Patent ID: 7841469

Claim:
An elongated corner post ( 10 ) for protecting a packaged article ( 50 ) having a curved vertical edge, the corner post ( 10 ) comprising: an outer wall ( 12 ) having first and second substantially planar outer wall members ( 14 , 16 ) joined at a right angle along an outer corner ( 18 ) and terminating in first and second outer wall vertical edges ( 11 , 13 ); a first transverse end wall ( 28 ) extending from the first outer wall vertical edge ( 11 ) and terminating in a first inner wall vertical edge ( 19 ); a second transverse end wall ( 30 ) extending from the second outer wall vertical edge ( 13 ) and terminating in a second inner wall vertical edge ( 21 ); and a curvilinear inner wall ( 20 ) extending from the first inner wall vertical edge ( 19 ) to the second inner wall vertical edge ( 21 ), the inner and outer walls being laterally spaced from one another and joined at opposing ends by the first and second transverse end walls ( 28 , 30 ) to define at least one hollow space ( 22 ) therebetween, the inner wall ( 20 ) having an exterior side facing away from outer wall ( 12 ), wherein the exterior side is one continuous concave curved surface contoured to conform to the curved vertical edge of the packaged article ( 50 ).