US 11,738,790 B2
Wheel guard
Daniel Kahlig, Fort Recovery, OH (US); Liming Yue, New Bremen, OH (US); and Daniel Magoto, Russia, OH (US)
Assigned to Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed by Crown Equipment Corporation, New Bremen, OH (US)
Filed on Mar. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/197,446.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/987,774, filed on Mar. 10, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0284220 A1, Sep. 16, 2021
Int. Cl. B62B 5/06 (2006.01); B62B 5/00 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01)
CPC B62B 5/0009 (2013.01) [B62B 5/06 (2013.01); B66F 9/075 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wheel guard for use on a material handling vehicle comprising a steering assembly, an axle extending through the steering assembly and a steer wheel mounted on the axle, the wheel guard comprising:
a front plate to be positioned adjacent to the steer wheel;
an axle support coupled to and extending transverse to the front plate and comprising an axle aperture through which the vehicle axle is to be extended, the wheel guard to be rotatable about the axle; and
a stop coupled to at least one of the front plate or the axle support to limit rotational movement of the wheel guard about the axle, the stop configured to be movable toward or away from the steering assembly when the wheel guard rotates about the axle.