Patent ID: 9180824
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: B60R

Abstract:
1. An automotive finish protection and dent prevention device, comprising: a shield, said shield stowing in a chamber in an automobile frame, said chamber having an opening below an automobile door, said shield deploying upwardly from the opening in the chamber to a position adjacent to the automobile door; and a hydraulic system selectively deploying said shield when said automobile door is closed and locked, the hydraulic system in said chamber in the automobile frame below the automobile door, said hydraulic system having a hydraulic cylinder coupling to a plurality of linkages, said plurality of linkages traversing a track in said chamber, said plurality of linkages coupled to said shield, said hydraulic cylinder operative for deploying said shield by propelling said plurality of linkages along said track in said chamber towards the opening of said chamber, said plurality of linkages traversing said chamber, thereby deploying said shield out of said chamber in the position adjacent to the automobile door, the shield operative protecting an automobile finish and preventing denting to the automobile door when the shield is thus deployed.