Wall protection assemblies
First Claim
1. A wall protector assembly comprisinga retainer adapted to be attached to a building wall, the retainer including two sides and two ends, and a cover of an impact resistant thermoplastic polymeric material attached to a cover retainer portion of the retainer, the cover including at least one substantially straight portion of substantially uniform cross section along its length that includes two sides and two ends and having an external face portion overlying the retainer on the opposite side of the retainer from the building wall, wherein the cover includes a flange portion integral with each side of the straight portion that conceals each side of the retainer and has a transition portion at least one of the ends of the straight portion that is integral with the straight portion and curves smoothly away from the external face portion of the straight portion from a rounded juncture with the external face portion to form an end wall which overlies and conceals the end of the retainer.
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Abstract
A wall protector includes a retainer that is adapted to be attached to a building wall and a cover of an impact resistant thermoplastic polymeric material in the form of a thin web of suitable cross-section attached to the retainer portion of the retainer. The cover includes at least one substantially straight portion of substantially uniform cross section along its length and having a face portion overlying the retainer and an integral transition portion that is integral with the straight portion has an end wall that curves smoothly away from the face portion of the straight portion from a rounded juncture with the face portion and overlies and conceals the end of the retainer. The integral transition portion may be configured as an end cap or a wall return piece that forms a transition between the straight portion and a wall surface or as a corner piece that joins sections of wall protectors mounted on walls that intersect at a corner.
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1. A wall protector assembly comprising
a retainer adapted to be attached to a building wall, the retainer including two sides and two ends, and a cover of an impact resistant thermoplastic polymeric material attached to a cover retainer portion of the retainer, the cover including at least one substantially straight portion of substantially uniform cross section along its length that includes two sides and two ends and having an external face portion overlying the retainer on the opposite side of the retainer from the building wall, wherein the cover includes a flange portion integral with each side of the straight portion that conceals each side of the retainer and has a transition portion at least one of the ends of the straight portion that is integral with the straight portion and curves smoothly away from the external face portion of the straight portion from a rounded juncture with the external face portion to form an end wall which overlies and conceals the end of the retainer.
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