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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 18, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2010
John A. Rometty, Barrington, IL (US);
Nancy Roach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John A. Rometty, Barrington, IL (US);
Nancy Roach, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
A single piece edge protector for curved and curvilinear-shaped objects includes a preformed, rigid, laminated U-board having a bottom wall, and a first sidewall, and a second sidewall which include preformed angled cuts. The preformed cuts are formed at about 15 degrees from a plane perpendicular to the bottom wall. Each sidewall of the edge protector is a mirror-image of the other such that a preformed cut on the first sidewall is directly across from a preformed cut on the second sidewall. A plurality of preformed cuts form both V-shaped openings and a plurality of trapezoid-like legs on the first and second sidewalls. Each leg may have a similar surface area or a different surface area as an adjacent leg along the length of the edge protector. The edge protector is configured to follow a curvilinear perimeter of about 135 degrees and may include an end cap closure.