Solid end cap/corner unit for wall protection system
AssigneeRJF International Corporation
InventorThomas G. Knight
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Abstract
An end cap/corner unit for a wall protection system comprising a substantially solid, impact absorbing, deformable member curved along its length. The end cap/corner unit is anchored to one or two other segments of the wall protection system. It is anchored by an anchoring system which may consist of an insert embedded at the end faces of the end cap/corner unit with a connecting pin extending therethrough. The end cap/corner unit can serve dual purposes, functioning as either an end cap unit or a corner unit.
Claims21
An end cap/corner unit for a wall protection system, said wall protection system comprising at least one elongated, hollow main segment formed from a frame, at least one mounting bracket for mounting the frame to a wall and an impact-absorbing cushion on said frame, said main segment also defining at least one main segment end face for attaching the frame thereof to another segment of said wall protection system, said end cap/corner unit comprising
- a substantially solid body portion formed from a resilient, deformable, impact-absorbing material such that said body portion is capable of absorbing energy on impact with an object but retaining its shape after such impact,
- said end cap/corner unit defining unit end faces, said body portion being located between said unit end faces,
- at least one of said unit end faces being adapted for attachment to the frame of said main segment at the main segment end face thereof,
- the only means in said end cap/corner unit capable of attaching said unit to the other segments in said wall protection system or to said wall being defined in said unit end faces, whereby said end cap/corner unit when secured in place in said wall protection system is mounted only by means of said unit end faces.
A wall protection system comprising
- at least one elongated, hollow main segment formed from a frame, at least one mounting bracket for mounting the frame to a wall and an impact-absorbing cushion on said frame, said main segment also defining at least one main segment end face for attaching the frame thereof to another segment of said wall protection system,
- an end cap/corner unit comprising a substantially solid body portion formed from a resilient, deformable, impact-absorbing material such that said body portion is capable of absorbing energy on impact with an object but retaining its shape after such impact,
- said end cap/corner unit defining unit end faces, said body portion being located between said unit end faces,
- at least one of said unit end faces being attached to the frame of said main segment at the main segment end face thereof,
- the only means in said end cap/corner unit capable of attaching said unit to the other segments in said wall protection system or to said wall being defined in said unit end faces, whereby said end cap/corner unit when secured in place in said wall protection system is mounted only by means of said unit end faces.
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