Patent ID: 8746762

Claim:
A vehicle side shield comprising: (a) a first rigid panel; (b) said first rigid panel having a front face, a back face, a bottom edge, a top edge, said top edge having a length less than or equal to the length of said bottom edge, and such additional edges as to create an outline shape approximately conforming to the upper side profile of a motor vehicle; (c) said bottom edge of said first rigid panel being straight and horizontal and said top edge being straight and horizontal; (d) a second rigid panel; (e) said second rigid panel having a front face, a back face, a top edge, a bottom edge, and two side edges such that said second rigid panel has an approximately rectangular outline shape having a height about equal to the height of said first rigid panel; (f) said top edge of said second rigid panel being rotatably affixed to said bottom edge of said first rigid panels; (g) said first and second rigid panels being capable of being moved into a first position wherein said back face of said first rigid panel opposes said back face of said second rigid panel, and wherein said top edge of said second rigid panel is aligned with said top edge of said first rigid panel; (h) said first and second rigid panels being capable of being moved into a second position wherein said top edge of said second rigid panel opposes said bottom edge of said first rigid panel; (i) a plurality of latches, each having a first portion and a second portion such that said first portion may be releasably engaged to said second portion; (j) each of said first portions of said plurality of latches being fixedly attached to said top edge of said first rigid panel, and each of said second portions of said plurality of latches being fixedly attached to said bottom edge of said second rigid panel, such that said first portions of said plurality of latches may be engaged to said second portions of said plurality of latches when said first and second rigid panels are arranged in said first position; (k) a first plurality of hooks; (l) said first plurality of hooks being rotatably affixed to said lower edge of said second rigid panel; (m) a second plurality of hooks; and (n) said second plurality of hooks being rotatably attached to said top edge of said first rigid panel; whereby said first plurality of hooks may be fastened to the lower edge of a vehicle door and said second plurality of hooks may be fastened to the upper edge of the same vehicle door, thus creating a protective shield of said first and second rigid panels with said back faces of said first and second rigid panels opposing the side of the vehicle.