Patent ID: 8424249
Filing Date: 2013-04-23
Classification: B32B,E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An outdoor wall padding apparatus, said apparatus comprising: a generally rigid backing having a front side and a rear side; a padded member having a front side, a rear side, and a peripherally-extending edge defining a horizontal top edge, a horizontal bottom edge, a vertical right side edge, and a vertical left side edge, said rear side of said padded member disposed over said front side of said generally rigid backing; a resilient cover stretchable vertically and horizontally, said resilient cover having a central portion and a peripherally-extending portion, said central portion supported on said front side of said padded member, said peripherally-extending portion defining a horizontal top portion, a horizontal bottom portion, a vertical right side portion, and a vertical left side portion supported on said padded member along said peripherally-extending horizontal top edge, said horizontal bottom edge, said vertical right side edge, and said vertical left side edge, respectively, and said peripherally-extending portion defining a top edge portion, a bottom edge portion, a vertical right side edge portion, and a vertical left side edge portion attached to said generally rigid backing, said padded member comprising a first coefficient of thermal expansion and said cover comprising a second coefficient of thermal expansion different from said first coefficient of thermal expansion; and wherein said resilient cover is pre-tensioned upon attachment to said generally rigid backing to hold said cover tautly across said front side of said padded member to inhibit the likelihood of wrinkles appearing on said cover as said cover and said padded member expand and contract over a change in temperature between at least one of a) about 30-degrees Fahrenheit to about 40-degrees Fahrenheit in a few hours, and b) about 40-degrees Fahrenheit to about 50-degrees Fahrenheit in a few hours.