Protective hull for vehicles
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1. A protective hull for an underside of a vehicle, comprising:
- members that mount to a vehicle frame, said members comprising a longitudinal first side and a longitudinal second side;
a plurality of first supports that extend laterally from said longitudinal first side, each of said plurality of first supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate;
a plurality of second supports that extend laterally from said longitudinal second side and opposite said plurality of first supports, each of said second supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate;
a plurality of v-shaped supports that are disposed between said longitudinal first side and said longitudinal second side, each of said v-shaped supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate; and
a plate that is disposed beneath said plurality of first supports, said plurality of second supports and said plurality of v-shaped supports, wherein an inner face of said plate is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a first end of each of said plurality of v-shaped supports and said inner face of said plate is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a second end of each of said v-shaped supports that is opposite said first end of each of said plurality of v-shaped supports.
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Abstract
A protective hull for a vehicle has a plate that covers at least a substantial portion of the underside of the vehicle. A plurality of supports extends laterally from longitudinal members, and a plurality of supports extends laterally from another longitudinal member. A plurality of V-shaped supports is disposed between the lateral supports. The supports have a plurality of voids therein. The voids do not have corners that could encourage tearing of the supports. Cells that are protected from puncture contain fire suppressant and are disposed over the supports.
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1. A protective hull for an underside of a vehicle, comprising:
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members that mount to a vehicle frame, said members comprising a longitudinal first side and a longitudinal second side; a plurality of first supports that extend laterally from said longitudinal first side, each of said plurality of first supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate; a plurality of second supports that extend laterally from said longitudinal second side and opposite said plurality of first supports, each of said second supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate; a plurality of v-shaped supports that are disposed between said longitudinal first side and said longitudinal second side, each of said v-shaped supports comprising a plurality of annular voids therein, wherein all surfaces of said annular voids are arcuate; and a plate that is disposed beneath said plurality of first supports, said plurality of second supports and said plurality of v-shaped supports, wherein an inner face of said plate is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a first end of each of said plurality of v-shaped supports and said inner face of said plate is spaced apart from a bottom surface of a second end of each of said v-shaped supports that is opposite said first end of each of said plurality of v-shaped supports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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