Corner and edge protective covers

• US 3,922,408 A
• Filed: 06/24/1974
• Issued: 11/25/1975
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1974
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Josephine Lee Smith
• Original Assignee: Josephine Lee Smith
• Inventors: Smith, Josephine Lee
• Primary Examiner(s): Schulz, William E.
• Application Number:
  US05/481,979
• Time in Patent Office: 519 Days
• Field of Search: 161/7,161 52/288 248/345.1 312/137
• US Class Current: 428/40.1
• CPC Class Codes: A47B 95/043 Protecting rims, buffers or the like
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 428/14 Layer or component removable to expose adhesive

Abstract

Corner and edge covers, particularly for kitchen and bathroom counter-top and cabinet edges, to protect persons, particularly small children, from injury. The counter-top corner cover comprises, generally, two right angularly disposed flanges which wrap around the corner and a connecting top flange. The corner edge cover is in the form of an angle member, comprising two right angularly disposed side flanges, cut to fit the height of the corner edge. Both covers are formed of a resilient material with a pressure sensitive adhesive backing for applying same to the counter-top and cabinet.

Claims

1. A VERTICAL, ANGULAR PORTION, INTERGRALLY FORMED OF A PAIR OF FLANGES, DISPOSED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO EACH OTHER, AND

2. Cover means as defined in claim 1 wherein said soft, resilient material includes a major inner thickness of a porous, foam material and a minor, relatively thin non-porous outer skin.

3. Cover means as defined in claim 1 wherein the entire thickness of said soft, resilient material comprises a porous, foam material.

4. Cover means as defined in claim 1 wherein said horizontal flange is formed integral with said vertical flanges.

5. Cover means as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said elongated angle members is custom cut to a proper length from a relatively long length thereof.

6. Cover means as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said cap members and elongated angle members is adhesively fixed in place by means of a pressure sensitive adhesive, normally covered by peel strips, on the inside surfaces thereof.

7. Cover means as defined in claim 1 wherein each of said vertical angular portions of said cap members is custom cut to a proper length from said long length and each of said top horizontal flanges is individually formed and sized to mate with the top of one of said vertical angular portions.