Edge guard
AssigneeU.S. Product Development Company
InventorRobert Adell
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Abstract
An edge guard formed from a metallic strip to a generally U-shaped cross section wherein the base of the U has a generally semi-circular shape and beads at the distal ends of the legs are inwardly offset. An insulating liner may also be laminated to the metal strip before roll forming to the U-shape.
Claims12
In an edge guard of the type comprising a metal strip formed into a generally U-shaped cross section having inner and outer legs and beads at the distal ends of the legs via which the edge guard is self-retained on the edge of an object when installed thereon, the improvement wherein the U-shaped cross section has a generally semi-circularly contoured base and includes inward offsets joining the ends of the base with each bead so that the beads are disposed in inwardly offset relation to the diametrically opposite ends of the generally semi-circularly contoured base.
In an edge guard of the type comprising a metal strip formed into a generally U-shaped channel, having inner and outer legs via which the edge guard is self-retained on the edge of a door when installed thereon, the improvement wherein the distal end of the outer leg is inwardly offset relative to a proximal portion of the outer leg, the distal end being joined to the proximal portion by a curved offset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.