Interior shield on the lid of the trunk of a vehicle to prevent the lid of the trunk from being damaged by the contents contained beneath the lid
OwnerKevin Kirkham, James McCarthy +1inventors
InventorsKevin Kirkham, James McCarthy, Ronald Walsh
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Abstract
An interior shield that is located immediately beneath the lid of the storage compartment of a vehicle to prevent interior objects from damaging the lid. The storage compartment can be in the front of the vehicle or in the rear of the vehicle. The shield is made of strong lightweight material such as ABS plastic which can be removably attached to fit over the interior of the lid of the storage compartment by attaching means such as plastic clips.
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A shield for use with the lid of the storage compartment of a vehicle wherein the lid has an interior surface with a multiplicity of ribs extending interiorly from the interior surface to form a multiplicity of cavities, the ribs having a multiplicity of spaced apart openings, the shield comprising:
- a. a form fitted piece of material made from thermoformed ABS plastic, formed to fit over said multiplicity of ribs and conforming to the shape of said multiplicity of cavities, the shield having a multiplicity of openings which are respectively aligned with several of the multiplicity of openings in said ribs;
- b. the form fitted piece of material made of thermoformed ABS plastic is of sufficient strength to prevent objects contained within the storage compartment from damaging the lid by providing a shield and barrier between the contents of the storage compartment and the lid;
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- c. retaining means respectively inserted through said aligned openings in said shield and said ribs to removably retain the shield on said ribs to protect the lid.
A shield for use with the lid of the storage compartment of a vehicle wherein the lid has an interior surface with a multiplicity of ribs extending interiorly from the interior surface to form a multiplicity of cavities, the ribs having a multiplicity of spaced apart openings, the shield comprising:
- a. a form fitted piece of material made from injection molded plastic, formed to fit over said multiplicity of ribs and conforming to the shape of said multiplicity of cavities, the shield having a multiplicity of openings which are respectively aligned with several of the multiplicity of openings in said ribs;
- b. the form fitted piece of material made of injection molded plastic is of sufficient strength to prevent objects contained within the storage compartment from damaging the lid by providing a shield and barrier between the contents of the storage compartment and the lid;
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- c. retaining means respectively inserted through said aligned openings in said shield and said ribs to removably retain the shield on said ribs to protect the lid.
A shield for use with the lid of the storage compartment of a vehicle wherein the lid has an interior surface with a multiplicity of ribs extending interiorly from the interior surface, the ribs having a multiplicity of spaced apart openings, the shield comprising:
- a. a generally flat piece of material made of thermoformed ABS plastic, formed to fit over said multiplicity of ribs, the shield having a multiplicity of openings which are respectively aligned with several of the multiplicity of openings in said ribs;
- b. the form fitted piece of material made of thermoformed ABS plastic is of sufficient strength to prevent objects contained within the storage compartment from damaging the lid by providing a shield and barrier between the contents of the storage compartment and the lid;
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- c. retaining means respectively inserted through said aligned openings in said shield and said ribs to removably retain the shield on said ribs to protect the lid.
A shield for use with the lid of the storage compartment of a vehicle wherein the lid has an interior surface with a multiplicity of ribs extending interiorly from the interior surface, the ribs having a multiplicity of spaced apart openings, the shield comprising:
- a. a generally flat piece of material made of injection molded plastic, formed to fit over said multiplicity of ribs, the shield having a multiplicity of openings which are respectively aligned with several of the multiplicity of openings in said ribs;
- b. the form fitted piece of material made of injection molded plastic is of sufficient strength to prevent objects contained within the storage compartment from damaging the lid by providing a shield and barrier between the contents of the storage compartment and the lid;
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- c. retaining means respectively inserted through said aligned openings in said shield and said ribs to removably retain the shield on said ribs to protect the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.