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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2023
Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company, Hickory, NC (US);
Samantha Fisher, Hickory, NC (US);
HICKORY SPRINGS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Hickory, NC (US);
Abstract
An expandable foam corner protector is provided. The expandable foam corner protector includes (i) a first L-shaped bracketing portion; (ii) a second L-shaped bracketing portion; and (iii) an interior channel portion, which is located between the bracketing portions, including a plurality of arc-shaped cuts extending through a thickness in a Z-direction of the interior channel portion. At least a portion of the arc-shaped cuts are aligned along a X-direction and are free to expand to form expanded openings along a Y-direction in response to an external force applied to the interior channel portion along the Y-direction. The interior channel portion is configured to define a generally right angle configured to overlie a corner of an inanimate object, and wherein the first L-shaped bracketing portion, the second L-shaped bracketing portion, and the interior portion define a U-shaped channel including the generally right angle of the interior channel portion.