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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1982
Filed:
Aug. 07, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph M Fitzgerald, Buena Park, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
296 / ; 62239 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for reducing the aerodynamic drag of a refrigerated trailer of the type having a front wall and a refrigeration unit on the front wall. The apparatus comprises a wind deflector configured to reduce the aerodynamic drag of the refrigerated trailer. The wind deflector is attached to the refrigeration unit for movement between a drag-reducing position and an access position in which the wind deflector is displaced from the drag-reducing position to provide improved access to the refrigeration unit.