Corner guard for covering a wall corner junction

Abstract

A corner guard providing protection for tiles attached proximal of a corner junction formed by an intersection of side walls. The corner guard includes an edge guard bent to cover a portion of the intersection of side walls proximally above the corner junction. The edge guard includes a base end configured to be releasably attached to each side wall proximal to the tiles. A ledge is formed integrally with said edge guard base end with the ledge extended a sufficient width laterally for protective covering of an upper portion of the tiles. A tile cover integrally depends from the ledge and is sized and angled to substantially cover the tiles proximal of the corner junction. The tile cover protectively covers the tiles and deflects impacts directed toward the tiles while the edge guard protects the wall edges above the corner junction from impacts directed toward the wall edges.

1 . A corner guard providing protection for tiles attached proximal of a corner junction formed by an intersection of side walls, comprising: 
 an edge guard bent to cover a portion of the intersection of side walls proximally above the corner junction, said edge guard having a base end configured to be releasably attached to each side wall proximal of the tiles covering the corner junction;    a ledge formed integrally with said edge guard base end, said ledge extended a sufficient width outwardly from said base end to provide protective covering of an upper portion of the tiles; and    a tile cover integrally depending downwardly from said ledge, said tile cover being sized and angled to substantially cover the tiles attached proximal of the corner junction;    whereby said tile cover protectively covers the tiles thereby deflecting impacts directed toward the tiles and minimizing damage to the tiles while said edge guard protectively covers the intersection of side walls proximal of the tiles thereby deflecting impacts and minimizing damage to the corner junction and the intersection of side walls proximal of the tiles.    
   
   
       2 . The corner guard of  claim 1  wherein said edge guard includes two strips having elongated lengths extending from said base end to respective upper ends, said two strips being angled to separately attach along each respective side wall surface proximal of the intersection of side walls.  
   
   
       3 . The corner guard of  claim 1  wherein said tile cover includes side segments each having a sufficient width and a sufficient angle therebetween for covering the tiles, said sufficient width being between about two inches and about three inches.  
   
   
       4 . The corner guard of  claim 3  wherein said tile cover side segments further include each side segment having a lengthwise dimension of between about five inches and about six inches.  
   
   
       5 . The corner guard of  claim 2  wherein said edge guard strips include a sufficient width to cover at least one inch of each side wall surface proximal of the intersection of side walls, each edge guard strip having a length of between about ten inches and about twenty inches extended longitudinally from each respective base end.  
   
   
       6 . The corner guard of  claim 5  wherein said ledge includes a width forming a set-back depth of between about one quarter inch to about three quarters inch between said longitudinally oriented edge guard strips and said downwardly oriented tile cover.  
   
   
       7 . A corner guard providing protection for tiles attached proximal of a corner junction formed by an intersection of side walls, comprising: 
 an edge guard bent to cover a portion of the intersection of side walls proximal of the corner junction, said edge guard having a base end configured to be releasably attached to each side wall proximal of the tiles covering the corner junction;    a ledge formed integrally with said edge guard base end, said ledge extended a sufficient width outwardly from said base end for protective covering of an upper portion of the tiles; and    a tile cover integrally depending downwardly from said ledge, said tile cover being sized and angled to substantially cover tiles attached proximal of the corner junction;    whereby said tile cover protectively covers the tiles thereby deflecting impacts directed toward the tiles and minimizing damage to the tiles while said edge guard protectively covers the intersection of side walls proximal of the tiles thereby deflecting impacts and minimizing damage to the wall edges of the intersection of side walls proximal of the corner junction.    
   
   
       8 . The corner guard of  claim 7  wherein said edge guard includes two strips having elongated lengths extending from said base end to respective upper ends, said two strips being angled to separately attach along each respective side wall surface proximal of the intersection of side walls.  
   
   
       9 . The corner guard of  claim 7  wherein said tile cover includes side segments each having a sufficient width and a sufficient angle therebetween for covering the tiles, said sufficient width being between about two inches and about three inches.  
   
   
       10 . The corner guard of  claim 9  wherein said tile cover side segments further include each side segment having a lengthwise dimension of between about five inches and about six inches.  
   
   
       11 . The corner guard of  claim 8  wherein said edge guard strips include a sufficient width to cover at least one inch of each side wall surface proximal of the intersection of side walls, each edge guard strip having a length of between about ten inches and about twenty inches extended longitudinally from each respective base end.  
   
   
       12 . The corner guard of  claim 11  wherein said ledge includes a width forming a set-back depth of between about one quarter inch to about three quarters inch between said longitudinally oriented edge guard strips and said downwardly oriented tile cover.  
   
   
       13 . A corner guard for protecting adjacent tiles attached proximal of a corner junction formed by intersecting side wall surfaces, comprising: 
 a tile cover including first and second laterally oriented segments joined at a corner edge, said tile cover segments being sized and angled relative to each other to substantially cover the adjacent tiles attached proximal of the corner junction, said tile cover having a ledge integrally formed to extend inwardly from an upper surface of said tile cover, whereby said ledge extends over the-adjacent tiles when said tile cover is positioned to cover the adjacent tiles, thereby protecting the adjacent tiles from impacts directed against said tile cover; and    an edge guard having base ends integrally formed with said ledge to extend a set-back depth upwardly from said tile cover upper surface, said edge guard is bent in width and longitudinally extended from said base ends to cover respective side wall surfaces proximal of the intersection of side walls above the corner junction;    whereby said tile cover protectively covers the adjacent tiles thereby deflecting impacts directed toward the tile cover and minimizing damage to the tiles while said edge guard protectively covers the side wall surfaces proximal of the intersection of side walls above the corner junction thereby deflecting impacts and minimizing damage to the intersection of side walls covered by the edge guard.    
   
   
       14 . The corner guard of  claim 13  wherein said edge guard includes two strips having elongated lengths extending from said base end to respective upper ends, said two strips being angled to separately attach along each respective side wall surface -proximal of the intersection of side walls.  
   
   
       15 . The corner guard of  claim 14  wherein said tile cover includes side segments each having a sufficient width and a sufficient angle therebetween for covering the tiles, said sufficient width being between about two inches and about three inches.  
   
   
       16 . The corner guard of  claim 15  wherein said tile cover side segments further include each having a lengthwise dimension of between about five inches and about six inches.  
   
   
       17 . The corner guard of  claim 16  wherein said edge guard strips include a sufficient width to cover at least one inch of each side wall surface proximal of the intersection of side walls, each edge guard strip having a length of between about ten inches and about twenty inches extended longitudinally from each respective base end.  
   
   
       18 . The corner guard of  claim 17  wherein said ledge includes a width forming a set-back depth of between about one quarter inch to about three quarters inch between said longitudinally oriented edge guard strips and said downwardly oriented tile cover.