Air foil system
April 27, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesStreamlining apparatus for articulated road vehicle Drag reduction apparatus and method Universal support assembly for drag reducing equipment Truck with driver cab Transport vehicle accessory Method and apparatus for reducing air drag on truck type wheeled vehicles Aerodynamic retarder Inflatable and extendable vehicle skirt Energy-saving aerodynamic vehicle Air baffle for an overland vehicle Patent #: 4685715 InventorApplicationNo. 07/042719 filed on 04/27/1987US Classes:296/180.3, Adjustable angle296/91Deflected protecting air-currentsExaminersPrimary: Pedder, Dennis H.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassB62D 35/00 (20060101)AbstractAn air foil system for detachable adjustable mounting to the frame of a truck tractor rearwardly of the cab (or the sleeper compartment if there is one) for reducing air resistance encountered by a trailer towed by the truck tractor. The air foil system includes: (a) an upright support member including attachment means on its base which is adapted to detachably mount the support member to the tractor frame rearwardly of the cab, the support member having a transverse dimension approximately equal to the width of the cab; (b) an air foil adjustably mounted on top of the support member in a manner such that the air foil is adapted to extend above the cab; and (c) an adjustable side panel mounted on each end of the support member, each side panel extending downwardly from the top of the support member toward the base. Each side panel has a height greater than its width. The air foil systyem can be detached and removed from one truck tractor and installed on another tractor very easily and without modifying the tractor.Other References
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