Lading tie-down strap protector

A shield for adjustable attachment to and removal from a lading tie-down strap and for shielding the strap from wearing engagement with a variably shaped corner of a body of lading ranging in shape from a sharp corner edge to an arcuate or rounded corner surface of appreciable arcuate length, comprising a generally rectangular semi-rigid pad formed intermediate opposite ends with a transverse rectangular live hinge area of appreciable width interconnecting the opposite end portions of said pad and being sufficiently flexible to conform to the contour of a said variably shaped lading corner, and each said end portion having integrally formed with said pad a strap retention formation in the form of a transversely extending raised flap, each said flap is integrally hinged at one end to said pad and has an integrally formed hook on the underside of its distal end open toward its proximal end, said flaps being hinged on opposite sides of said pad whereby a lading tie-down strap may be inserted under said flaps with each lateral edge engaged into one of said hooks.