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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Applicant:
Trailstar International, Inc., Alliance, OH (US);
Inventor:
Michael A. Conny, Beloit, OH (US);
Assignee:
Trailstar International, Inc., Alliance, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B60H 1/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/004 (2013.01); B60H 1/30 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aerodynamic device for a trailer includes an inflatable member coupled to a rear wall on a trailer adapted to inflate rearwardly therefrom to reduce drag as the trailer is towed forwardly. The aerodynamic device further includes an air intake scoop mounted beneath the rear wall of the trailer in fluid communication the inflatable member for filling the inflatable member with air as the trailer moves forward.