Cover Member and End Cap for Wall Guard and Corner Guard
AssigneeItasca Plastics, Inc.
InventorsEric A. Field, Matthew W. Field
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a corner guard and a wall guard, and a method of installing the corner guard and a wall guard that reduces the installation time and provides an improved aesthetic appearance. A corner guard and a wall guard each includes an elongated cover member that is terminated at one end, or both ends, by an end cap. The end cap is sonically welded or otherwise adhered directly to the cover member rather than being attached separately to an underlying base member. The cover member with end cap can then be slid on or snapped onto the underlying base member together.
Claims20
A wall guard system comprising:
- a base member fastened to a building wall, the base member having side flanges along opposite side edges of the base member;
- a first cover member overlying the base member and having side edge lips configured to engage the side flanges of the base member;
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- an end cap shaped to fit over a free end of the first cover member, the end cap having at least one attachment tab arranged to be closely adjacent to an inside surface of the first cover member, the attachment tab secured to the inside surface of the first cover member, the end cap attached to the cover member independently of the base member or the building wall.
A cover for a wall guard comprising:
- an elongated cover member shaped to be fit over a base member on a building wall;
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- an end cap adhered to the cover member and shaped to conceal the base member at an end of the cover member, the end cap attached to the cover member independently of the base member or the building wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.