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An add-on implement for an open-air vehicle windshield to allow for suitable protection and viewing therethrough while simultaneously forcing blown air over the driver's/rider's/passenger's sight line is provided. Such a device includes a wing that produces a venturi effect when placed a specific ra

An add-on implement for an open-air vehicle windshield to allow for suitable protection and viewing therethrough while simultaneously forcing blown air over the driver's/rider's/passenger's sight line is provided. Such a device includes a wing that produces a venturi effect when placed a specific range of distances from the windshield's outer surface and having a certain height range relative to the windshield. The venturi action sends air over the top of the windshield as much as four inches higher than a normal open-air vehicle windshield, thereby allowing the driver, etc., the ability to see well over the windshield without the problem of turbulent air in his or her face or on top of his or her head. The device is adjustable to permit the driver on-demand modification of wind displacement height. An open-air vehicle (again, such as a motorcycle) including such a device is also encompassed herein.

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1. A transparent windshield composite structure for an open-air vehicle, comprising: a base windshield including an internal side, an external side, a bottom edge and a top edge; a separate transparent shield implement including an internal side, an external side, a bottom edge and a top edge; and a

1. A transparent windshield composite structure for an open-air vehicle, comprising: a base windshield including an internal side, an external side, a bottom edge and a top edge; a separate transparent shield implement including an internal side, an external side, a bottom edge and a top edge; and a plurality of connectors for attaching said base windshield to said shield implement; wherein said separate transparent shield implement exhibits a concave shape directed externally from said base windshield, and wherein said windshield composite structure forms a channel through which air is forced during operation of the open-air vehicle on which said structure is present. 2. The windshield composite structure of claim 1 wherein said separate transparent shield implement component is attached to said external side of said base windshield through two opposing, parallel connectors, wherein said connectors are solid in shape with a longer height than width such that said connectors have top ends, bottom ends, front sides, back sides, and right and left sides, wherein said connectors are symmetrically disposed on either side of said bottom edge of said separate transparent component such that said front sides thereof are attached to said separate transparent shield component with said bottom ends thereof present at points below that for the attachment of said top ends to said shield component, wherein the disposition of said connectors is substantially straight pointing upwards; and wherein said back sides of said connectors are attached to said external side of said base windshield in symmetrical disposition thereof. 3. The windshield composite structure of claim 1 wherein said bottom edge of said shield implement is configured with an arc disposed in the middle thereof of flat opposing ends; and wherein said top edge is a full arc leading from one of said flat opposing ends of said bottom edge to the other flat opposing end of said bottom edge. 4. The windshield composite structure of claim 1 wherein said formed channel therein allows for the generation of winds at speeds exceeding 65 mph during open-air vehicle operation to pass through said channel automatically at a speed that forces such air to rise to a height of at least 2 inches higher than that exhibited by a windshield without said implement present before being forced back in the direction of the driver operator. 5. The windshield composite structure of claim 2 wherein said formed channel therein allows for the generation of winds at speeds exceeding 65 mph during open-air vehicle operation to pass through said channel automatically at a speed that forces such air to rise to a height of at least 2 inches higher than that exhibited by a windshield without said implement present before being forced back in the direction of the driver operator. 6. The windshield composite structure of claim 3 wherein said formed channel therein allows for the generation of winds at speeds exceeding 65 mph during open-air vehicle operation to pass through said channel automatically at a speed that forces such air to rise to a height of at least 2 inches higher than that exhibited by a windshield without said implement present before being forced back in the direction of the driver operator. 7. The windshield composite of claim 1 wherein said connectors allow for adjustment of the height of said separate shield implement on the external side of said windshield. 8. The windshield composite of claim 2 wherein said connectors allow for adjustment of the height of said separate shield implement on the external side of said windshield. 9. An open-air vehicle including the windshield composite of claim 1. 10. An open-air vehicle including the windshield composite of claim 2. 11. An open-air vehicle including the windshield composite of claim 3. 12. An open-air vehicle including the windshield composite of claim 4. 13. An open-air vehicle including the windshield composite of claim 7. 14. An open-air vehicle including the windshield composite of claim 8. 15. The open-air vehicle of claim 9, wherein said vehicle is a motorcycle. 16. A method of displacing forced air over an open-air vehicle driver during operation thereof, said method including the steps of: providing the windshield composite of claim 1; incorporating said composite within said open-air vehicle; and operating said open-air vehicle at a speed of at least 55 miles per hour; wherein, upon operation thereof, the air forced through and displaced by said channel formed by said windshield, said separate shield implement, and said solid parallel connectors of said windshield composite exits said channel at a point at least 2 inches higher than that exhibited by a windshield without said implement present before being forced back in the direction of the driver operator. 17. The method of claim 16 wherein said open-air vehicle is a motorcycle. 18. The windshield composite of claim 1, wherein the shield implement and base windshield are spaced at a distance of about 1.25-1.5 inches apart. 19. An apparatus for use with an open-air vehicle having a base windshield, comprising: a transparent shield implement configured for attachment to the base windshield, wherein said shield implement exhibits a concave shape and is configured for removable attachment with connectors to an external side of said base windshield such that the concave disposition of said implement is directed away from said base windshield, and wherein said shield implement includes a bottom edge configured with an arc disposed in the middle thereof of flat opposing ends; and said shield implement further includes a top edge which is a full arc leading from one of said flat opposing ends of said bottom edge to the other flat opposing end of said bottom edge.