Abstract: An air channeler device is provided for use with a vehicle having a forward and rearward end for reducing wind resistance of the vehicle. The air channeler has an air inlet for positioning within an air stream surrounding the vehicle so that air is received in the inlet as the air stream moves about the vehicle. An air discharge is provided for positioning at a generally central location of the rearward end of the vehicle and has a width that is substantially less than the width of the rearward end of the body so that the air discharge is spaced inward from the edges of the rearward end. An air conduit couples to the vehicle and has a generally tubular passageway that is in communication between the air inlet and the air discharge for directing air from the air inlet through the conduit to the discharge.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 23, 2003
Date of Patent:
February 17, 2004
Assignee:
Vacuum Breaker Mile Maker
Inventors:
Douglas S. Fairburn, June M. Fairburn, Julian P. Jadlowski
Abstract: An air channeler device is provided for use with a vehicle having a forward and rearward end for reducing wind resistance of the vehicle. The air channeler has an air inlet for positioning within an air stream surrounding the vehicle so that air is received in the inlet as the air stream moves about the vehicle. An air discharge is provided for positioning at a generally central location of the rearward end of the vehicle and has a width that is substantially less than the width of the rearward end of the body so that the air discharge is spaced inward from the edges of the rearward end. An air conduit couples to the vehicle and has a generally tubular passageway that is in communication between the air inlet and the air discharge for directing air from the air inlet through the conduit to the discharge.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 23, 2001
Date of Patent:
May 13, 2003
Assignee:
Vacuum Breaker Mile Maker
Inventors:
Douglas S. Fairburn, June M. Fairburn, Julian P. Jadlowski