Methods and apparatus for resiliently mounting trailer skirt
US10710648B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 30, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB62D65/16
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention includes methods and apparatus for flexibly attaching a trailer skirt to a trailer. This can include attaching a trailer mounting bracket to a trailer and attaching a bi-modulus bending member to the trailer mounting bracket in a cantilevered configuration at a bracket end of the bi-modulus bending member. The bi-modulus bending member includes a bending element set configured to elastically buckle when a lateral force component exceeds a threshold force, and the bi-modulus bending member is configured to return to a straightened configuration after buckling and bending to a buckled configuration when the threshold force is removed.
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