Pair of trailer skirting air deflectors
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FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a pair of trailer skirting air deflectors showing our new design, comprising a curbside deflector in the foreground and a roadside deflector in the background installed on a trailer which is shown in broken lines for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a front elevation view thereof with the curbside deflector above and the roadside deflector below;
FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the curbside deflector thereof, it being understood that the rear of the roadside deflector is substantially a reverse image of that shown;
FIG. 4 is an exploded front elevation view of the curbside deflector thereof with the lower pelmet strip omitted for convenience of illustration;
FIG. 5 is an enlarged right end elevation view of the right component of the curbside deflector shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the left end of the roadside deflector shown in FIG. 2 illustrating the gas-access cover in greater detail;
FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of a pair of trailer skirting air deflectors showing a second embodiment of our new design with the curbside deflector above and the roadside deflector below;
FIG. 8 is a greatly enlarged fragmentary front elevation view of the left end of the roadside deflector shown in FIG. 7 illustrating the gas-access cover in greater detail;
FIG. 9 is a rear elevation view of the curbside deflector shown in FIG. 7, it being understood that the rear of the roadside deflector is substantially a reverse image of that shown;
FIG. 10 is an exploded front elevation view of the curbside deflector shown in FIG. 7 with the lower pelmet strip omitted for convenience of illustration;
FIG. 11 is a greatly enlarged right end elevation view of the right component of the curbside deflector shown in FIG. 10;
FIG. 12 is an enlarged left end elevation view of the left component of both embodiments of the curbside deflector shown in FIGS. 4 and 10 respectively; and,
FIG. 13 is a greatly enlarged left end elevation view of the central component of both embodiments of the curbside deflector shown in FIGS. 4 and 10 respectively.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 17, 1993
Date of Patent: Jan 24, 1995
Assignee: Fitzgerald Corporation (Buena Park, CA)
Inventors: James P. Fitzgerald (Buena Park, CA), Joseph M. Fitzgerald, deceased (late of Buena Park, CA)
Primary Examiner: James M. Gandy
Law Firm: Jones, Tullar & Cooper
Application Number: 0/6,019