Aerodynamic cover for automotive vehicle racks
OwnerLaurence A. Reisinginventor
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Abstract
A cover for covering a cross-member of an automotive vehicle rack has a body and a hole. The body has a rounded leading edge and a tapered trailing edge. The hole extends longitudinally through the length of the body and is sized to receive a cross-member. In a further embodiment, the body also has a slit extending radially outwardly from the hole to an outer surface of the cover and extending longitudinally along the length of the body providing a passage through which a cross-member may slide into the hole.
Claims20
A cover for covering a cross-member of an automotive vehicle rack, the cover, in an unmounted state, comprising:
- a body having a rounded leading edge and a tapered trailing edge, and
- a hole extending longitudinally through the length of the body, the hole being sized to receive a cross-member and the peripheral wall of the hole torsionally securing the body to the cross-member, the cover substantially covering the cross-member when the cover is mounted on the cross-member.
A cover for covering a cross-member of an automotive vehicle rack, the cover comprising:
- a body having a rounded leading edge and a tapered trailing edge, and
- a hole extending longitudinally through the length of the body, the hole being sized to receive a cross-member,
- the cover further comprising a slit extending radially outward from the interior of the hole to an outer surface of the cover, the slit extending longitudinally along the length of the body, the slit being sized to allow a cross-member to slide through the slit into the hole, wherein the cover is formed with an adhesive material on the inside of the hole.
A cover for covering a cross-member of an automotive vehicle rack, the cover comprising:
- a body constructed of a foam material, the body having a rounded leading edge and a tapered trailing edge,
- a hole extending longitudinally through the length of the body, the hole sized to receive a cross-member and the peripheral wall of the hole torsionally securing the body to the cross-member, and
- a layer of water-resistant material coating at least a portion of the outside surface of the body.
A cover for covering a cross-member of an automotive vehicle rack, the cover comprising:
- a body constructed of a foam material, the body having a rounded leading edge and a tapered trailing edge,
- a hole extending longitudinally through the length of the body, the hole being sized to snugly receive a cross-member,
- a slit extending radially outward from the interior of the hole to an outside surface of the cover, and
- wherein the body of foam material can be temporarily deformed along the slit, thereby opening the slit and allowing the cross-member to slide through the slit into the hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.