Rear fender assembly

US7832751B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Mark T. Fischer · Milwaukee, US
• John S. Cullen · Buffalo, US
• Ronald Hurth · Beaver Dam, US
• Santiago Zumaya Mendoza · York, US
• Jason A. Franklin · White Hall, US
• James A. Wollmer · Menomonee Falls, US
• Gregory R. Winsor · Waukesha, US
• Douglas D. Clarkson · Colgate, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 29, 2007
• Grant date: Nov 16, 2010
• Expiry date: Oct 12, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T29/49826
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A rear fender assembly for a vehicle is provided. The rear fender assembly has an outer fender having an inner surface, an inner fender having an outer surface connected with the inner surface of the outer fender, and an upper bracket sandwiched between the inner surface of the outer fender and the outer surface of the inner fender. The upper bracket has an outer surface connected with the inner surface of the outer fender. The upper bracket forms an upper protrusion which extends from the outer surface of the upper bracket through a first opening defined by the outer fender.