Flexible truck skirt with floating mount
First Claim
1. A vehicle skirt panel assembly comprising:
- a flexible skirt panel;
means for mounting the skirt panel to the vehicle such that when the skirt panel is mounted to the vehicle the skirt panel projects below the side of the vehicle and the skirt panel can move relative to the vehicle to allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the skirt panel without deforming the skirt panel.
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Abstract
A vehicle skirt panel assembly includes a skirt panel comprising a thermoplastic material and including a plurality of panel sections each having one or more ribs on its exterior. The skirt panel is mounted to the vehicle so the skirt panel projects below the side of the vehicle and the skirt panel can move relative to the vehicle to allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the skirt panel without deforming the skirt panel. One or more struts are mounted between the vehicle and a lower portion of the skirt panel. The strut is adjustable and is deformable to absorb an impact to the exterior of the skirt panel. The strut is bendable by hand to allow the skirt panel to be returned to the original position.
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22 Claims
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1. A vehicle skirt panel assembly comprising:
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a flexible skirt panel;
means for mounting the skirt panel to the vehicle such that when the skirt panel is mounted to the vehicle the skirt panel projects below the side of the vehicle and the skirt panel can move relative to the vehicle to allow for thermal expansion and contraction of the skirt panel without deforming the skirt panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A vehicle skirt panel assembly comprising:
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a flexible skirt panel having means for mounting the skirt panel to the vehicle body so the a lower portion of the skirt panel projects below the side of the vehicle;
a strut for supporting the lower portion of the skirt panel in position relative to the vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A vehicle skirt panel assembly comprising:
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a flexible skirt panel mounted to the vehicle so that the skirt panel projects below the side of the vehicle; and
deformable support means for holding the skirt panel, wherein the deformable support means can bend upon an impact to the skirt panel. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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