Devices and Methods for Reducing Vehicle Drag

摘要

In certain embodiments of the present invention, a vehicle trailer is described that includes a shelf component that extends from the rear wall of the trailer and that defines a sloped surface.

主权项

1. A vehicle trailer comprising:
a roof and a floor separated from each other by a pair of side walls and a rear wall, the pair of side walls extending along the length of the floor, the roof having a front edge and a rear edge, the side walls having a height that extends from the floor to the front edge of the roof, the height being substantially the same along at least a portion of the length of the walls; and a shelf component extending from the rear wall at a location below the rear edge, the shelf component including a top side and a bottom side opposite the top side, the top and bottom sides extending between a leading edge positioned directly adjacent to the rear wall and a trailing edge spaced apart from the rear wall, at least a portion of the top side defining a sloped surface extending between the leading and trailing edges.