Patent ID: 9199676
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B60R,B62D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A side skirt system for reducing drag on a trailer, comprising: a side skirt wall configured to be coupled to one side of the trailer to extend below a side wall of the trailer at least partially along a length of the trailer; and a mounting bracket assembly coupled to the side skirt wall and configured to be coupled to a base rail of a floor assembly of the trailer, wherein the mounting bracket assembly and the side skirt wall are configured to tilt laterally inwardly with respect to a generally vertical axis parallel to the side skirt wall, and wherein the mounting bracket assembly includes a vertically-extending leaf spring configured to be coupled directly to the base rail, wherein an upper portion of the leaf spring is configured to be coupled directly to the base rail of the trailer, is positioned above a top edge of the side skirt wall, and is configured to be positioned above a bottom flange of a cross-member of the floor assembly of the trailer.