Edge protector

Claim 1

An edge protector comprising an elongated member formed of a flexible, resilient plastic material having only moderately efficient recovery characteristics from deforming strains, said protector being of one-piece, homogenous structure and of uniform cross-sectional contour throughout its length, and including the following elements: a. an elongated clip member of generally U-shaped crosssectional contour having generally parallel, spaced-apart side walls connected by a base portion, and adapted to receive therein the edge portion of a sheet article of a thickness for which the protector is designed, said side walls being spaced apart by a distance greater than the thickness of said sheet article and having yieldable inward projections adapted to engage and grip said sheet aritcle therebetween, and to center said sheet article between said side walls, b. an elongated head member longitudinally coextensive with said clip member and disposed adjacent and parallel to the base portion of said clip member, and c. a narrow neck joining said head and clip members and being sufficiently thin to constitute a flexible hinge permitting relative pivotal movement between said head and clip members about an axis parallel to and intermediate said members, said neck being centered between the planes of said side walls, and the thickness of said neck, in a plane normal to said side walls, being less than the thickness of said side walls, less than the space between said side walls, and less than the thickness of said sheet article, whereby a shock load transmitted to said clip member by said neck will be delivered to the edge surface of said sheet article.