US 12,459,582 B2
Locating feature for support member for trailer skirt
Calvin Rhett Bradley, Blountville, TN (US)
Assigned to Trailer Aerodynamics LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
Appl. No. 18/245,489
Filed by Trailer Aerodynamics LLC, Chicago, IL (US)
PCT Filed Oct. 30, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/058207
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 15, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/093264, PCT Pub. Date May 5, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0356789 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 35/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 35/001 (2013.01) 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a trailer mounting bracket;
a bending member carried by the trailer mounting bracket;
a skirt attachment configured for engaging a skirt of a tractor trailer, wherein the bending member is received by the skirt attachment such that the bending member is configured to slide relative to the skirt; and
a locating feature that has a first member and a second member, wherein one of the first member and the second member is carried by the skirt attachment, and wherein the first member and the second member interact with one another to stabilize the position of the bending member relative to the skirt until a sufficient amount of force is applied to move the first member and the second member relative to one another to allow the bending member to slide relative to the skirt.