Arm-knee and leg guard for desks and file cabinets

DETAILED DESCRIPTION These and other objects are accomplished in accordance with the present invention by providing a body guard assembly for preventing injuries on impact with protruding surfaces of drawers.
The body guard assembly is retractable and includes a furniture drawer having parallel, vertically disposed sides and a front side extending therebetween and a drawer cabinet having parallel, vertically disposed inner and outer surfaces.
The retractable body guard assembly further comprises.
two parallel elongated panels of resilient material extending longitudinally of the opposing upper edges and corners of a drawer and terminally joined to a transverse front panel of resilient material extending horizontally of the upper edge and corners of a frontal section of the drawer and securely fastened thereto.
The body guard assembly further comprises an associated channel-like track system longitudinally mounted to a drawer cabinet frame and adapted to support and guide the two elongated panels.
Upon rectilinear displacement of the drawer during an opening an closing operation, the elongated panels longitudinally slide relatively frictionlessly along parallel tracks to provide cushioning against possible impact when the drawer is displaced in an open position.
An advantageous feature of the present invention is a resilient protective guard which is retractable, durable and attractive in use and may be conveniently attached to most office furniture of permanently installed during manufacture to provide an aesthetically pleasing "built-in" feature of the furniture.
The foregoing and other features, advantages and objects of the invention may be more fully appreciated by reference to the following description.