Patent ID: 6257654
Filing Date: 2001-07-10
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
An air drag reducing apparatus for use with a vehicle having top and opposite lateral sides contiguous with a rear end formed of a pair of hingedly mounted rectangular doors movable between a closed position to an open position wherein said doors are respectively retracted adjacent to a corresponding side of the vehicle; said apparatus comprising:an elongated generally rectangular panel having opposite short sides and opposite long sides, said long sides defining a leading edge and a trailing edge;hinge means connecting said panel for pivotal movement relative to said vehicle; andmeans associated with said panel for positioning said panel in a drag reducing position rearwardly of a corresponding closed door wherein said panel defines an angle of about 15.degree. with the rearward projection of the plane of the corresponding side of the vehicle; said positioning means allowing said panel to be moved between said door and said vehicle side as said door is opened and moved to said retracted position and causing, as said door is movingly returned for closure, said panel to return to said drag reducing position.