Wall protector

A protector for mitigating an impact of a moving object on a structure, the protector comprising:

• a body molded of an elastomer, a front panel of the body having a front surface and a rear surface opposed to the front surface, the front panel having a plurality of opposed edges;
• a plurality of sidewalls of the body, each sidewall extending rearwardly from a respective edge of the front panel to a rear edge of the sidewall, the rear edges of the sidewalls conforming to a back plane that is rearwardly spaced from the rear surface of the front panel;
• a plurality of sockets, the sockets being spaced apart from each other, each socket rearwardly extending from the rear surface of the front panel to a socket rear end, the socket rear end being disposed forward of the back plane, the socket having an inner sidewall, a socket restriction disposed on the inner sidewall rearwardly of the rear surface of the front panel;
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• for each socket, a fastener including a base and a ball connected to and extending forwardly from the base, the ball received into the socket and in use pressed beyond the socket restriction to affix the ball to the socket, the base disposed in a plane that is approximately coplanar with the back plane.