Cover for an object subjected to an airstream
US6918626B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 19, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J11/04
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cover assembly for covering an object subjected to an airstream due to transportation of the object in open air. The cover comprises a flexible cover adapted to fit over the object so as to conceal a portion of the object. An aperture is provided in the cover. A deflector is provided on an exterior surface of the cover and forward of the aperture with respect to a direction of transportation. The deflector is positioned such that a low pressure zone is created proximate to the aperture during transportation of the object in the direction by an airstream being deflected by the deflector, whereby air located between an interior of the cover and the object being transported exhausts through the aperture to an exterior of the cover to cause the cover to at least partially conform to the object.
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