Corner protector
AssigneeTenn-Tax Plastics, Inc.
InventorRobert C. Hightower
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Abstract
A protective device that may be used to shield the corner of an object from damage during shipping, storage, handling or the like comprises a top member, an outer wall, an inner wall opposite the outer wall and a side wall. The walls are connected (either directly or indirectly) to the top member and extend downwardly therefrom, and the side wall and outer wall meet to form an acute angle (e.g., a 45 degree or a 67.5 degree angle). The protective device may also include a raised lip that extends upwardly from the top member along at least a portion of the periphery of the top member and may include ribs that are disposed on the top surface of the top member.
Claims23
A corner protector in combination with a cabinet that includes a first wall and a second wall, the corner protector comprising:
- a top member having an inner portion, an outer portion and a side portion;
- a generally planar inner wall connected to and extending downwardly from the inner portion of the top member, the inner wall including a cut-out portion;
- a generally planar outer wall connected to and extending downwardly from the outer portion of the top member, the outer wall spaced apart from, and substantially parallel to, the inner wall;
- a side wall connected to and extending downwardly from the side portion of the top member;
- wherein the plane defined by the side wall and the plane defined by the outer wall intersect at an acute angle, and
- wherein the top member, the inner wall and the outer wall define a cavity, and
- wherein the first wall of the cabinet and the second wall of the cabinet are received within the cavity.
A corner protector in combination with an object that has a first wall and second wall, the corner protector comprising:
- an outer wall;
- an inner wall located opposite the outer wall and extending substantially parallel to the outer wall;
- a side wall connected to the outer wall;
- a top member connected to at least two of the outer wall, the inner wall and the side wall,
- wherein the inner wall is a substantially planar wall and wherein the outer wall is a substantially planar wall,
- wherein a portion of the inner wall adjacent the side wall includes a cutout portion that forms a first opening into a cavity defined by the inner wall, the outer wall and the side wall,
- wherein a second opening is provided into the cavity between the inner wall and the outer wall opposite the side wall, and
- wherein the first opening receives the first wall of the object and the second opening receives the second wall of the object, and
- wherein the side wall and the outer wall connect to form an acute angle and wherein a plane defined by the side wall and a plane defined by the inner wall intersect at an obtuse angle.
A corner protector in combination with an object having a first wall and a second wall, the corner protector comprising:
- a top member having an inner portion, an outer portion and a side portion;
- a generally planar inner wall connected to and extending downwardly from the inner portion of the top member;
- a generally planar outer wall connected to and extending downwardly from the outer portion of the top member, the outer wall spaced apart from, and substantially parallel to, the inner wall;
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- a side wall connected to and extending downwardly from the side portion of the top member;
- wherein the plane defined by the side wall and the plane defined by the outer wall intersect at an acute angle,
- wherein a portion of the inner wall adjacent the side wall includes a cutout portion that forms a first opening into a cavity that resides below a lower surface of the top member, the cavity defined by the inner wall, the outer wall and the side wall,
- wherein a second opening is provided into the cavity between the inner wall and the outer wall opposite the side wall, and
- wherein the first and second walls of the object are received within the cavity so that a portion of a corner defined by the first and second walls of the object is protected by the corner protector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.