Patent ID: 7156452

Claim:
A vehicle shield for use on a motor vehicle having a grille attached to a vehicle hood, the vehicle shield comprising: a hood protector region constructed for extending across at least a portion of the vehicle hood for protecting the vehicle hood, the hood protector region comprising: an airflow deflector having a leading surface and a trailing surface, wherein at maximum the trailing surface extends less than about 1½ inches from the vehicle hood when the vehicle shield is installed on the motor vehicle; a hood attachment region constructed for attaching the hood protector region to the vehicle hood, the hood attachment region comprising: a first hood attachment flange extending from a first end of the hood protector region and constructed for attaching to a first side of the vehicle hood; a second hood attachment flange extending from a second end of the hood protector region and constructed for attachment to a second side of the vehicle hood; and a plurality of grille engagement flanges extending from the hood attachment region and provided between the first hood attachment flange and the second hood attachment flange, and between fasteners provided for holding the vehicle hood and the vehicle grille together.