Pad for vehicle having flat bed

Claim 1

A flat, composite pad construction adapted for overlying substantially the entire rectangular bed surface of a flatbed vehicle and having a pliable cover with top, side and bottom surfaces encasing a filler material, said pad comprising a base portion foldable in hinge fashion along a longitudinal centerline and with an outline substantially conforming to the perimeter of the bed surface, said base portion having a substantially rectangular central recess extending from one marginal edge portion along said longitudinal centerline of said pad for a distance equal to the width of said pad and having a pair of cutouts along the sidewalls thereof for accommodating vehicle wheel wells protruding into the bed, and a central panel portion having substantially the same thickness as said base portion and having a width and length mating said central access whereby said central panel portion is adapted for placement longitudinally within said central recess to form a continuous pad covering the bed surface and for removal from said central recess to form a walkway over the bed surface along the longitudinal centerline of the pad and with the length of said panel portion being adapted to mate the width of said pad for employment as a pillow crosswise thereof.