Pickup truck having a streamlining tailgate

Details Pickup truck having a streamlining tailgate Pickup truck having a streamlining tailgate

1982-07-29

1984-10-09

Scherbel, David A.

Land vehicles: bodies and tops

Bodies

Accessories

296 50, B62D 2500

Patent

active

044757590

ABSTRACT:
The invention comprises an improvement in pickup truck tailgates and the mechanism for operating such tailgates which allows the tailgate to be operated from essentially a conventional closed vertical position to a plurality of other positions which may provide negative lift to the rear of the pickup truck vehicle or minimize the drag coefficient of the vehicle. This is accomplished with a mechanism which allows the tailgate to be carried substantially inside of the pickup truck bed enclosure with air flow over the tailgate and between the tailgate and the floor of the pickup truck bed. The angle between the tailgate and the truck bed is adjustable to provide desired lift and drag minimization functions.

REFERENCES:
patent: 216464 (1879-06-01), Smith
patent: 1259088 (1918-03-01), Enright
patent: 3455594 (1959-07-01), Hall et al.
patent: 4165118 (1979-08-01), Jensen
patent: 4353589 (1982-10-01), Hartberg
patent: 4372601 (1983-02-01), Smith
"Airshield" advertisement by Rudkin-Wiley Corporation.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Pickup truck having a streamlining tailgate does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Pickup truck having a streamlining tailgate, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Pickup truck having a streamlining tailgate will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1596488