Aerodynamic vehicle attachment

1. An aerodynamic vehicle attachment comprising:

a body being triangular and having a base, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a face, the base having a base contour, wherein the base, the first sidewall, the second sidewall and the face define an interior storage compartment;

a lid covering the interior storage compartment and having a lid contour and a lip extending upward external relative to the interior storage compartment; and

a hinge coupled to the face of the body and the lid, and having a fastener, the fastener being located only at a top edge of the face of the body;

wherein the fastener is configured to removably couple to an outer surface of a top of a tailgate of a vehicle so that the aerodynamic vehicle attachment is coupled to an outside of the vehicle.

2. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein the base contour of the body and the lid contour of the lid form an airfoil shape which directs laminar air flow across the base contour and the lid contour creating less air turbulence and less drag on the vehicle.

3. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein the base contour of the body is curved and having a radius of an arc between 32 centimeters and 37 centimeters with an angle of the arc between 185 degrees and 215 degrees.

4. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein the lid contour is curved, the curve having a length of an arc of at least 54 centimeters and a height of the arc of at least 5 centimeters.

5. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein the lid is angled downward toward the ground, the base is curved upward and the face is oriented vertically.

6. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein the face of the body is concave relative to the tailgate creating a gap between the face of the body and the tailgate, the gap being a height of an arc, the height being at least 3.7 centimeters.

7. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein the fastener is coupled to the outer surface of the top of the tailgate by a hook and loop system.

8. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein:

the fastener is located at a top edge of the face of the body; and

a bottom edge of the face of the body contacts the outer surface of the tailgate on a bottom portion of the tailgate.

9. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein when the tailgate is in an open position, the aerodynamic vehicle attachment is coupled at a top edge of the face of the body and a bottom edge of the face of the body hangs free in space, and the body has dimensions such that there is no contact with a bumper of the vehicle, any part of the vehicle or the ground.

10. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein the lip is located at an edge of the lid opposite the hinge, spans across the edge and extends upward by 8 to 10 centimeters.

11. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 1 , wherein the aerodynamic vehicle attachment is removable from the tailgate without the use of a tool.

12. An aerodynamic vehicle attachment comprising:

a body being triangular, having an interior storage compartment and a first aerodynamic shape;

a lid coupled to the body, configured to cover the interior storage compartment and having a second aerodynamic shape;

a fastener coupled to the body and the lid, and configured to removably couple to an outer surface of a top of a tailgate of a vehicle so that the aerodynamic vehicle attachment is coupled to the outside of the vehicle; and

wherein the first aerodynamic shape and the second aerodynamic shape direct laminar air flow across first aerodynamic shape and the second aerodynamic shape creating less air turbulence and less drag on the vehicle.

13. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 12 , wherein the first aerodynamic shape has a curve with a radius of an arc of the curve of 32 centimeters to 37 centimeters, and an angle of the arc of the curve of 185 degrees to 215 degrees.

14. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 12 , wherein the second aerodynamic shape has a curve a length of an arc of the curve at least 54 centimeters and a height of the arc of the curve of at least 5 centimeters.

15. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 12 , wherein the fastener is coupled to the outer surface of the top of the tailgate of the vehicle by a hook and loop system.

16. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 12 , wherein the fastener is located only at a top edge of a face of the body.

17. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 12 , wherein the lid has a lip, the lip located at an edge of the lid opposite the fastener, spanning across the edge and extending upward by 8 to 10 centimeters.

18. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 12 , wherein the lid is angled downward toward the ground, and the body is curved upward.

19. The aerodynamic vehicle attachment of claim 12 , wherein:

the body has a base, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, and a face, and the face is oriented vertically;

the first aerodynamic shape has a curve with a radius of an arc of the curve at least 34 centimeters and an angle of the arc of the curve of at least 198 degrees;

the second aerodynamic shape has a curve with a length of an arc of the curve of at least 54 centimeters and a height of the arc of the curve of at least 5 centimeters; and

wherein the lid has a lip, the lip located at an edge of the lid opposite the fastener, spanning across the edge and extending upward by 8 to 10 centimeters.