Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – With distinct wind deflector
Patent
1995-01-06
1997-08-19
Kramer, Dean
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
With distinct wind deflector
2961801, B62D 3500
Patent
active
056580380
ABSTRACT:
A vehicle extender includes a flexible flap supported by a metal extender for closing the gap between the cab and trailer or between trailers of a semi-trailer truck. The flap and extender are preferably coupled together to permit these components to expand and contract relative to one another so that the flap resists buckling. In one preferred approach, the flap is slidably coupled to the extender, although a fastener may be used to hold the flap in place. In a specific form, the extender and flap have mating edges which are configured to engage one another. In another embodiment, the flap is indirectly coupled to the extender by a support.
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Freightliner Corporation
Kramer Dean
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