Patent ID: 7299924

Claim:
An edge protector adapted for protecting edges and corners of an article or reinforcing the corners of a container when positioned therein, said edge protector comprising: a blank sheet of foldable material having a top side and a bottom side; a plurality of fold lines scored into said sheet dividing said sheet consecutively into a panel one, a panel two, a panel three, a panel four, a panel five and a panel six to allow for easy folding of the panels into overlapping engagement; a first leg formed from the overlapping of panels two, three, and six so that a top side of panel two is placed in face-to-face contact with a top side of panel three, and a top side of panel six is placed in face-to-face contact with a bottom side of panel two; a second leg formed from the overlapping of panels one, four, and five so that a top side of panel one is placed in face-to-face contact with a top side of panel four, and a top side of panel five is placed in face-to-face contact with a bottom side of panel one; and, an adhesive included between the face-to-face contact of panels two and three, panels one and four, panels one and five, and panels two and six for securing the panels in overlapping engagement to maintain said first and second legs in a fixed folded arrangement with each other.