Patent ID: 6224141
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A wind deflector for mounting to an associated adjacent side of a trailer, comprising:top and bottom panels each having inner and outer faces, top and bottom edges;said bottom edge of said top panel being coupled to said top edge of said bottom panel;said top edge of said top panel being adapted for mounting to an associated adjacent side wall of a trailer adjacent a top wall of the trailer such that said top and bottom panels depend therefrom;said top and bottom panels lying in planes extending at an obtuse angle to one another to define an outer vertex along said coupled edges of said panels such that said top and bottom panels form a wedge for outwardly extending from the associated adjacent side wall of the trailer to deflect gusts of wind blowing against the side wall in upwards and downwards directions; andan elongate hanging rail adapted for coupling to the associated side wall of the trailer adjacent the top wall of the trailer, said top panel having an inner hanging lip extending along said top edge of said top panel and outwardly extending from said inner face of said top panel, said inner hanging lip being hung on said hanging rail to mount said panels to the associated side wall.