LARRY JOE BENCHOFF
Real Estate Commission in Roadside, PA
License number
Pennsylvania RS140862A
Category
Real Estate Commission
Type
Real Estate Salesperson-Standard
Address
Address
Roadside, PA 17268
Professional information
Pickup Truck Retractable Endgate Air Foil
US Patent:
5069498, Dec 3, 1991
Filed:
Aug 22, 1990
Appl. No.:
7/571167
Inventors:
Larry J. Benchoff - Waynesboro PA
International Classification:
B62D 3500
US Classification:
2961801
Abstract:
The present invention, an extendable, retractable endgate air foil, is a device for deflecting the flow of air through the bed (7) of a pickup truck or car up and over the endgate (1). The device includes rigid, overlapping panels (5) (10), which direct the air flow from the lower floor of the bed (7) over the inclined panels stretching from the wheelwells (9) to the top of the endgate (1) in order to reduce air drag on the otherwise upright, closed endgate. The air foil panels (5) (10) will also retract upwardly and rearwardly for pinning onto the bottom of the vehicle's endgate (1) in order to maximize load capacity in keeping with the intended purpose of the conventional truck bed and rear-end tailgate.