Gas saver air foil stabilizer
OwnerMichael A. Katulkainventor
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Abstract
A gate supporting assembly for a truck bed having a bed bottom wall, a bed wall and a bed gate, the bed gate being pivotally secured to the bed to pivot upwardly to close the bed and to pivot downwardly to become substantially horizontal and thereby open the bed, includes a gate supporting mechanism releasibly supporting the gate at an angle substantially midway between horizontal and vertical, to retain cargo while minimizing drag, increasing fuel efficiency, providing air foil traction enhancement while leaving the rear bumper exposed and functional.
Claims9
A gate supporting assembly for supporting a gate of a truck bed, wherein the truck bed comprises a bed bottom wall, bottom wall lateral ends, a bottom wall forward end and a bottom wall rearward end;
- two opposing and spaced apart bed side walls extending upwardly from and substantially along the bottom wall lateral ends, at least one bed side wall having a side wall rearward end with a bed connector;
- the bed gate being pivotally secured to the bed at the bottom wall rearward end to pivot upwardly to meet the bed side walls and thereby close the bed and to pivot downwardly to become substantially horizontal and contiguous with the bed bottom wall and thereby open the bed, the gate having two opposing gate lateral ends, at least one gate lateral end having a gate connector, the gate supporting assembly comprising:
- a first cable;
- a primary cable connector fastened to said first cable for connecting to the bed connector;
- a secondary cable connector fastened to said first cable and spaced apart from said primary cable connector for connecting to the gate connector;
- wherein the spacing between the primary and secondary cable connectors is such that, when said first cable is at full extension, the gate is oriented at an angle substantially midway between horizontal and vertical.
A gate supporting assembly for supporting a gate of a truck bed, wherein the truck bed comprises a bed bottom wall, bottom wall lateral ends, a bottom wall forward end and a bottom wall rearward end;
- two opposing and spaced apart bed side walls extending upwardly from and substantially along the bottom wall lateral ends, at least one bed side wall having a side wall rearward end with a bed connector;
- the bed gate being pivotally secured to the bed at the bottom wall rearward end to pivot upwardly to meet the bed side walls and thereby close the bed and to pivot downwardly to become substantially horizontal and contiguous with the bed bottom wall and thereby open the bed, the gate having two opposing gate lateral ends, at least one gate lateral end having a gate connector, the gate supporting assembly comprising:
- a first interconnection structure;
- a primary interconnection structure connector fastened to said first interconnection structure for connecting to the bed connector;
- a second interconnection structure fastened to said primary interconnection structure connector for connecting to one of the bed connectors;
- wherein the spacing between the primary and second interconnection structure connectors is such that, when said first interconnection structure is at full extension, the gate is oriented at an angle substantially midway between horizontal and vertical.
A truck comprising:
- a truck bed having a bed bottom wall, a bed wall and a bed gate, the bed gate being pivotally secured to the bed to pivot upwardly to close the bed and to pivot downwardly to become substantially horizontal and thereby open the bed;
- a gate supporting assembly comprising gate supporting means releasibly supporting the gate at an angle substantially midway between horizontal and vertical.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.