Corner cap for boxed commercial products

Abstract

The cap includes a body constructed of a flexible and resilient material having a substantially square shaped top, a substantially rectangular shaped front, and substantially rectangular shaped first and second sides which are interconnected along with the top and front in a substantially “U” shaped configuration. The body further defines an open interior extending between the sides and from the front to a rear interconnecting edge defined along the top and sides. The corner cap is releasably engageable over the severed corner of the container in resistively affixing fashion. To this end, the resilient and deflectable first and second sides are being angled in inwardly extending fashion, typically between 5° to 10° relative to a vertical axis extending through each of the sides and so that, upon affixing the body over the severed corner of the container, the sides biasingly squeeze against the corresponding sides of the container.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A cap for use with a generally three-dimensional and rectangular shaped container having a severed corner revealing a volume of interiorly held contents, said cap comprising: 
 a body constructed of interconnected top, front, and first and second sides, said body further defining an open interior extending between said sides and from said front to a rear interconnecting edge defined along said top and sides; and    engaging means for securing said body over the severed corner of the container in resistively affixing fashion.    
     
     
         2 . The cap as described in  claim 1 , said body being constructed of a suitable flexible yet resilient material and said top further comprising a substantially square shaped top and said front and sides a substantially rectangular shape.  
     
     
         3 . The cap as described in  claim 2 , further comprising said front extending from along an interconnecting edge with said top and at a substantially right angle thereto.  
     
     
         4 . The cap as described in  claim 3 , said engaging means further comprising said first and second sides being angled in inwardly opposing fashion.  
     
     
         5 . The cap as described in  claim 4 , further comprising said first and second sides each being angled between 5° to 10° relative to a vertical axis extending therethrough.  
     
     
         6 . The cap as described in  claim 1 , said body having a specified shape and size and being constructed of a material selected from the group including injection molded plasticized composites, and foamable plastics.  
     
     
         7 . The cap as described in  claim 6 , said body further being constructed from a subset group of materials selected from a group including polypropylene, impact polystyrene, polyethylene, and polyvinylchloride.  
     
     
         8 . The cap as described in  claim 1 , said body having a specified shape and size and said rear interconnecting edge defining a substantially “U” shape.  
     
     
         9 . The cap as described in  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of differently sized bodies assembled in kit fashion.  
     
     
         10 . A cap for use with a generally three-dimensional and rectangular shaped container having a severed corner revealing a volume of interiorly held contents, said cap comprising: 
 a body constructed of a flexible and resilient material having a substantially square shaped top, a substantially rectangular shaped front, and substantially rectangular shaped first and second sides, said body further defining an open interior extending between said sides and from said front to a rear interconnecting edge defined along said top and sides; and    engaging means for securing said body over the severed corner of the container in resistively affixing fashion, said engaging means further comprising said first and second sides being angled in inwardly extending fashion so that, upon affixing said body over the severed corner of the container, said sides biasingly squeeze against corresponding sides of the container.