Movable or removable closures – Handle or protector – Edge protector
Patent
1987-07-22
1989-04-04
Kannan, Philip C.
Movable or removable closures
Handle or protector
Edge protector
52716, B60J 500
Patent
active
048173355
ABSTRACT:
A non-metallic edge guard for fitting onto the trailing edge of a door comprises a clear transparent plastic body which has a base covering the end of the trailing edge and legs which are disposed against sides of the trailing edge. Adhesive acts between the interior of the plastic body and the edge for adhering the edge guard to the edge. The preferred adhesive is a double backed adhesive tape. The adhesive, however, is selectively applied so that one of the legs is completely adhesive free. The underlying surface of the edge can be seen through this one leg. When this one leg forms the outer leg of a door edge guard, it enables the painted door color to be presented along the trailing edge while the edge guard still provides protection for that trailing edge. In another embodiment of the invention, the other leg is covered by a decorative insert which presents a different visual effect from that which is presented by the adhesive-free leg. This insert can be a black plastic or a metal foil which is encapsulated in clear mylar. The insert-containing embodiments can be reversed on the door edge, if desird, so that for the black insert embodiment, an exterior "black-out" effect is presented by reversal and for the mylar encapsulated foil embodiment, a metallic effect can be presented by reversal.
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