Means for reducing lateral wind resistance and consequent body sway and yaw in vehicles

Claim 1

IN A COMBINATION WITH A MOTOR VEHICLE INCLUDING A CAB AND A BODY, WITH THE BODY OF A HEIGHT AND WIDTH GREATER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE CAB, AN UPRIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY SOLID SHIELD POSITIONED TO EXTEND ABOVE THE TOP OF SAID CAB AND HAVING ITS LOWER EDGE IN SUBSTANTIALLY AIR IMPERVIOUS RELATION THEREWITH FOR DIVERTING SUBSTANTIALLY THE ENTIRE AIR FLOW OVER THE TOP OF THE CAB RELATIVELY WIDELY TO AVOID DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE FRONT OF THE BODY, CREATING A RELATIVELY STABLE AIR EDDY IN ADVANCE OF THE FORWARD END OF THE BODY, THE DIVERTED AIR REATTACHING TO THE BODY AT POINTS SPACED REARWARDLY OF THE FORWARD END IN A SMOOTH EVEN FLOW, AND VERTICAL SIDE SHIELDS ON THE CAB EXTENDING THE FULL HEIGHT THEREOF, CONNECTED IN SUBSTANTIALLY AIR IMPERVIOUS RELATION THERETO, AND MERGING SMOOTHLY WITH THE SHIELD EXTENDING ABOVE THE CAB ROOF TO REDUCE SIDE SWAY CAUSED BY A CROSS WIND, SAID SIDE SHIELDS BEING INCLINED REARWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE VEHICLE AT AN ANGLE BETWEEN 30* AND 45*.