Patent ID: 7587790

Claim:
A corner guard for protecting a corner of a structure from collision with objects, comprising: a rigid body, comprising: a wall having a base and an upper end; wherein the wall extends between the base and the upper end, the wall having a front side facing away from the structure when installed and a back side facing toward the structure when installed; A leg structure secured to the rigid body, the leg structure including at least two leg portions supporting the rigid body of the corner guard, the at least two leg portions separated by a predetermined distance and configured to extend below the base end of the rigid body for insertion into corresponding mounting holes; and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the rigid body to forcibly hold the at least two leg portions at a desired distance other than the predetermined distance from each other; wherein the adjustment mechanism applies: a continuous tension force to the rigid body flexing the rigid body to decrease the predetermined distance of the at least two leg portions when the desired distance is less than the predetermined distance, and a continuous compression force to the rigid body flexing the rigid body to increase the predetermined distance of the at least two leg portions when the desired distance is greater than the predetermined distance.