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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2009
Filed:
May. 23, 2007
Applicants:
Bill Gulker, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Terry Sullivan, Novi, MI (US);
Debra Karen Yale, Novi, MI (US);
Inventors:
Bill Gulker, Beverly Hills, MI (US);
Terry Sullivan, Novi, MI (US);
Debra Karen Yale, Novi, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60J 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A side view mirror assembly for minimizing noise generated during movement of a vehicle having the assembly mounted thereto. The assembly includes a sail mountable to the vehicle, an arm mounted to or formed with the sail, and a mirror mountable to the arm. The sail may include a spoiler having a generally triangular cross-section for deflecting air flow away from the vehicle and thereby minimizing noise generated during movement of the vehicle.