Fender with indicium
View Patent ↗Disclosed is a fender including an offset light housing installed on a trailer or tow dolly for towing a vehicle or other piece of equipment. In a preferred embodiment the fender further includes a clearance increasing portion. The fenders minimize the possibility of damage to the vehicle or other piece of equipment. Also disclosed is a tow dolly including a tire platform that is positioned such that when an automobile is placed on the tow dolly, the axle of the automobile is positioned forwardly of the front-most axle of the tow dolly.
1. A fender comprising:
a) a top portion having opposed inner and outer edges; and
b) a clearance increasing portion depending downwardly from said inner edge of said top portion, wherein said clearance increasing portion is concave.
2. A fender comprising:
a) a top portion having opposed inner and outer edges; and
b) a clearance increasing portion depending downwardly from said inner edge of said top portion at a first non-zero acute angle, wherein said clearance increasing portion is concave.
3. A fender having a uniform cross-section, the fender comprising:
a) a top portion having opposed inner and outer edges;
b) a clearance increasing portion depending downwardly from said inner edge of said top portion at a first non-zero acute angle in a first plane, and
c) an inner wall depending downwardly from said clearance increasing portion at a second non-zero acute angle in a second plane, wherein said top portion and said inner wall are oriented substantially perpendicularly, and wherein the first and second plane are non-coplanar.
4. A fender having a longitudinal midline and a uniform cross-section, the fender comprising:
a light housing mounted to the fender offset from the midline;
a top portion having opposed inner and outer edges;
a clearance increasing portion depending downwardly from said inner edge of said top portion at a first non-zero acute angle in a first plane, and
an inner wall depending downwardly from said clearance increasing portion at a second non-zero acute angle in a second plane, wherein said top portion and said inner wall are oriented substantially perpendicularly, and wherein the first and second plane are non-coplanar.
5. A fender having a longitudinal midline, said fender comprising:
a) a light housing mounted to said fender offset from said midline,
b) a top portion having opposed inner and outer edges and a bottom edge, wherein said top portion is curved radially downwardly in a longitudinal direction,
c) a clearance increasing portion having a bottom edge, said clearance increasing portion depending downwardly from said inner edge of said top portion at a non-zero acute angle in a first plane,
d) an inner wall having a bottom edge, said inner wall depending downwardly from said clearance increasing portion at a non-zero acute angle in a second plane, wherein said top portion and said inner wall are oriented substantially perpendicularly, wherein the first and second planes are non-coplanar and wherein said angle formed by said top portion and said clearance increasing portion, and the angle formed by said clearance increasing portion and said inner wall add up to approximately 90°, and
e) an outer wall having a bottom edge, said outer wall depending downwardly from said outer edge of said top portion,
wherein said entire bottom edge of said clearance increasing portion, said entire bottom edge of said inner wall, said entire bottom edge of said top portion and said entire bottom edge of said outer wall all lie in a common plane.
6. A fender having a longitudinal midline, and a light housing mounted to said fender offset from said midline, said fender further comprising
a) a top portion having opposed inner and outer edges, wherein said light housing is attached to said top portion,
b) a clearance increasing portion depending downwardly from said inner edge of said top portion at a first non-zero acute angle, wherein said clearance increasing portion is concave, and
c) an inner wall depending downwardly from said clearance increasing portion at a second non-zero acute angle, wherein said top portion and said inner wall are oriented substantially perpendicularly, and wherein said angle formed by said top portion and said clearance increasing portion, and the angle formed by said clearance increasing portion and said inner wall add up to approximately 90°.
7. The fender of claim 6 wherein said fender has an external surface having a shape, and wherein said light housing comprises a base portion that conforms to at least a portion of the shape of the external surface of fender.
8. The fender of claim 7 wherein the light housing further comprises a raised portion adapted to receive a light fixture.
9. The fender of claim 6 further comprising an outer wall extending downwardly from the outer edge of the top portion.
10. The fender of claim 6 wherein the top portion further comprises a substantially flat middle section and two curved end sections.
11. The fender of claim 6 wherein the top portion comprises a plurality of planar sections.
12. A tow dolly comprising the fender of claim 1 .
13. A tow dolly comprising a plurality of fenders of claim 1 .