Patent ID: 8602485
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
1. A system for reducing drag on an oblong vehicle comprising: (a) a pair of vertical hollow fluid conduits; (b) each of said pair of vertical hollow fluid conduits being affixed to the rear surface of an oblong vehicle along one of the two rear vertical edges of said oblong vehicle; (c) said pair of vertical hollow fluid conduits having a plurality of holes along its length in a direction perpendicular to and outward from the axial centerline of said oblong vehicle; (d) each of said pair of vertical hollow fluid conduits having a cap at its upper vertical end; (e) a pair of axial hollow fluid conduits; (f) each of said pair of axial hollow fluid conduits being affixed to the underside of said oblong vehicle; (g) each of said pair of axial hollow fluid conduits having an opening, said opening being near its first end; (h) said openings being oriented toward the front surface of said oblong vehicle; and (i) each of said pair of said axial hollow fluid conduits being connected at its second end in fluid communication with the lower vertical end of one of said pair of vertical hollow fluid conduits; whereby airflow from the forward motion of said oblong vehicle is forced into said openings and directed through said pair of axial hollow fluid conduits and into said pair of vertical hollow fluid conduits and out of said plurality of holes in said pair of vertical hollow fluid conduits in a direction perpendicular to and outward from the centerline of said oblong vehicle, thereby reducing drag on said oblong vehicle.