Patent ID: 8011391

Claim:
An end protector device for tubular goods, comprising: a protector body having an open first end and a second end interconnected by a continuous circumferential lateral wall and defining a socket extending along a longitudinal axis for receiving a tubular good, wherein the lateral wall tapers linearly inward from the first end towards the second end of said protector body, and wherein the second end is at the distal-most end of the protector body and further comprises an opening and a perimetral edge; and a bumper reinforcement having an external surface configured in a curved or conical geometry that extends from a distal-most end of the bumper that intersects the longitudinal axis toward a proximal end of the bumper, wherein the bumper reinforcement is in contact with the second end of the protector body through a fastening mechanism, a distal end of the bumper reinforcement being substantially closed.