With Wheel Or Tire Carrying Means Patents (Class 280/152.05)
  • Patent number: 11745541
    Abstract: A liner plate for a work machine has a frame with a frame surface and an axle opening, and a guard member at least partially disposed above the axle opening. The guard member has a lower face, a region of the frame surface and a region of the lower face define a volume. The liner plate includes a body portion defining an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface. The body portion defines a first side surface and a second side surface. The body portion is adapted to be coupled to the frame surface proximate the first side surface. The body portion is adapted to be coupled to the guard member proximate the second side surface. Further, upon coupling of the body portion to the frame surface and the guard member, the body portion prevents at least some debris from entering the volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Ulrich, Amit Kashyap, David Lee Childers, Mitchell Antonio Hershey Munar, Travis Charles Parker
  • Patent number: 8721139
    Abstract: A lighted bracket for a mud flap weight. The bracket includes a housing having at least one first aperture passing through it. The aperture is dimensioned and configured to attach the housing to a mud flap weight, and a light attached to the housing in a position such that illumination from the light passes through any openings in the mud flap weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Inventor: Bryan D. Wilkerson
  • Patent number: 8287001
    Abstract: A releasing hanger for mud flaps for trucks includes a rotatable release bar supported on a support plate and having flap lugs for supporting a mud flap. A tension spring encircling the release bar cooperates with retaining pins mounted on the releasing bar to yieldingly hold the release bar in a rotatable position at which the flap legs extend outwardly from the support plate. Under a modified embodiment, the retaining pins are releasably held by a bracket having resilient legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Slip-Flap, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael C. Uhl, Albert L. Mackey
  • Patent number: 7810828
    Abstract: A splash shield for an automobile which is adapted to be mounted on a vehicle panel of the automobile, wherein the splash shield is adapted to be conform to the vehicle panel and to cover a tire, the splash shield comprises: at least two divided portions which are arranged in a front-rear direction of the automobile; a hinge which pivotably connects the divided portions to each other; at least two vertical walls which are formed on edges of the at least two divided portions and extend in a direction that is away from a rotation center of the tire, wherein two vertical walls from among the at least two vertical walls are formed on the edges of two divided portions from among the at least two divided portions, respectively, the two divided portions being adjacent to each other, and wherein the two vertical walls are arranged adjacent to each other on both sides of a gap that is located at a position that corresponds to the hinge, respectively; and a shielding member for covering the gap, the shielding member be
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignees: Hayashi Telempu Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Hideki Sugiyama, Shigeki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 7798509
    Abstract: The light unit includes a lamp body and a lens having engagement members. The engagement members engage directly with the body of a vehicle (for example, a motorcycle). The engagement members preferably engage with a vehicle body exterior component such as a side cover. By engaging directly with the body, the alignment accuracy between the light unit and the side cover is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Yamaha Hatsudoki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Gen Ohzono
  • Publication number: 20100096825
    Abstract: A fender assembly for a vehicle includes a fender panel and an arm. The arm is attached to the fender panel and is configured for attachment with respect to a frame of the vehicle. The arm at least substantially entirely supports the fender panel at a position to cover at least a portion of a wheel of the vehicle. Vehicles including a fender assembly are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: Daisuke Nagao, Kenji Tamura
  • Patent number: 7080846
    Abstract: A detachable wheel cover for a trolley, pushchair or the like has a substantially cylindrical part which is adapted to fit around the periphery of a wheel, a first side adapted to cover one side of the wheel and a second side adapted to cover the other side of the wheel. The edges of the sides are secured to the edges of the substantially cylindrical part by stitching and/or adhesive. An opening which is closable by a flap is provided in the side so that the wheel can be inserted into the cover. Once the wheel has been inserted, the flap can be folded to close the opening and the flap can be held in position by a releasable fastener such as “Velcro” (Registered Trade Mark). An axle on which the wheel is mounted extends through a small central aperture in a central region of the side of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Inventor: Robert Stanley Morgans