Cab fairing and pickup truck having a cab fairing
View Patent ↗A cab fairing is provided according to the present invention. The cab fairing includes a left rail, a right rail, a cross bar, a left side sail, and a right side sail. The left rail is provided for attachment to a left pickup truck bed sidewall, and the left rail includes a first slot for attachment to a left pickup truck sidewall and a second slot. The right rail is provided for attachment to a right pickup truck bed sidewall, and the right rail includes a first slot for attachment to a right pickup truck sidewall and a second slot. The cross bar has a left end and a right end, and is constructed for extension across at least a portion of a pickup truck cab. The left side sail has a first end and a second end. The left side sail first end is constructed for attachment to the second slot of the left rail, and the left side sail second end is constructed for attachment to the left end of the cross bar. The right side sail has a first end and a second end. The right side sail first end is constructed for attachment to the second slot of the right rail, and the right side sail second end is constructed for attachment to the right end of the cross bar. A pickup truck that includes the cab fairing is disclosed.
1. A cab fairing comprising:
(a) a left rail for attachment to a left pickup truck bed sidewall, wherein the left rail includes a first slot for attachment to a left pickup truck sidewall and a second slot;
(b) a right rail for attachment to a right pickup truck bed sidewall, wherein the right rail includes a first slot for attachment to a right pickup truck sidewall and a second slot;
(c) a cross bar having a left end and a right end, and wherein the cross bar is constructed for extension across at least a portion of a pickup truck cab;
(d) a left side sail having a first end and a second end, the left side sail first end constructed for attachment to the second slot of the left rail and the left side sail second end constructed for attachment to the left end of the cross bar; and
(e) a right side sail having a first end and a second end, the right side sail first end constructed for attachment to the second slot of the right rail and the right side sail second end constructed for attachment to the right end of the cross bar.
2. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a left fairing extension having a first end and a second end, the left fairing extension first end is constructed for attachment to the second slot of the left rail and the left fairing extension second end is constructed for attachment to the left side sail.
3. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a right fairing extension having a first end and a second end, the right fairing extension first end is constructed for attachment to the second slot of the right rail and the right fairing extension second end is constructed for attachment to the right side sail.
4. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , further comprising a tie down device constructed for attachment to the second slot of the left rail.
5. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , wherein the left rail is constructed to lie against the left pickup truck sidewall along the entire length of the left rail.
6. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , wherein the right rail is constructed to lie against the right pickup truck sidewall along the entire length of the right rail.
7. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , wherein the left rail and the right rail comprise extruded aluminum.
8. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , wherein the left rail and the right rail have a first end and a second end, and end caps attached to the first end and the second end.
9. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , wherein the cross bar comprises a polymeric material formed as a result of blow molding.
10. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , wherein the left side sail comprises a polymeric material formed as a result of blow molding.
11. A cab fairing according to claim 1 , wherein the right side sail comprises a polymeric material formed as a result of blow molding.
12. A pickup truck comprising a bed, a left sidewall, a right sidewall, and a cab fairing attached to the left sidewall and the right sidewall, the cab fairing comprising:
(a) a left rail attached to the left pickup truck bed sidewall, wherein the left rail includes a first slot for attachment to a left pickup truck sidewall and a second slot;
(b) a right rail attached to the right pickup truck bed sidewall, wherein the right rail includes a first slot for attachment to a right pickup truck sidewall and a second slot;
(c) a cross bar having a left end and a right end, and wherein the cross bar is constructed for extension across at least a portion of the pickup truck cab;
(d) a left side sail having a first end and a second end, the left side sail first end attached to the second slot of the left side rail and the left side sail second end attached to the left end of the cross bar; and
(e) a right side sail having a first end and a second end, the right side sail first end attached to the second slot of the right side rail and the right side sail second end attached to the right end of the cross bar.
13. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a left fairing extension having a first end and a second end, the left fairing extension first end is attached to the second slot of the left rail and the left fairing extension second end is attached to the left side sail.
14. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a right fairing extension having a first end and a second end, the right fairing extension first end is attached to the second slot of the right rail and the right fairing extension second end is attached to the right side sail.
15. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , further comprising a tie down device attached to the second slot of the left rail or the right rail.
16. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , wherein the left rail lies against the left pickup truck sidewall along the entire length of the left rail.
17. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , wherein the right rail lies against the right pickup truck sidewall along the entire length of the right rail.
18. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , wherein the left rail and the right rail comprise extruded aluminum.
19. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , wherein the left rail and the right rail have a first end and a second end, and end caps attached to the first end and the second end.
20. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , wherein the cross bar comprises a polymeric material formed as a result of blow molding.
21. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , wherein the left side sail comprises a polymeric material formed as a result of blow molding.
22. A pickup truck according to claim 12 , wherein the right side sail comprises a polymeric material formed as a result of blow molding.