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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2014
Applicant:
David P. Kunkel, Lebanon, IN (US);
Inventor:
David P. Kunkel, Lebanon, IN (US);
Assignee:
Wabash National, L.P., Lafayette, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rear fairing system for reducing drag on a trailer includes a plurality of fairings coupled to a rear, vertical door post of the trailer. Each fairing includes (i) a mounting member adjacent to and engaged with a rearward, outer surface of the vertical door post and (ii) an air deflection member coupled to the mounting member and including a vertical portion and a curved portion which curves inwardly toward a centerline of the trailer. Each fairing is mounted to the door post at a location between hinges of a rear swing door of the trailer.