Shield-shaped side-wall protection element and protective device for a vehicle tire

A protective device for vehicle tires, comprising a plurality of shield-shaped side-wall protection elements arranged in an overlapping, shingles, manner, and in a circumferential direction,

• wherein each protection element comprises a radially inner base, with an outer edge which forms a radially outer end and which extends in a circumferential direction, and with a shield segment which extends from said outer edge to at least said base, wherein said outer edge is at least partially offset axially inwardly from said base.

A shield-shaped side-wall protection element for a vehicle tire, comprising a radially inner base, with an outer edge which forms a radially outer end and which extends in a circumferential direction, and with a shield segment which extends from said outer edge to at least said base, wherein said outer edge is at least partially offset axially inwardly from said base,

• wherein said base further comprises a fastening segment for attaching said side-wall protection element to a support and a projection facing axially outwardly between said fastening segment and said outer edge, and
• wherein said base in the region of said projection has a substantially V- or U-shaped cross-section, and further wherein bottom of the substantially V- or U-shaped cross-section of said base faces axially outwardly.