Patent ID: 7930979
Filing Date: 2011-04-26
Classification: B61D,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A system for reducing aerodynamic drag of a series of stacked intermodal containers, the series having at least a first set of containers, the set of containers comprising a top container stacked above a bottom container; each of the containers comprising a top wall, a bottom wall, a first end wall and a second end wall, and side walls connected by a frame to form a box with corners at each junction of three of the walls, and at least the top container having corner fittings at each corner associated with at least the first end wall, the corner fittings comprising a plurality of connection openings each configured to receive a part of a mounting device, the system comprising: an aerodynamic drag reducing device comprising a drag reducing fairing and an attachment frame, the fairing being attached to the attachment frame; the attachment frame comprising a first mounting device and a second mounting device, and wherein each of the first and second mounting devices of the attachment frame are configured to be removably mounted into the connection openings of one or more of the corner fittings associated with the first end wall of the top container of the first set of containers.