Spacer and shock-absorber type angleboard edge or corner protector

An external corner edge protector for protecting an external corner edge portion of an article when said external corner edge protector is disposed around the external corner edge portion of the article, comprising:

• a pair of leg members, having internal and external surface portions, integrally connected together by means of an apex portion having an internal corner region and an external corner region;
• wherein said pair of leg members comprise proximal end portions which are disposed adjacent, and are integrally connected, to said apex portion, and distal end portions which are disposed remote from said apex portion and which are disposed at an angle, which is less than 90°, with respect to each other such that when said external corner edge protector is disposed around the external corner edge portion of the article, defined by side surfaces of the article which intersect each other so as to define the external corner edge portion of the article, so as to protect the external corner edge portion of the article, said distal end portions of said external corner edge protector will engage the side surfaces of the article so as to respectively space said internal corner region of said apex portion from the external corner edge portion of the article, and internal surface portions of said proximal end portions of said leg members from the side surfaces of the article, while external surface portions of said proximal end portions of said leg members can engage internal surface portions of a shipping container whereby impact forces impressed upon external surface portions of the shipping container will not be directly transmitted to either one of the external corner edge portion, and the side surfaces, of the article.

An external corner edge protector for protecting an external corner edge portion of an article when said external corner edge protector is disposed around the external corner edge portion of the article, comprising:

• a pair of leg members, having internal and external surface portions, integrally connected together by means of an apex portion having an internal corner region and an external corner region;
• wherein said pair of leg members comprise proximal end portions which are disposed adjacent, and are integrally connected, to said apex portion, and distal end portions which are disposed remote from said apex portion and which are disposed at an angle, which is less than 90°, with respect to each other such that when said external corner edge protector is disposed around the external corner edge portion of the article, defined by side surfaces of the article which intersect each other so as to define the external corner edge portion of the article, so as to protect the external corner edge portion of the article, said distal end portions of said external corner edge protector will engage the side surfaces of the article so as to respectively space said internal corner region of said apex portion from the external corner edge portion of the article, and internal surface portions of said proximal end portions of said leg members from the side surfaces of the article, while external surface portions of said proximal end portions of said leg members can engage internal surface portions of a shipping container whereby said external corner edge protector serves as a shock absorber so as to effectively absorb impact forces impressed upon external surface portions of the shipping container and thereby prevent such impact forces from being directly transmitted to either one of the external corner edge portion, and the side surfaces, of the article.