Angle edge guard

Claim 1

A unitary angle edge guard protector adapted for interposition between a substantially ninety degree interior corner of a shipping container and the exterior angle edge of an object being shipped, comprising: (a) a pair of generally flat molded pulp walls; (b) said walls being integrally joined by an arcuate portion and being in substantially ninety degree relation to one another when in place between said interior corner of a shipping container and a said exterior angle edge of an object being shipped; (c) each of said walls having an outwardly facing surface; (d) each of said walls having outwardly facing elongate leading edges; (e) each of said outwardly facing surface of said walls having a plurality of outwardly facing indentations at spaced intervals from a predetermined distance from said leading edge and a predetermined distance from said arcuate portion and normal to said leading edges; (f) said arcuate portion defining an inwardly facing elongate groove between said inwardly facing surface of said walls; (g) each of said inwardly facing surface of said walls having a plurality of inwardly facing indentations normal to said leading edges at spaced interals from a predetermined distance from said leading edge to said arcuate portion and integral with said elongate groove; (h) said inwardly facing indentations being joined by relatively flat planar surfaces and said planar surfaces being oppositely disposed to said outwardly facing indentations; (i) said outwardly facing indentations being joined by substantially rounded web surfaces and said rounded web surfaces being oppositely disposed to said inwardly facing indentations; (j) said walls including an angle of less than ninety degrees in a free, non-stressed condition, said walls being relatively movable around said elongate groove from the non-stressed condition to the ninety degree condition.