Land vehicles – Wheeled – Attachment
Patent
1987-10-05
1989-04-04
Mitchell, David M.
Land vehicles
Wheeled
Attachment
280848, 280849, 280851, B62D 2516
Patent
active
048179760
ABSTRACT:
A modular rain skirt assembly (20', 20, 20") for use in reducing the laterally projected component of finely atomized, dense, mist emanating from the running gear of heavy vehicles traveling on rain coated road surfaces and including: one or more generally flat, elongate panels (28, 28', 28"), each having inturned leading and trailing edges (30, 31) and each defining a projected mist capture area adapted to extend downwardly about the outer upper surfaces of the tires mounted on the vehicle's running gear; at least one spacer panel (29, 29') interposed between each adjacent pair of elongate panels (28, 28', 28") in those rain skirt assemblies (20, 20") employing two or more elongate panels (28, 28', 28") for use with tandem axle configurations and wherein the spacer panel (29, 29') includes inturned leading and trailing edges (32, 34) complementally shaped with respect to the trailing and leading edges (31, 30), respectively, of the adjacent elongate panels (28, 28', 28") with the leading edge ( 32) of each spacer panel (29, 29') being fixed secured to the trailing edge (31) of the adjacent elongate panel (28, 28') and the trailing edge (34) of each spacer panel (29, 29') being affixed to the leading edge (30) of the adjacent elongate panel (28', 28") so as to form a unitary rain skirt assembly (20', 20, 20"). Fore and aft mounting brackets (44, 45) are provided for mounting each unitary rain skirt assembly (20', 20, 20") to a side frame member (21) on the vehicle.
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Johnson Brian L.
Mitchell David M.
Saturn Corporation
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