Wall and corner guard assembly

Claim 2

A wall protector arrangement including a resilient protective member, an underlying spacer member, and a thin resilient stop member, said spacer member having retainer means defining a recess retaining each edge of the resilient protective member therein, the protective member having a central portion overlying and spaced from the spacer member, said spacer member having ribs thereon located under the central portion of the protective member and projecting into the space defined between the spacer member and the central protective member portion, said thin resilient stop member having spaced integral tabs protruding therefrom near the center thereof engaging the ribs and resiliently biased by the resilience of the stop member into firm interengagement with the ribs and holding the stop member in place, the stop member extending laterally from the location of the tabs to a terminating edge near and parallel the recess to prevent movement of the protective member edge from within the retainer means.

Claim 3

The arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the spaced tabs on the stop member are located for cooperation with laterally outward sides of the ribs, the resilience of the stop member being sufficient to permit the projections to be spread to fit over and into firm engagement with the ribs.

Claim 4

A wall protector arrangement according to claim 1 for use in a wall section forming at least one external, protruding corner wherein said spacer member is longitudinally continuous along a major portion of the length of the protective member, and includes at least two integrally extruded-together elongate panel sections connected along an external corner of the spacer member conforming generally to the external wall corner and defining outer surfaces meeting along the eXternal spacer member corner, the spacer member having integral, extruded retainers adjacent and continuous along longitudinal edges therefor defining recesses opening centrally toward the external spacer corner, each of said retainers having a first integrally extruded outwardly projecting section continuous along its length, a second, outer retainer section integrally joined to the first section along its length and projecting generally toward the external spacer corner, and a third retainer section integrally joined to the second section along its length and projecting toward and terminating short of a panel section outer surface, the first section of said retainer having integrally extruded means for engaging and retaining an adjacent external wall section, said resilient protective member having a central section spaced outwardly from and overlying the external spacer corner, and two longitudinal edges each extending between a respective third section of one of the retainers and an outer panel section surface, and each of said edges being slidable more deeply into the recesses defined by one of the retainers to permit shock absorbent flexure and return of the strip, the spacer precisely locating the two integral retainers along a wall corner when mounted.

Claim 5

The combination according to claim 3, further including underlying wall parts connected with an underside of the spacer member on the opposite side of the spacer member from the external surfaces of the panel sections for supporting the spacer member along a wall corner in a predetermined position, said wall parts including a series of transverse straps affixed to the locating and retaining means and connected, near their ends, to the further wall structure.

Claim 6

The combination according to claim 3, further including seals between the retainers and the protective member, the integral retainers including seal mounting sockets integrally defined by said third retainer sections and maintaining the seals in place, the seals having an elongate rib therealong projecting into and retained in said sockets.

Claim 7

The combination according to claim 3, further including rigid protector end means disposed at least at one end of the protective member to terminate the protector combination, the end means including edge portions received by said retainers, locked therein and holding the end means in place.

Claim 8

The combination according to claim 6, including sealing means between and in contact with the end means and the resilient member for closing the junction of the resilient member and the end means.

Claim 9

The combination according to claim 6, in which the resilient member includes a central outstanding portion resiliently movable when contacted, and the end means includes a rigid plate having a central outstanding portion in substantial alignment with the resilient member central portion and edges aligned with the edges of the resilient member, said retainer means receiving the aligned edges of both the resilient member and the plate.