US 11,772,711 B2
Fender support arm with bolt-retaining strip
Helbert Flores, Goodlettsville, TN (US); Rick Buckelew, Hendersonville, TN (US); and Kyle Denu, Gallatin, TN (US)
Assigned to Fontaine Spray Suppression Company, Springfield, TN (US)
Filed by Fontaine Spray Suppression Company, Springfield, TN (US)
Filed on Jul. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/390,221.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/062,626, filed on Aug. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0041224 A1, Feb. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. B62D 25/16 (2006.01); F16B 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/166 (2013.01) [F16B 5/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A bolt-retaining strip for a fender support arm, the bolt retaining strip comprising:
a base including a first surface configured to be seated against a surface of an elongated support member of the fender support arm and a second surface opposite the first surface;
a hole extending from the first surface of the base to the second surface, the hole being dimensioned to receive a shank of a bolt;
a first arm and a second arm positioned on opposite lateral sides of the hole and projecting outward from the second surface of the base, the first and second arms being spaced apart so that a head of the bolt can be received between the first arm and the second arm;
a lip extending from a respective interior surface of each of the first and second arms towards the opposite one of the first and second arms, each of the lips being dimensioned to extend over a portion of the head of the bolt; and
a flange extending upwards from the second surface proximate each of the first arm and the second arm, respectively, each of the flanges being configured to restrict rotation of the bolt relative to the hole.