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5308134 Heavy truck bug and gravel shield  
A heavy duty truck bug and gravel shield that has minimum parts and a maximum deflecting ability. It also is designed to minimize shield vibration.
5301996 Method and apparatus for directing a stream of pressurized fluid at a location forward of a wheel to improve the traction of the same  
Apparatus and method for reducing the air pressure ahead of the contact patch of a rotating wheel by directing an air jet substantially at right angles or forwardly of right angle to the plane of...
5294170 Multi-purpose automobile rear spoiler assembly  
A multi-purpose automobile rear spoiler assembly includes a reversing sunshade roller fastened inside a rear spoiler mounted on the tail of an automobile, and two automatic return straps are...
5289997 Apparatus and method for reducing drag on bodies moving through fluid  
In order to increase energy efficiency by reducing the drag experienced by bodies moving through a fluid medium, such as tractor-trailers, structure is incorporated in the rear surface or panel of...
5282560 Luggage rack with wind noise reducer  
A luggage rack (14) of the type suitable for installation on the roof (12) of an automotive vehicle (10) is improved through the addition of a mechanism for reducing the noise generated by wind...
5280990 Vehicle drag reduction system  
Vehicle mountable subsystems include a modified nose cone, deflecting air between the trailer and its tractor. Drag at the rear is reduced by vertical vanes at its rear corners, mounted by spring...
5280386 Windsheild deflector sheild with lens and/or rearview mirrors  
The invention relates to a windshield deflector shield for deflecting insects and debris above the hood and windshield of a vehicle and for increasing the driver's field of vision. The deflector...
5275319 Bicycle rack wind deflector  
An airstream deflector apparatus including an elongated body formed of a rigid material and having a parting shape, that is a shape in which a forward facing edge is formed by symmetrical planes to...
5273339 Tailgate enclosure device having reduced drag  
A tailgate enclosure device (10) for retaining a load carried in a cargo hold (12) of a pickup truck. The cargo hold (12) has a loading bed (14) and a pair of lateral walls (16, 18). The device...
5271656 Multi-positionable, flexible tailgate  
A tailgate barrier for a pickup truck bed which can be removably located at multiple positions within the truck bed and may be locked by a cotter-key or a padlock for security as the mounting means...
5249836 Rear air deflector for motor vehicles  
A rear air deflector includes a shield which is mounted directly to a vehicle using expandable insert style fasteners. The shield is spaced apart from the window frame, except at the ends of the...
5240536 Method for manufacturing hollow air spoiler  
A method for manufacturing a hollow air spoiler comprising the steps of setting upper and lower parts molded from thermoplastic synthetic resin material by the injection molding method to upper and...
5236242 Truck spoiler system  
A tail gate of a truck having a body including a transport bed and spaced side walls is selectively alternatively positionable between its normal location and an alternate location. In the...
5234249 Air drag reducing tailgate apparatus  
An apparatus is disclosed for increasing the fuel economy of motor vehicles having a cargo carrying bed with a movable tailgate panel. The apparatus adjustably positions the tailgate panel between...
5232259 Truck bed air deflecting tool box  
A tool box is arranged for mounting onto a truck bed floor coextensively between side walls thereof in adjacency to an associated tailgate of a truck bed. The tool box includes a cavity...
5222438 Aerodynamic fairing/brake for high-speed trains  
A series of adjacent flaps is hinge-mounted to the end of a high-speed train car. The actuatable flaps normally assume a fairing mode to close the gap between adjacent train cars and reduce...
5219201 Windscreen for a convertible automobile  
The application relates to a convertible automobile with a windscreen which is arranged behind a row of seats and which extends vertically upwards and beyond the top of the seats and which extends...
5211718 Convertible with a wind-deflecting cover  
A convertible motor vehicle is provided with a wind-deflecting cover which covers the space behind a front row of seats at the top. A windscreen is secured on the cover and, in the operative...
5199762 Square-backed vehicle air foil system  
The specification describes a preferred embodiment of the square-backed vehicle air foil 10 for attaching to a vehicle 12 adjacent an upper rear edge 21 for projecting into a horizontal airstream...
5195799 Convertible windscreen  
A convertible has a windscreen arranged behind a row of seats and extending upwards in the operating position approximately perpendicularly between two adjustable side panes. The panes are...
5184866 Motor vehicle windshield visor  
A structural reinforced injection-molded fiberglass visor shell has a laterally extending upper member which extends frontwardly above and provides shade to a vehicle windshield. Three attachment...
5184832 Aerodynamic motorcar  
The present invention provides an automobile which offers air resistance and lift which are lower than those for a conventional automobile, yet which is hardly changed in its external appearance....
5174626 Rooftop drag reducing device  
A roof top drag reducing device includes a lower base portion mounted to or formed integrally with the roof of a truck for semi-trailers. An upper portion of the drag reducing device is selectively...
5172954 Integral automobile trunk lid and air spoiler  
An automobile trunk lid having an air spoiler on its upper surface, both being made of a fiber-reinforced plastic and integrally molded in one piece. Since such a trunk lid with an integral air...
5154470 Pickup truck tailgate mounted cargo apparatus  
A pickup truck tailgate includes a first plate hingedly mounted thereto, the first plate including a second plate oriented at an obtuse included angle therebetween, with trapezoidal end walls...
