud flap; and,

FIG. 8 is a greatly enlarged sectional view of the integrated running board and mud flap taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 1.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D53736 August 1919 Hayne
D53737 August 1919 Hayne
D82547 November 1930 Earl
D361974 September 5, 1995 Hornik
1530743 March 1925 West
1641510 September 1927 Sundborg et al.
5193829 March 16, 1993 Holloway et al.
Other references
  • Custom Fit Cab Length Running Boards with Built in Step, J.C. Whitney Catalog, #578J, p. 111, Aug. 1995.
Patent History
Patent number: D395630
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 15, 1997
Date of Patent: Jun 30, 1998
Assignee: DFM Corporation (Longmont, CO)
Inventors: John M. Stanesic (Louisville, CO), Scott P. Thompson (Longmont, CO)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Robert M. Spear
Law Firm: Zarley, McKee, Thomte, Voorhees, & Sease
Application Number: 0/73,678
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Mat, Step, Or Step Plate (38) (D12/203)
International Classification: 1216;