Patent ID: 7017969

Claim:
A shield for use with the lid of the storage compartment of a vehicle wherein the lid has an interior surface with a multiplicity of ribs extending interiorly from the interior surface to form a multiplicity of cavities, the ribs having a multiplicity of spaced apart openings, the shield comprising: a. a form fitted piece of material made from thermoformed ABS plastic, formed to fit over said multiplicity of ribs and conforming to the shape of said multiplicity of cavities, the shield having a multiplicity of openings which are respectively aligned with several of the multiplicity of openings in said ribs; b. the form fitted piece of material made of thermoformed ABS plastic is of sufficient strength to prevent objects contained within the storage compartment from damaging the lid by providing a shield and barrier between the contents of the storage compartment and the lid; and c. retaining means respectively inserted through said aligned openings in said shield and said ribs to removably retain the shield on said ribs to protect the lid.