5150941 Side window air deflector incorporating a side view mirror  
A combined automobile deflector and side view mirror unit is attached to a front edge of a window frame of an automobile door. The automobile deflector and side view mirror unit comprises a mirror...
5146203 Automobile for racing  
An automobile for racing comprises a body, an engine, wheels, a fuel system, an exhaust system and wings having an adjustable angle of attack arranged so as to provide an upwardly directed force in...
5139304 Rear bumper structure of a motor vehicle  
A rear bumper structure includes a main bumper body portion adapted to extend transversely of a vehicle body and an airfoil member provided beneath the main bumper body portion and adapted to...
5129699 Airfoil roof for vehicles  
An airfoil roof incorporated into or added onto a vehicle roof in the form of a longitudinal tunnel that is open at the front and closed at the rear which enables air to pass into the forward end...
5129697 Motor controlled, vertically expandable enclosure for pickup truck or trailer  
Telescoping upper and lower units are provided for use on the bed of a vehicle. Rotatable gears are supported on the inside of the lower unit and rack gears are secured to the inside of the upper...
5123692 Truck tailgate retractable to a locked position beneath the truck bed  
What is provided is a tailgate storable beneath a truck bed, which includes a tailgate body, defining the rear wall of the truck bed; an axle for allowing the tailgate body to move from a first...
5110172 Vertically retractable soft or flexible tailgate for a pickup truck  
A pickup truck has a vertically movable tailgate assembly. The tailgate assembly includes a rigid cross beam along with a flexible net. The tailgate is automatically moved along a track from its...
5108145 Apparatus and method for motor vehicle air drag reduction using rear surface structure  
In order to increase energy efficiency by reducing the drag experienced by tractor-trailers, vans, or similar motor vehicles, structure is incorporated in the rear surface or panel of the motor...
5106147 Automotive spoiler  
An automotive spoiler includes a spoiler body, a spoiler stay and a stay cover, all of which are formed separately by injection molding. The stay includes at least one upright tubular spoiler body...
5094497 Vehicle air deflector  
A deflector formed of a unitary strip of flexible material which is fastened to the vehicle hood at an edge immediate adjacent to the vehicle windshield. The deflector includes an upper wall part...
5094502 Bicycle shield device  
The invention provides a bicycle shield device adapted to be removably connected to a bicycle attached to a carrier for transportation by a highway vehicle so that the shield device is interposed...
5094503 Vehicle aerodynamics  
A vehicle comprising in combination a towing vehicle and a trailer vehicle, with each vehicle having a body of generally rectangular shape in vertical section. The bodies each have upright sides...
5090765 Truck cab to bed seal  
A truck cab to bed seal and its method for utilization is set forth wherein an elongate inflatable sealing member includes an inner and outer pneumatic chambers to accommodate varying widths within...
5083829 Pickup truck storage trunk and air foil  
A wedge-shaped storage compartment having a large opening at the back, designed to be removably mounted in the rear of a pickup truck bed. The storage compartment is mounted so that the tailgate of...
5076636 Rear bed vehicle spoiler  
An aerodynamic spoiler mounts on and attaches to the tailgate area of a pick-up truck. A center piece has opposing flanges for mounting over and gripping the rim of the truck tailgate. Two end...
5069498 Pickup truck retractable endgate air foil  
The present invention, an extendable, retractable endgate air foil, is a device for deflecting the flow of air through the bed (7) of a pickup truck or car up and over the endgate (1). The device...
5069499 Motor vehicle hatchback and a method for producing same  
Hatchback for a motor vehicle comprises a bordering frame which is glued together with and surrounds at least in part an edge area of a window. The bordering frame, at least in a partial area of...
5060340 Windscreen wiper with translational motion, particularly for a spoiler above the rear window of a motor car  
A windscreen wiper assembly with translational motion is adapted to wipe the rear window of a motor car. All the parts of the windscreen wiper, including its driving motor and mechanical parts for...
5058945 Long-haul vehicle streamline apparatus  
A vehicle streamliner has a balloon or bag member that is supported by a belt member that is tensioned about a generally cylindrical longitudinal perimeter surface of the vehicle. The bag member...
5042870 Motor vehicle  
An improved body configuration for a vehicle having an aerodynamic configuration and defining a pair of longitudinally extending air flow channels at the opposite sides of the body and inwardly of...
D318448 Rear spoiler for a motorcycle  
5024481 Wind baffle adjustable for different car widths  
A wind baffle adjustable for different car widths has a sheet of substantially rigid, transparent material, an adjustable length rod having ends attachable to the respective inner side body...
5020625 Motor bicycle provided with article accommodating apparatus  
A motor bicycle is provided with an article accommodating box for a helmet which is disposed above an upper portion of an engine unit. The article box is provided with a bottom portion extending...
5015029 Vehicle with integral cover  
A hollow, inverted U-shaped housing assembly is provided and the lower ends of the legs thereof are mounted from lower marginal portions of opposite longitudinal sides and in certain installations,...
5013081 Vehicle spoiler construction  
An aerodynamic spoiler construction for a vehicle in which substantially all of the fasteners are hidden from exterior view. The spoiler includes base members secured to the vehicle, supports...