US 11,964,705 B1
Expandable aerodynamic enhancement apparatus for trailers
Aonan Li, Foster City, CA (US); and Bingrui Yang, Los Altos, CA (US)
Assigned to Pebble Mobility, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed by Pebble Mobility, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/243,605.
Int. Cl. B62D 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/004 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An expandable aerodynamic enhancement apparatus comprising:
a support structure that couples to a tongue of a trailer in a position between a tow vehicle and a body of the trailer;
an extendible housing that couples to the support structure and extendibly moves to a plurality of aerodynamic states including an extended state and a contracted state, wherein the extendible housing encapsulates a majority of the support structure in the contracted state; and
an actuatable component coupled to the extendible housing that, when actuated, moves the extendible housing into one of the plurality of aerodynamic states.