Our Belief is that:

The wear and tear that furniture constantly undergoes may sometimes be averted with the use of covers.
Furniture covers, however, tend to be unattractive and by their very definition cover the aesthetic elements
embodied in the fabric and trim of the furniture. Transparent plastic covers may allow decorative furniture
features to show, but they have other limitations: they do not “breathe,” and neither are they especially attractive.
Existing furniture covers therefore do not offer a protective function while preserving the aesthetic.

House pets exacerbate the problem. Cats and dogs tend to bite, chew, and scratch on furniture.
This, obviously, is not desirable. That most of this violence occurs to the lower portion of the furniture, including
the deposit of pet hair, saliva, odor, and so on, is intuitive. Most pets can be trained to stay off of furniture, but
the problem at the furniture’s lower extremities remains. Additionally, fabric and covers alike tend to trap pet odor.

Prior to the development of the present invention, the following shortcomings in furniture protection have been
observed: furniture covers hiding the style and good looks of the furniture, odors being trapped in fabric covers,
plastic covers appearing tacky and uncomfortable and finally, lower portions of the furniture being mutilated or
otherwise worn out while the seat and back of the piece appear fine. The present invention provides remedies
for all of these shortcomings.

The present invention may therefore not only protect the lower portion of the furniture, but it may do so while
leaving the seat and back of the furniture exposed. The invention relies upon a novel rigid body to guard the
lower corner portion of an article of furniture. A protective cover is adhered to the front surface of the body; and,
for this reason, the lower corner portion of the article of furniture is protected from bumps, dents and pets.