Vehicle side protector

An automobile bump protector attachable to an automobile door, having an outer side surface, an inner surface, an upper edge, a lower edge and a thickness, comprising:

• a flexible panel having an upper edge, a lower edge, and two side edges, said panel having a vertical centerline spaced equidistant from said side edges and including resilient cushioned pad means substantially coextensive in area with the panel,
• said panel further comprising first and second magnetic strips extending along upper and lower edge portions of the panel, each magnetic strip having such length as to extend across a substantial portion of the side-to-side dimension of the panel,
• a flexible flap extending from the lower edge of said panel for placement about the lower edge of the automobile door, said flap having two side edges spaced equidistant from an extension of the panel vertical centerline so that the flap has a centralized location along the lower edge of the panel, the side-to-side dimension of the flap being greater than one-half the side-to-side dimension of the panel, and the lengths of the flap side edges being substantially greater than the thickness of the automobile door, whereby the flap can cover the door lower edge and adjacent door side surfaces,
• said flap having a free end edge on an extension of the panel vertical centerline a substantial distance from the lower edge of the panel, and two corner edges extending in converging relation from the flap side edges to said free end edge, and
• a flexible strap extending from said end edge of said flap for disposition along the inner surface of the automobile door, said strap extending along a line that is an extension of the panel vertical centerline, such that the strap can be pulled to exert a centralized straightening force on the flap and panel.