When I designed products for Tough Stuff Products, I came up with a flip up license plate holder for roller fairleads that used supplied snap rings to fit onto the top of the roller pins. I did a couple of things that make it unique to TSP but not really needed in order to see who would copy the design. The little angle brace off of the top arms, recessed area to mount the clips so they would be below flush. (could have easily used PEM studs). And the cut in the sides so the material would distort evenly when the depressed areas were hit with the press brake to make the dimples. The only reason any of that matters is due to how many near exact copies there are now that carried those over.
Do a search for flip up license plate mount in google. You are looking for this one-
And then the copies of it that said fuck it and just put holes for the clips with no care for them being below flush.
And then fuck it, just make it kinda look like it and get the name close.
The single most amusing part to me is Tuffy Security once sent Brad a cease and desist letter over the name saying it was too close to their name and he was trying to piggy back on their marketing. I told him to respond with a two word letter on the company letterhead. FUCK OFF, instead he chose to ignore their bullshit and nothing ever came of it.
Do a search for flip up license plate mount in google. You are looking for this one-
And then the copies of it that said fuck it and just put holes for the clips with no care for them being below flush.
And then fuck it, just make it kinda look like it and get the name close.
The single most amusing part to me is Tuffy Security once sent Brad a cease and desist letter over the name saying it was too close to their name and he was trying to piggy back on their marketing. I told him to respond with a two word letter on the company letterhead. FUCK OFF, instead he chose to ignore their bullshit and nothing ever came of it.