Patent ID: 7090287

Claim:
Wind deflector for a truck bed of the type having a floor, left and right side walls, and a rear tail gate that is hinged at a rearward edge of said floor; comprising: a frame that includes left and right side members for removably attaching to structure on the left and right side walls, respectively; at least one support member extending forward and downward from said side members towards the floor of the truck bed; and a lower transverse member at a front end of the at least one support member; a rigid wind deflector panel mounted on said frame and extending diagonally back from the floor of said truck bed over a top edge of said tail gate; and at least one strap member secured to said lower transverse member and having a bracket member thereon that removably grips the rear edge of the truck bed floor, the strap including tensioning means for tightening the strap member and pulling the transverse member downward and rearward to hold the wind deflector in place in said truck bed.