Co-extruded vinyl corner guard assembly

A corner guard assembly for protecting a corner of a building wall from impacts, said corner being defined by a first flat wall section intersecting at an angle relative to a second flat wall section, the first and second flat wall surfaces extending substantially from a floor to a ceiling of the building, said corner guard assembly comprising:

• a retainer member, said retainer member having an elongated main body portion that includes a first flat planar portion and a second flat planar portion, said first flat planar portion defining a first mounting surface to be applied over the first wall surface, and said second flat planar portion defining a second mounting surface to be applied over the second wall surface, the first flat planar portion intersecting the second flat planar portion at an angle substantially corresponding to the angle of intersection of the first and second flat wall surfaces, the first flat planar portion further including a first offset edge portion and the second flat planar portion further including a second offset edge portion such that when the retainer member is applied to the corner of the wall the first offset edge portion is raised a slight distance from the first flat wall surface and the second offset edge portion is raised a slight distance away from the second flat wall surface;
• the intersection of the first and second flat planar portions of the main body portion of the retainer member defining an apex having a co-extruded bumper thereon;
• a plurality of metallic fasteners for fastening said retainer member to said first and second flat wall surfaces;
• a decorative cover member assembled over the retainer member, said cover member including a first flat cover portion and a second flat cover portion, the first and second flat cover portions intersecting at a rounded corner portion;
• the first flat cover portion further including a first inwardly turned, hooked shaped end portion that hooks around for engagement to the first offset edge portion of the retainer member, and the second flat cover portion including a second inwardly turned, hooked shaped end portion that hooks around for engagement to the second offset edge portion of the retainer member, the cover member fitting over the retainer member in a spaced apart relation such that, when assembled, an inner surface of the cover member is spaced apart a short distance from an outer surface of the retainer member;
• the rounded corner portion of the cover member defining an inner radius;
• the co-extruded bumper on the apex of the retainer member including a rounded outer radius that corresponds to the inner radius of the corner portion of the corner member such that, in the event the cover member is struck with sufficient force to cause the cover member to strike against the retainer member, the inner radius of the rounded corner portion of the cover member will become engaged against the outer radius of the co-extruded bumper on the apex of the retainer member;
• the retainer member being comprised of co-extruded vinyl materials comprised of a rigid polyvinyl chloride forming the main body portion and a flexible polyvinyl chloride forming the co-extruded bumper on the apex thereof;
• and,
• end caps applied to upper and lower ends of the corner guard assembly.