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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
Aero Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Hunter Miller, Indianapolis, IN (US);
John Vogel, Naples, FL (US);
James R. Tuerk, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Aero Industries, Inc., Indianapolis, IN (US);
Abstract
A drag reducing device for a vehicle body having a top wall and a door pivotably mounted to the rear of the body to open toward a side wall of the body, includes a wing sized and configured to turn airflow across the top wall of the body, the wing having a trailing edge and a proximal edge; and an assembly mounted to the door and configured for pivoting the wing so that the trailing edge of the wing is pivoted upward to a position above the top wall of the vehicle body when the door is open and for pivoting the wing so that the trailing edge of the wing is pivoted downward to a position below the top wall of the vehicle body when the door is closed.