Patent ID: 7226119

Claim:
An auxiliary air foil device for mounting on a vehicle having an outer surface, the air foil device comprising: an enclosure comprising a base plate, a plurality of side walls, and an air foil panel, the base plate mounted to the outer surface of the vehicle, an interior side of the base plate attached proximate to a lower edge of each side wall, one edge of the air foil panel pivotably connected to an upper edge of at least one of the side walls, the air foil panel pivotable between an open position wherein a volume within the enclosure is accessible from outside of the enclosure, and a closed position wherein the volume within the enclosure is substantially isolated from outside of the enclosure; and an actuator interconnecting an underside of the air foil panel with the interior side of the base plate, the actuator for selectively moving the air foil panel between the open and closed positions.