| US 7,587,790 B2 | ||
| Adjustable rigid corner guard | ||
| David S. McCue, Manchester, Mass. (US); Daniel B. Ballou, Salem, Mass. (US); Adam P. Stevens, York, Me. (US); Brent Hild, Belmont, Mass. (US); Teodoro A. Mesa, Lynn, Mass. (US); and Genesis J. McDermott, Chicago, Ill. (US) | ||
| Assigned to McCue Corporation, Salem, Mass. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/633,935. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/742660, filed on Dec. 06, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0010780 A1, Jan. 17, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. A47G 1/10 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 16—404 [404/9; 248/345.1] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A corner guard for protecting a corner of a structure from collision with objects, comprising:
a rigid body, comprising:
a wall having a base and an upper end;
wherein the wall extends between the base and the upper end, the wall having a front side facing away from the structure when
installed and a back side facing toward the structure when installed;
A leg structure secured to the rigid body, the leg structure including at least two leg portions supporting the rigid body
of the corner guard, the at least two leg portions separated by a predetermined distance and configured to extend below the
base end of the rigid body for insertion into corresponding mounting holes; and
an adjustment mechanism coupled to the rigid body to forcibly hold the at least two leg portions at a desired distance other
than the predetermined distance from each other;
wherein the adjustment mechanism applies:
a continuous tension force to the rigid body flexing the rigid body to decrease the predetermined distance of the at least
two leg portions when the desired distance is less than the predetermined distance, and
a continuous compression force to the rigid body flexing the rigid body to increase the predetermined distance of the at least
two leg portions when the desired distance is greater than the predetermined distance.
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