Patent ID: 7464507

Claim:
A pipe protector for protecting upwardly projecting pipe ends at a building construction site, the pipe protector comprising: a rigid body for securing to a base on which a concrete slab will be formed that has at least one pipe end to be protected; the body having a completely open bottom end, an open top end, two opposed side walls and two opposed end walls defining a recess between the bottom end and the open top end, and a lateral tab extending from each end wall, the lateral tabs extend into a different but parallel plane with respect to each other to allow the pipe protector to be secured to another serially adjacent pipe protector; the body being suitable for positioning on the base so the bottom end contacts the base and the body surrounds the pipe ends, forming a barrier between an area surrounding the pipe ends and the base external to the body on which the concrete will be poured such that after the concrete slab is formed, a portion of the body extends above the concrete and the open top provides access to the pipe ends within the recess.