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Abstract

A rear spoiler system for a vehicle includes a fluid supply system, an elastic bladder, and a frame. The bladder receives and confines a fluid delivered thereto by the fluid supply system. The bladder dilates upon an increase in a pressure inside the bladder resulting from an increase in the amount of the fluid confined therein, and contracts upon a decrease in the pressure inside the bladder resulting from a decrease in the amount of the fluid confined therein. A surface of the bladder defines an outer, exposed, and visible surface of the vehicle. The frame is arranged inside the bladder, defines a shape of the bladder, and moves with the bladder when the bladder dilates and contracts. When dilated, the upper surface of the bladder stands proud of an adjacent outer surface of the boot so as to act as a rear spoiler for the vehicle.

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