US 12,441,260 B2
Vehicle protection apparatus
Scott Whitehead, Bellevue, WA (US)
Assigned to Scrape Armor, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by SCRAPE ARMOR, INC., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Mar. 19, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/610,005.
Application 18/610,005 is a continuation of application No. 17/343,742, filed on Jun. 10, 2021, abandoned.
Application 17/343,742 is a continuation of application No. 16/298,184, filed on Mar. 11, 2019, granted, now 11,059,441, issued on Jul. 13, 2021.
Application 16/298,184 is a continuation of application No. 15/236,235, filed on Aug. 12, 2016, granted, now 10,272,862, issued on Apr. 30, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/282,896, filed on Aug. 14, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2025/0050830 A1, Feb. 13, 2025
Int. Cl. B60R 19/16 (2006.01); B60R 19/54 (2006.01); B62D 35/02 (2006.01)
CPC B60R 19/16 (2013.01) [B60R 19/54 (2013.01); B62D 35/02 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A protective panel for a vehicle, comprising:
an upper surface;
a lower surface opposite the upper surface and including at least one pocket;
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 closing a portion of at least one of the at least one pocket and comprises a second rear edge, opposite the first edge;
a reduced lower surface area, wherein a total surface area of the portion of the lower surface configured to contact an obstacle, is a surface area less than a potential total area encompassed by the edge portion disposed along the perimeter; and
at least one mounting point for removably attaching the panel to the vehicle.