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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7370888 | Apparatus and method for enhancing tire traction An apparatus and method are provided that utilize a fluid to affect accumulations of water on a road surface in a path of a vehicle. The fluid can be water or an air-water mixture in the environment of the vehicle. A tire is used to gather the fluid. A structure, su... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7222884 | Mudguard for a wheel of an agricultural vehicle A mudguard for a wheel of an agricultural vehicle comprises two or more radially stacked parts and that are movable relative to one another in the axial direction of the wheel and lockable in different relative axial positions to form a mudguard of adjustable width.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7163258 | Sliding chassis skirt A motor vehicle chassis skirt panel provides for hiding components attached to the outside of the frame rails of a vehicle chassis in a first, closed position and allowing access when moved to a second open position. The chassis skirt panel is mounted below a truck ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7131655 | Running board, motor vehicle including a running board, and methods for manufacturing and using a running board A running board is provided by the invention. The running board includes a deck and a plurality of attachment members. The deck and the plurality of attachment members are formed from a continuous polymer composition. The deck has a stepping surface and a support st... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128341 | All-terrain vehicle storage box A front storage box for use on an all-terrain vehicle. The front storage box comprises two components: an accessory box and a cargo rack. The accessory box forms a storage compartment in which cargo may be stowed. The cargo rack is integral with a lid for the access... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6959948 | Gimp with a concealed slip zone A gimp made of flexible, compressible material attaches an edge of a trim piece to a panel. The gimp is bonded to the panel without visual gaps between the gimp and the panel. The gimp has a slip connection to the trim piece. The slip connection is provided by a slo... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6955369 | Trailer protection system A trailer protection system is disclosed that includes a support assembly for being supported on the tow hitch assembly of a vehicle and a flexible deflection structure that extends downwardly from the support assembly. A reinforcing element comprises a first portio... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6931995 | Train maintenance automating system An automation system for train maintenance that performs operations related to train maintenance without human intervention is provided. The automation system for train maintenance comprises a refuse reservoir (10), a sewage tank (20), a water tank ( | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932419 | Aerodynamic guiding arrangements for vehicles An aerodynamic guiding arrangement for a vehicle that includes a forward gap enclosure with an upper element and a lower element. The gap enclosure is configured to be positioned and attached proximate a forward end of the vehicle. The guiding arrangement includes a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6910424 | Movable model train car parts to aid model train maneuverability as it travels on model railroad track A model electric train car possessing various movable parts which allow the train car's pivotally-mounted truck and coupler assembly to maneuver around tight curves without interference from model train steps, skirts or other train car parts in close proximity to th... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6886862 | Attachment means and attachment assembly An attachment means (4) in the form of a hollow cylindrical socket (10) integral with a tangentially intersecting housing (30) in which a latch pin (8) is longitudinally slidable. The latch pin (8) has a cylindrical head (8 | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874590 | Fender structure for an all terrain vehicle An all terrain vehicle (ATV) includes a plurality of wheels and a fender structure positioned over the wheels having a support portion designed as and defining a load-bearing surface. The fender structure may include a plurality of raised support portions that incre... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6702329 | Integrally molded fender cover and step for industrial vehicles A fender cover is mounted on a fender of an industrial vehicle. A step is attached to a side of the vehicle body to be located rearward relative to the fender cover. The fender cover and the step are made of resin and shaped as one body through molding. T... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6394475 | Trailer guard A trailer guard is disclosed having a right brush assembly having a right brush support, a right mount, and a left brush assembly having a left brush support and a left mount wherein the right support and the left support are joined by a connector and the... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6382675 | Attaching structure for wheel house cover A structure for detachably attaching a wheel housing cover to a vehicle body. Provided along the reverse side of a wheel house cover (2) on a peripheral edge are engagement parts (2E, 2F) having upwardly opened engagement holes (2E1, 2F1). In the vicinity... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6349954 | Fender apparatus The invention comprises a grader fender apparatus in a grader. The apparatus has front and rear fenders and front and rear support arms with the front support arms mounted to the leaning bar of the grader and the rear support arms mounted to the tandem fr... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6336677 | Inside fender skirts for trailers Inside fender skirts for deflecting flying road debris away from a boat or car being transported by a trailer. The inside fender skirts can be configured to accommodate single and dual axle trailers with open fenders. Each skirt is bolted to its fender so... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6205642 | Method of mounting a body side molding A method of mounting a wheel flare or other body side molding on a motor vehicle body panel including the steps of forming the wheel flare or other body side molding with a face having a strip of pressure sensitive adhesive tape thereon covered by a prote... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6007102 | Adjustable vehicular wheelwell skirts An adjustable wheel-well skirt system for fitting within wheel-well openings of a vehicle and covering the wheel-well openings and wheel-well cavities which are defined by the wheel-well openings. The wheel-well skirt system comprises a number of adjustab... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5884941 | Mud flap extender A mud flap extender for mounting on the rear quarter panel behind each rear wheel or wheels of a truck or other vehicle and suspending a mud flap a sufficient distance rearwardly of the wheel(s) to prevent the wheel(s) from engaging the mud flap and teari... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5735560 | Safety guard A safety barrier (20) for a vehicle (22) includes a safety barrier portion (38, 100) for deflecting objects from the path of the wheels (24) of the vehicle (22). The safety barrier (20) further includes a wheel well molding (32, 66, 101) to prevent the pl... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5524916 | Mechanic's creeper A mechanic's creeper is provided with a surrounding skirt that serves to deflect tools and other objects lying on the floor, thereby maintaining them accessible to the mechanic.... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5462324 | Safety guard A safety barrier for a vehicle includes a safety barrier portion for deflecting objects from the path of the wheels of the vehicle. The safety barrier further includes a wheel well molding to prevent the placement of hands or limbs between the wheel well ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5340154 | Fender flare for a vehicle A fender flare removably secured to a vehicle fender. The flare has an upper edge abutting the fender surface and an intermediate bowed configuration terminating in a flange that underlies an inturned flange of the fender. The flanges are secured together... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5269547 | Spray suppressant apparatus A spray suppressant brush apparatus is mounted to a vehicle fender adjacent to the ground-engaging tires. The apparatus comprises a dual channel mounting member. The first channel is preferably U-shaped and slidably receives the base of a spray suppressan... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5238268 | Multiple piece vehicle fender extension A wheel-opening extension molding is disclosed for use on vehicle fenders which have a door or other removable or movable body part in close proximity to the wheel opening. Vehicle extension moldings, such as wide fender flares or the like, cannot be inst... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5139285 | Snap-on quarter panel wheel opening skirt An assembly for mounting a wheel opening skirt in a wheel access opening of a body panel of a motor vehicle. The skirt has a forward tab, a rear tab and a pair of center tabs. A bracket for the forward tab and each of the center tabs is permanently secure... | 08/18/1992 |
| 4817976 | Vehicular rain skirts A modular rain skirt assembly (20', 20, 20") for use in reducing the laterally projected component of finely atomized, dense, mist emanating from the running gear of heavy vehicles traveling on rain coated road surfaces and including: one or more generall... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4678198 | Construction of mudguard of movable fender portion in motor vehicle A construction of a mudguard of a movable fender portion in a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle is provided therein with a side door hinge mechanism utilizing a quadric crank chain comprising: a front rotary link interconnecting two points which are dispos... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4077141 | Tire protector assembly for a wheel loader A wheel loader having a pair of lift arms pivotally mounted to the frame of the loader and a bucket pivotally connected to and moved by the lift arms includes a tire protector assembly having one or more deflector blade members pivotally mounted to the fr... | 03/07/1978 |
