Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Accessories
Patent
1985-10-18
1986-09-16
Song, Robert R.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Accessories
B62D 3500
Patent
active
046118470
ABSTRACT:
An inflatable and extendable skirt for reducing the air drag caused by a moving motor vehicle such as a truck. The skirt is normally rolled up on itself and can be extended, as between parts of the vehicle, upon introduction of the compressed air into the pocket chambers secured to the skirt. The skirt can be inflated or deflated automatically when the motor vehicle passes a predetermined speed or whenever an operator feels it is beneficial to inflate or deflate one or a plurality of skirts.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3834752 (1974-09-01), Cook et al.
patent: 3945677 (1976-03-01), Servais
patent: 4036519 (1977-07-01), Servais
AuBuchon F. David
Navistar International Corporation
Song Robert R.
Sullivan Dennis K.
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