Patent ID: 8876191

Claim:
A drag reducing apparatus for reducing drag on a vehicle with a substantially vertical portion, the drag reducing apparatus positioned adjacent the substantially vertical portion of the vehicle, the drag reducing apparatus comprising: a set of interconnected panels adapted to move in a coordinated manner between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration in which the set of interconnected panels define at least a portion of an aerodynamic structure, the set of interconnected panels including: a first panel rotatably connected to the vehicle; a second panel rotatably connected to the first panel; a third panel rotatably connected to the vehicle and rotatably connected to the second panel; a fourth panel rotatably connected to the third panel; and a fifth panel rotatably connected to the vehicle and rotatably connected to the fourth panel; wherein the first panel and the fifth panel are each moveable from a deployed position of the deployed configuration inwardly and toward each other to a stowed position of the stowed configuration.