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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Philippe Macherel, Fribourg, CH;
Calvin Rhett Bradley, Greenville, SC (US);
David C. Lung, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Larry Satterfield, Moore, SC (US);
Philippe Macherel, Fribourg, CH;
Calvin Rhett Bradley, Greenville, SC (US);
David C. Lung, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Larry Satterfield, Moore, SC (US);
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
The present invention includes methods and apparatus for attaching a trailer skirt to a trailer. Embodiments of the methods include attaching a skirt-supporting member to a trailer in a cantilevered configuration, and operably coupling a trailer skirt to the skirt-supporting member to provide a sliding coupling between the trailer skirt and the skirt-supporting member. Embodiments of the apparatus provide a trailer-skirt coupling apparatus including a trailer mounting bracket configured for mechanically coupling the apparatus to a trailer, a skirt-supporting member operably attached to the trailer mounting bracket in a cantilevered configuration, and a skirt channel configured to slidingly couple the skirt-supporting member to the trailer skirt.