Patent ID: 7997182

Claim:
A protective hull for an underside of a vehicle, comprising: members that mount to a vehicle frame, said members comprising a longitudinal first side and a longitudinal second side; a plurality of first supports that extend laterally from said longitudinal first side, each of said plurality of first supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate; a plurality of second supports that extend laterally from said longitudinal second side and opposite said plurality of first supports, each of said second supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate; a plurality of v-shaped supports that are disposed between said longitudinal first side and said longitudinal second side, each of said v-shaped supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate; and a plate that is disposed beneath said plurality of first supports, said plurality of second supports and said plurality of v-shaped supports, wherein an inner face of said plate is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a first end of each of said plurality of v-shaped supports and said inner face of said plate is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a second end of each of said v-shaped supports that is opposite said first end of each of said plurality of v-shaped supports.