Pillar protection assembly

• US 20070036938A1
• Filed: 03/31/2004
• Published: 02/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cornelis Van Den Donker
• Original Assignee: Cornelis Van Den Donker
• Inventors: Engelbrecht, Don
• Application Number:
  US10/551,421
• Publication Number:
  US 20070036938A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 428/99
• CPC Class Codes: E01F 15/141 for column or post protection
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24008 including fastener for attaching to external surface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/24198 Channel-shaped edge component [e.g., binding, etc.]

Abstract

Pillar protection assembly (1) consisting of a plastic sleeve (7) inside which a number of plastic foam blanket sections (6) are arranged. The sleeve (7) can be provided with information on the outside and has a closure (8) so as to fix this to the pillar (5) after it has been wrapped around the latter. The plastic foam material of the plastic foam blanket (6) consists of a foam matrix in which particles are incorporated that preferably consist of a recycled material. The plastic foam material used can be polyether or polyurethane.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. Pillar protection combination comprising a plastic foam blanket, which can be fitted around a pillar, as well as a plastic sleeve fitted around said blanket, wherein said plastic foam has a foam matrix in which particles differing from the matrix with a particle size of between 0.1 and 10 mm are incorporated, said foam blanket comprising a number of blanket sections a distance (a) apart joined by a strip material.

12. Pillar protection combination according to claim 11, wherein said particles are bonded to the matrix by a binder.

13. Pillar protection combination according to claim 11, wherein said particles comprise a recycled material.

14. Pillar protection combination according to claim 11, for the protection of a polygonal pillar, wherein the number of sections of said blanket corresponds to a number of surfaces of said pillar to be protected.

15. Pillar protection combination according to claim 11, wherein said distance is the thickness of the foam material.

16. Pillar protection combination according to claim 11, wherein said sleeve is provided with information on the outside.

17. Pillar protection combination according to claim 11, wherein said sleeve is split in the longitudinal direction and is provided with a closure.

18. Pillar protection combination according to claim 17, wherein said closure is a zip closure.

19. Pillar protection combination according to claim 11, wherein said sleeve comprises a sailcloth material.

20. Pillar protection combination according to claim 11, having an auxiliary sleeve provided with information to be fitted around said sleeve.