Bumper guard

Abstract

A bumper guard for an obstruction such as furniture legs, which is removable, flexible and of resilient construction having a rectangular or quadrilateral pad, with inner and outer layers of fabric and a resilient core in between affixed together and having fastenings on the inner sides of the pad at each end of the pad by which the two ends may be fastened together around an obstruction. A sleeve may be attached to the exterior of the pad to provide a decorative appearance.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a bumper guard for furniture legs, posts and other such obstructions at or close to floor level. The bumper guard is in the form of a wrap around pad with overlapping fastenings which can be quickly attached and detached where required. [0002] The bumper guard may be provided with a sleeve of designer fabric attached to the wrap around pad fastened by its own fastening means, for various decorative effects. BACKGROUND OF THE APPLICATION [0003] In households or in any other like environment where there are different types of furniture and where occupants are walking or moving particularly during the night or in unlighted circumstances, there is a risk for an occupant to hit or to bump the lower parts of the furniture especially when the person is barefoot or is inadequately protected or covered by shoes, slippers, sandals or the like. [0004] Any occupant, adult or child, walking barefoot or in thin slippers may hit the le...

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Benefits of technology

[0018] The bumper guard is removable, flexible, resilient and of protective construction, having a wrap around pad extending around the obstruction with two layers of fabric and having a resilient core in between them, the two layers being affixed together and designed to wrap loosely around the obstruction, and fastened up by fastenings, such as buckles, tapes, straps and the like, and in particular a hook and pile fastening such as “Velcro” (Trademark), affixed to the ends of the wrap around pad. The bumper pad will thus cover the obstruction to provide protection against injury from unexpected moves or bumping of the obstruction by occupants walking or standing nearby.

[0027] In another embodiment the bumper guard has oblique angled edges, to improve the protection and security.

Problems solved by technology

In households or in any other like environment where there are different types of furniture and where occupants are walking or moving particularly during the night or in unlighted circumstances, there is a risk for an occupant to hit or to bump the lower parts of the furniture especially when the person is barefoot or is inadequately protected or covered by shoes, slippers, sandals or the like.

The risk is higher during the night, especially in unexpected instances such as night phone calls, night visits to the bathroom or to the child's room, and even in emergency situations.

Certain basements, offices, waiting halls, or the like places may well have support posts or beams, or furniture legs or casters offering hazards to feet and toes.

Such protective guards if made, would not have the capacity to be adapted to any kind of furniture piece, since they are structured specially for the casters from the bed legs.

Also, such a protective guard as proposed has a complicated configuration.

It would not be a cheap solution and would not be easy to affix it or to remove in case there is a need to.

It would not be suitable for heavy items of furniture, and would be useless for fixed obstructions such as posts and columns.

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