Patent ID: 7607692

Claim:
An automobile ballast device, comprising: a bladder member configured to hold various amounts of matter, said bladder member having an inlet for selectively allowing the matter to enter said bladder member and an outlet for selectively allowing at least one of the matter and air to exit said bladder member; a plurality of lower panels configured to collectively form a unitary platform, each said lower panel having an interlocking member complementary to an interlocking member of another respective lower panel; a plurality of upper panels configured to collectively form a unitary platform, each said upper panel having an interlocking member complementary to an interlocking member of another respective upper panel; and, said bladder member overlaying at least two of said lower panels that are interlocked together and underlying at least two upper panels that are interlocked together, said bladder being sandwiched between said plurality of upper and lower panels.