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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:
Sep. 05, 1989
Filed:
Nov. 17, 1987
Applicant:
Inventors:
Dann T Deaver, Harper Woods, MI (US);
Aris G Nichols, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2961801 ; 296 571 ; 294011 ;
Abstract
An aerodynamic spoiler adapted to be mounted on the tailgate of a pickup truck to enhance stability under certain driving conditions and to reduce turbulence in the cargo box and further an aerodynamic spoiler having a generally hollow structure and having an open configuration facilitating securing to a mounting surface of a vehicle and a closed configuration after it has been secured and a structure and method of providing common components which can readily accommodate variations in vehicle width with minimal customization required.