Patent ID: 8573661
Filing Date: 2013-11-05
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. A vehicle side protector assembly for positioning to extend along a side of a vehicle, said assembly comprising: a collapsible rod assembly having a plurality of sections; a plurality of pads coupled to said rod assembly; a front attachment line coupled to and extending from said rod assembly; a back attachment line coupled to and extending from said rod assembly; a front attachment hook coupled to said front attachment line; a back attachment hook coupled to said back attachment line; said plurality of sections including a central section having an open first end, an open second end, and a perimeter wall extending continuously from said open first end to said open second end; said plurality of pads including a front central pad coupled to said perimeter wall of said central section proximate said open first end of said central section; said plurality of pads including a back central pad coupled to said perimeter wall of said central section proximate said open second end of said central section; said plurality of sections including a front medial section slidably inserted into said open first end of said central section, said front medial section having an open first end, a second end, and a hollow interior extending from said open first end towards said second end, said second end of said front medial section being sized to engage an interior surface of said central section adjacent to said open first end of said central section whereby said front medial section is frictionally held in an extended position from said open first end of said central section; and said plurality of pads including a front pad, said front pad being coupled to and extending around said front medial section, said front pad being positioned adjacent to said open first end of said front medial section.