Patent ID: 8556334

Claim:
A hatch protection system for a hatch on a vehicle, comprising a hatch pad, wherein the hatch pad is attached to the hatch, and wherein the hatch pad comprises a protective padding; a plurality of brackets, wherein the plurality of brackets are secured to the vehicle and to the hatch pad; wherein the hatch pad comprises a first hatch pad section a second hatch pad section, and a third hatch pad section; wherein the first hatch pad section is attached to the second hatch pad section and the third hatch pad section, and the second hatch pad section is attached to the third hatch pad section; wherein a first bracket and a second bracket are attached to the first hatch pad section and the vehicle, and wherein a third bracket is attached to the vehicle and to the second hatch pad section and the third hatch pad section; and wherein the first bracket comprises a first bracket pin, the second bracket comprises a second bracket pin, and the third bracket comprises a third bracket pin, and wherein the first hatch pad section comprises a first hook and a second hook, and wherein the second hatch pad section comprises a third hook and the third hatch pad section comprises a fourth hook, and further wherein the first bracket pin is inserted into the first hook, the second bracket pin is inserted into the second hook, and the third bracket pin is inserted into the third hook and the fourth hook.