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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
May. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Firestone Industrial Products Company, Llc, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventor:
Jason B. Smith, Avon, IN (US);
Assignee:
Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60J 9/00 (2006.01); B62D 35/00 (2006.01); B62D 33/06 (2006.01); B62D 27/00 (2006.01); B62D 37/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 35/001 (2013.01); B62D 27/00 (2013.01); B62D 33/06 (2013.01); B62D 37/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transport vehicle includes a cab; a trailer carried by the cab, the cab and the trailer forming a gap therebetween; and a fairing carried by the cab and at least partially covering the gap. The fairing includes at least one fairing panel; and a hinge connected to the at least one fairing panel and the cab or the trailer. The hinge allows the at least one fairing panel to switch between a first coverage state and a second coverage state.