Patent ID: 7182395
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: B62D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A selectively deployable wind deflector for a closed tailgate of a pickup truck comprising: a spoiler for the closed tailgate of a pick up truck having an inner arm extending downwardly forward of a forward facing surface of the closed tailgate to a point adjacent the truck bed; a first rigid panel extending laterally substantially across the width of the truck bed and longitudinally substantially the height of the tailgate, said first panel being pivotally carried by said spoiler; a second rigid panel extending laterally substantially across the width of the truck bed and longitudinally substantially the height of the tailgate; means for connecting said second panel to said first panel for permitting movement of said second panel from a stored position substantially overlying said first panel to a deployed position in which the degree of overlap of said first panel by said second panel is significantly reduced, said means maintaining said panels in substantially the same plane without regard to the degree of deployment; and deployment controlling means carried by said inner arm proximate to the closed tailgate for selectively controlling the relationship of said second panel relative to said first panel and thus the position of said panels relative to the truck bed.