Temporary corner guard
View Patent ↗It is the object of the present invention to improve the stability of temporary corner guards. The Improved Temporary Corner Guard achieves enhanced stability through strategic selection of total device mass, mass distribution, and frictional properties of the selected materials. The Improved Temporary Corner Guard has a total device mass that is higher than commercially available corner guards. The device mass is strategically distributed, with the bulk of the weight residing in the base portion of the device. The device may also employ materials or coatings that have a higher coefficient of friction when placed against the outside corners, which would further enhance the ability to resist being upset if a lateral force is applied during use.
1. A temporary corner guard device comprising:
a first plate and a second plate, each said plate having a length, a width, a first longitudinal edge, a second longitudinal edge opposite said first longitudinal edge, a first side edge and a second side edge opposite said first side edge; said width of said first plate being greater than said width of said second plate, said first plate being joined perpendicularly to said second plate along said first side edge of said first plate and said second side edge of said second plate;
a base plate consisting of six side surfaces, an upper surface and a lower surface, a first side surface of said six side surfaces having a length being the same as said width of said first plate and a second side surface of said six side surfaces having a length being the same as the width of said second plate, said second side surface of said base plate being perpendicular to said first side surface of said base plate, said first plate and said second plate being connected to said first side surface and said second side surface of said base plate, respectively, such that said plates extend perpendicularly away from said upper surface;
a weighted object having an upper surface connected to said bottom surface of said base plate, said upper surface of said weighed object having substantially the same shape as said lower surface of said base plate;
said temporary corner guard device being made from plastic;
whereby said corner guard is configured such that an inner surface of said first plate and said second plate temporarily abuts against a corner construction of a building and subject to removal.
2. A method of using a temporary corner guard device comprising:
providing the temporary corner guard device of claim 1 ;
placing said temporary corner guard device against a corner construction; and,
removing said temporary corner device from said corner construction.