Air deflector for motor vehicles

Abstract

The subject invention is an air deflector for a motor vehicle that is adapted to be attached to the posterior portion of a roof structure of a motor vehicle, with some limited overhang over the vertical rear vehicle surface for purposes of directing the flow of air over the roof of a moving motor vehicle downwardly over such rear surface of the motor vehicle, said deflector comprising an air deflector member forming with the motor vehicle an air passage that is curved downwardly from the upper rear surface of the roof in order to deflect air movements from a horizontal flow pattern over the roof surface to a substantial vertical flow directed downwardly and adjacent to the posterior surface of the vehicle, such air deflector device having a concave lower surface adapted to fit conformingly over the rear portion of the roof and the upper portion of the rear surface of the vehicle, with specialized attachment means affixed to such lower surface for attaching the air deflector to a portion of the motor vehicle without use of permanent attachment means to penetrate the body of the vehicle.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.