Patent ID: 7090266

Claim:
Apparatus for protecting a vehicles side body panel from dents and scratches, having an exterior surface, and interior surface, a thickness, an upper border, a lower border, and two side borders, comprised of: a flexible panel comprised of multi-section interior padding that is completely covered by a separate material that forms an exterior; the panel is further comprised of strips of covered padding placed longitudinally along an upper portion of the exterior of the flexible panel, one being place on each section of the panel, the panel is further comprised of magnetic strips placed longitudinally along the upper portions on a surface opposite the multi-section padding, on each strip of covered padding; an elongated flexible strap extends from a space between adjacent sections of the interior padding, the strap placed at a lower portion of the panel to be placed inside of the vehicle and between the door and door sill, the strap has a tip that is sufficiently thick so that the panel can not be removed when the door is closed, the tip is thicker than the rest of the strap.