US Patent 7520534 Fender mountable to a vehicle

A fender mountable to a vehicle having a wheel. The fender includes a mounting bracket mountable to the vehicle, a suspension component mechanically coupled to the mounting bracket and a shield component mechanically coupled to the suspension component so as to be positionable substantially adjacent the wheel. The suspension component includes a deformable portion extending between the mounting bracket and the shield component. Upon a biasing force being exerted onto the shield component, the biasing force deforms the deformable portion so as to move the shield component relatively to the mounting bracket.