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Protective hull for vehicles

  • US 7,997,182 B1
  • Filed: 05/13/2008
  • Issued: 08/16/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2007
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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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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