Patent ID: 7571942

Claim:
An apparatus, comprising: a wear guard for protecting a bottom surface of a vehicle, including a resilient member having a first length, and a top surface which is at least partially concave; and a rigid member having a second length about the same as the first length, a width substantially less than the second length, said width defined by two spaced-apart edges, said rigid member having a central portion between said two edges, and a height less than its width, said height defined by a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the shape of said rigid member bottom surface is convex adjacent the central portion, convex adjacent at least one of said two spaced-apart edges, concave between the central portion and the at least one of said two spaced-apart edges, and complementary to the shape of the top surface of said resilient member, wherein said rigid member top surface defines a slot across substantially the entire second length; and wherein the bottom surface of said rigid member is attached to the top surface of said resilient member.