Protective Guard for a Post, Pole or Leg of a Sign

Abstract

A protective guard for a post, pole and/or leg of a sign is provided. The protective guard may be placed around a post, pole and/or leg of a sign to protect the post, pole and/or leg of a sign from the environment and/or the environment from the post. More specifically, the protective guard is ideal for placement around, for example, the posts of a movable real estate sign. The protective guard is inexpensive to produce and may be used, for example, to prevent the posts of a real estate sign from causing wear and tear on the interior of an automobile and further may prevent wear and tear on the posts of the real estate sign. The protective guard is light weight and easy stored and/or transported prior to use.

1 . A protective guard for the post of a sign comprising: 
 a tube having a top end, a bottom end, a length, a width;    an opening having a length along the length of the tube; and    a hollow interior wherein a post is inserted into the opening along the tube.    
     
     
         2 . The protective guard of  claim 1  further comprising a removable cap inserted over the top end of the protective guard.  
     
     
         3 . The protective guard of  claim 1  further comprising a second removable cap inserted over the bottom end of the protective guard.  
     
     
         4 . The protective guard of  claim 1  further comprising a removable cap inserted over the top end of the protective guard and a second removable cap inserted over the bottom end of the protective guard.  
     
     
         5 . The protective guard of  claim 1  wherein the tube is generally cylindrical.  
     
     
         6 . The protective guard of  claim 1  wherein the protective guard is made from cardboard.  
     
     
         7 . The protective guard of  claim 1  further having an adjustable sliding cover.  
     
     
         8 . The protective guard of  claim 2  wherein a portion of the removable cap covers a portion of the opening along the length of the tube.  
     
     
         9 . The protective guard of  claim 2  wherein a portion of the removable cap prevents the post from exiting the opening along the length of the tube when the removable cap is inserted over the top end of the protective guard.  
     
     
         10 . The protective guard of  claim 1  further having a second post inserted into the opening along the tube.  
     
     
         11 . The protective guard of  claim 1  wherein the protective guard is made from plastic.