Stock material or miscellaneous articles – Structurally defined web or sheet – Longitudinal or transverse tubular cavity or cell
Patent
1990-10-17
1992-09-22
Thomas, Alexander S.
Stock material or miscellaneous articles
Structurally defined web or sheet
Longitudinal or transverse tubular cavity or cell
428343, 428192, 428 40, 52288, 52716, 2483451, A47B 9500
Patent
active
051495759
ABSTRACT:
The bumper of the present invention is utilized in conjunction with a corner edge of a table, piece of furniture, counter or similar article. The bumper includes a corner edge cover having wall segments overlaid on the corner sidewalls. The cover wall segments are joined to form an angle which corresponds to the geometric configuration of the underlying corner structure. A resilient shield wall includes a substantially semi-cylindrical wall segment, spaced away from the corner edge cover by an optimized stand-off distance, and tangentially extending wall segments bridging opposing sides of the arcuate wall segment with outer regions of the cover wall segments. The corner edge cover and the shield wall are integral and are geometrically configured to optimally absorb energy of an impact through deformation of the shield wall and distribution of the impact load over the cover wall segments and top plate. A top plate is integrally connected to the top edges of the corner wall segments to enhance the energy absorption capabilities of the bumper and provide a convenient surface for removably mounting the bumper to the corner structure with double-backed adhesive film.
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