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 for covering a portion of at least one protruding tile positioned along a baseboard of two intersecting walls forming an outside corner, the at least one protruding tile having a pair of surfaces substantially planar, but offset from, the corresponding surfaces of the two intersecting walls, comprising: 
 an edge guard having a first attaching member and a second attaching member, said first attaching member and said second attaching member each being generally planar, said first attaching member and said second attaching member adapted to fit on the two intersecting walls of the outside corner, said first attaching member separated from said second attaching member along a longitudinal axis, said first attaching member and said second attaching member being disposed with respect to each other such that an angle less than one hundred eighty degrees (180°) is defined on an interior side thereof, and an angle greater than one hundred eighty degrees (180°) is defined on an exterior side thereof;    a ledge attached to an edge guard base end, said ledge extending outwardly from said edge guard exterior side and through said exterior angle; and    a tile cover having a first segment and a second segment, said tile cover and said ledge cooperating to define a recess for receiving at least the portion of at least one protruding tile, said first and second segments substantially planar, said tile cover attached to an outer edge of said ledge with said first segment generally parallel to and offset from said first attaching member of said edge guard and with said second segment generally parallel to and offset from said second attaching member of said edge guard;    whereby said tile cover is adapted to protectively cover the at least one protruding tile thereby deflecting impacts directed toward the at least one protruding tile and minimizing damage to the at least one protruding tile.    
   
   
       2 . The corner guard of  claim 1  wherein said first segment and said second segment of said tile cover each have a width and an angle therebetween for covering a portion of the at least one protruding tile, said width being between about two inches and about three inches.  
   
   
       3 . The corner guard of  claim 1  wherein said first segment and said second segment of said tile cover each have a lengthwise dimension of between about five inches and about six inches.  
   
   
       4 . The corner guard of  claim 1  wherein said first attaching member and said second attaching member of said edge guard include a width for covering at least one inch of each of the two intersecting walls proximal the intersection of the two intersecting walls, said first attaching member and said second attaching member each having a length of between about ten inches and about twenty inches extended longitudinally from said edge guard base end.  
   
   
       5 . The corner guard of  claim 1  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 attaching members and said tile cover.  
   
   
       6 . The corner guard of  claim 1  wherein said first attaching member and said second attaching member of said edge guard each include at least one opening for receiving a fastener for securing each of said first attaching member and said second attaching member to a corresponding one of the two intersecting walls.  
   
   
       7 . The corner guard of  claim 1  wherein said first attaching member and said second attaching member of said edge guard each include a means for securing each of said first attaching member and said second attaching member to a corresponding one of the two intersecting walls.  
   
   
       8 . A corner guard for protecting an outside corner, said corner guard comprising: 
 a means for protecting a portion of at least one tile positioned along a baseboard of two intersecting walls forming the outside corner, said at least one tile having a surface protruding from a parallel surface of one of said two intersecting walls;    a means for covering a portion of said two intersecting walls above said at least one tile; and    a means for connecting said means for protecting the portion of at least one protruding tile to said means for covering.    
   
   
       9 . The corner guard of  claim 8  wherein said means for protecting includes a first edge guard member and a second edge guard member separate from said first edge guard member, said first edge guard member and said second edge guard member each having a substantially planar surface.  
   
   
       10 . The corner guard of  claim 8  wherein said means for covering includes a first segment and a second segment joined together along an edge substantially parallel to a vertical axis of an intersection of said two intersecting walls.  
   
   
       11 . The corner guard of  claim 8  wherein said means for connecting includes a first ledge member and a second ledge member each being substantially perpendicular to said means for protecting and said means for covering.  
   
   
       12 . The corner guard of  claim 8  further including a means for securing said means for connecting to said two intersecting walls.  
   
   
       13 . A corner guard for covering a portion of at least one protruding tile positioned along a baseboard of two intersecting walls forming an outside corner, the at least one protruding tile having a pair of surfaces substantially planar to, but offset from, each of the corresponding surfaces of the two intersecting walls, said corner guard comprising: 
 a tile cover having a first segment and a second segment, said first and second segments substantially planar, said first segment forming a corner with said second segment, said first and second segments defining an interior angle of less than one hundred eighty degrees (180°) and an exterior angle of greater than one hundred eighty degrees (180°);    a first ledge member connected to a top edge of said first segment of said tile cover, said first ledge member extending into said interior angle;    a second ledge member connected to a top edge of said second segment of said tile cover, said second ledge member extending into said interior angle, said tile cover, said first ledge member, and said second ledge member defining a cavity adapted to receive the at least one protruding tile, whereby said tile cover, said first ledge member and said second ledge member cooperate to define a recess for receiving at least the portion of at least one protruding tile;    a first edge guard member connected to said first ledge member at an end opposite a connection of said first ledge member to said first segment, said first edge guard member being generally planar and parallel to said first segment of said tile cover, said first edge guard member being offset from said first segment of said tile cover;    a second edge guard member connected to said second ledge member at an end opposite a connection of said second ledge member to said second segment, said second edge guard member being generally planar and parallel to said first segment of said tile cover, said second edge guard member being offset from said second segment of said tile cover, said first edge guard member not connected to said second edge guard member along a longitudinal axis between said edge guard member and said second edge guard member, said first edge guard member and said second edge guard member being disposed with respect to each other such that an angle less than one hundred eighty degrees (180°) is defined on an interior side thereof, and an angle greater than one hundred eighty degrees (180°) is defined on an exterior side thereof.    
   
   
       14 . The corner guard of  claim 13  wherein said first attaching member and said second attaching member of said edge guard each include at least one opening for receiving a fastener for securing each of said first attaching member and said second attaching member to a corresponding one of the two intersecting walls.  
   
   
       15 . The corner guard of  claim 13  wherein said first attaching member and said second attaching member of said edge guard each include a means for securing each of said first attaching member and said second attaching member to a corresponding one of the two intersecting walls.