Directional flow tailgate

A pickup having:

• a. a cab,
• b. an open top box bed,
• c. a metal tailgate at the rear of the bed,
• d. said metal tailgate having:
• i. a gate bottom edge,
• ii. a gate top edge,
• iii. two gate side edges,
• iv. an inside panel having a panel area,
• v. an outside panel spaced from the inside panel;
• e. wherein the improvement comprises:
• f. a rectangular opening having an area of about 70% of the area of the inside panel,
• g. an opening top and bottom edge in the inside and outside panels,
• h. metal top and bottom strips extending from the inside panel to the outside panel at the opening top and bottom edges,
• j. tubular stanchions extending from the top strip to the bottom strip,
• k. alignment plugs in each end of the stanchions,
• l. a bolt extending through each stanchion alignment plug, and holes in the bottom strip and said bolts threaded into
• m. nuts on the top strip,
• n. each stanchion having slots extending upward at about 45.degree. from the outside edge of the stanchion to near the inside of the stanchion, and
• o. a louver slat in each of the slots in the stanchions,
• p. holes in each of the louver slats,
• q. said bolts extending through the holes in the louver slats,
• r. The rear edge of the louver slats bent downward to form a tab,
• s. whereby air is directed downward from the bed and whereas vision is prohibited from the rear of the bed into the bed.