Vehicle protection apparatus
AssigneeScrape Armor, Inc.
InventorScott Whitehead
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Abstract
A protective panel for a vehicle substantially conforming to a portion of a vehicle. The protective panel having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, the lower surface having a reduced surface area in order to limit force applied to the protective panel and the vehicle. The panel further having an edge portion disposed along a perimeter, between the upper and lower surface, for deflecting obstacles, and one or more mounting points for removably attaching the protection panel to a portion of the exterior of a vehicle.
Claims20
A protective panel for a vehicle, comprising:
- an upper surface;
- a lower surface opposite the upper surface;
- an edge portion disposed along a perimeter, between the upper and lower surface, the perimeter configured to substantially conform to a specific portion of the vehicle, and wherein the edge portion comprises a first, front edge and a second, rear edge opposite the first edge, the first edge and the second edge both having curved edge profiles;
- a reduced lower surface area, wherein the reduced lower surface area of the lower surface is a surface area less than a potential total area encompassed by the edge portion disposed along the perimeter;
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- at least one mounting point for removably attaching the panel to the vehicle.
A protective panel for a vehicle, comprising:
- an upper surface for engaging the vehicle;
- a lower surface opposite the upper surface and further where a panel thickness is defined by a distance between the upper surface and lower surface;
- a first edge extending from the upper surface to the lower surface and disposed such that the first edge follows generally the shape of a first portion of the vehicle;
- a second edge extending from the upper surface to the lower surface and disposed such that the second edge follows generally a shape of a second portion of the vehicle, and further such that the second edge meets the first edge in order to form a perimeter portion, and wherein both first and second edge have an edge profile configured to slide across an obstacle;
- a plurality of pockets extending into the lower surface wherein a resulting surface area of the lower surface is less than a potential surface area encompassed by the perimeter;
- and,
- at least one mounting point for removably attaching the panel.
A protective panel for a vehicle substantially conforming to a specific portion of the underside of a vehicle, comprising:
- a protective panel having an upper surface configured to engage the vehicle;
- a lower surface opposite the upper surface and further wherein a panel thickness is defined by a distance between the upper surface and the lower surfaces;
- a first edge extending from the upper surface to the lower surface such that the first edge follows generally a shape of a first specific portion of the vehicle and wherein a portion of the first edge is composed of at least a first profile;
- a second edge extending from the upper surface to the lower surface such that the second edge follows generally a shape of a second specific portion of the vehicle;
- a perimeter comprising a combination of the first edge and the second edge and wherein the perimeter forms a continuous shape, and wherein the first edge and the second edge comprise a curved profile;
- a plurality of pockets extending into the lower surface toward the upper surface, wherein the plurality of pockets create a recessed area, such that the lower surface has a resulting surface area less than a total potential surface area encompassed by the perimeter;
- and
- at least one mounting point for removably attaching the panel to a portion of the vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.