Inventors:
James Bucho - Green River WY
International Classification:
B62B 916
Abstract:
A mud flap adapter is provided for use behind the rear wheels of a truck having a hitch receiver with an elongated sleeve extending along the rear of the truck. In the preferred embodiment, the adapter comprises a channel with hooked lower end between which the upper end of the mud flap is disposed. At the end of the channel opposite to the mud flap, the channel is secured to the hitch receiver sleeve via a J-bolt tightened against a flange mounted on the end of the hitch receiver sleeve when the adapter is in a telescoping relationship with the hitch receiver sleeve. A second embodiment of the present invention contemplates use of the adapter with a hitch receiver sleeve having closed ends. The sleeve end and the channel end are each equipped with cooperating flanges so that when the channel end of the sleeve end are abutted, the respective flanges are firmly but releasably secured to one another, thus also securing the mud flap adapter to the hitch receiver.