Disposable drip pan for use under a vehicle

A drip pan on which a wheeled vehicle may be driven and parked, said drip pan being adapted to catch dirt and debris that falls from the vehicle, thereby protecting a surface on which the drip pan rests, comprising:

• a generally planar quadrilateral sheet defining a bottom of the drip pan, the edges of said sheet being rolled over and attached to the sheet along a line parallel to the edge, defining a sleeve which is adapted to be filled with a compressible material, one end of each sleeve being opened so that the compressible material may be removed or inserted, said sleeves when filled with compressible material forming sides that extend substantially higher in elevation than the planar surface, said compressible material permitting the wheels of the vehicle to roll over the side of the drip pan without damaging it or permanently deforming it.

A drip pan for use in covering and protecting a generally planar surface from dirt, water, and lubricants that fall from a wheeled vehicle which is driven over and parked thereon, said drip pan comprising:

• a rectangular sheet of relatively thin flexible material, said sheet being sized so that its length and width substantially exceed the length and width of the vehicle;
• a peripheral sleeve around the perimeter of the sheet formed separately along each edge of the sheet by folding over each edge and hermetically sealing the edge to the sheet along a line inset from the perimeter, said hermetic seal running the length of the edge and across each end of the sleeves;
• and means for radially expanding the sleeve cross-section, thereby defining sides which are substantially higher in elevation than the planar surface on which the sheet rests, said means being compressible to permit the wheels of the vehicle to roll over the sides without damaging or permanently deforming the drip pan.