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US 6,669,270 B1Granted
Truck wind deflector
OwnerLoyd Ray Card, Helen Joyce Cardinventors
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Abstract
An airfoil, triangular in cross-section, is mounted at or near the rear of the truck, perpendicular to the ground with the hypotenuses of the triangle being the leading edge of the airfoil. The airfoil stabilizes the truck from air blasts caused by passing vehicles.
Claims6
An airfoil for a pick-up truck having a cab and a bed, the bed being defined by lateral sidewalls extending from the cab to a rear end of the bed, the airfoil comprising:
- an elongated deflector of generally right triangular cross-section;
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- mounting brackets adapted to attach the deflector to an outer surface of one of said lateral sidewalls between a rear wheel of the pick-up truck and the rear end of the bed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.