| US 7,571,942 B2 | ||
| Universal floor and bucket protection devices, systems, and methods | ||
| Edward Shapiro, 108 Cocksfield Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M3H 3T2 (Canada); and Craig Kack, 38 Bower Street, Acton, Town of Halton Hills, Ontario L7J 1E2 (Canada) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 30, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/322,466. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/641056, filed on Jan. 03, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0145489 A1, Jul. 06, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. B61F 19/06 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 293—38 | 29 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus, comprising:
a wear guard for protecting a bottom surface of a vehicle, including
a resilient member having a first length, and a top surface which is at least partially concave; and
a rigid member having
a second length about the same as the first length,
a width substantially less than the second length, said width defined by two spaced-apart edges, said rigid member having
a central portion between said two edges, and
a height less than its width, said height defined by a top surface and a bottom surface,
wherein the shape of said rigid member bottom surface is
convex adjacent the central portion,
convex adjacent at least one of said two spaced-apart edges,
concave between the central portion and the at least one of said two spaced-apart edges, and
complementary to the shape of the top surface of said resilient member,
wherein said rigid member top surface defines a slot across substantially the entire second length; and
wherein the bottom surface of said rigid member is attached to the top surface of said resilient member.
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