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Molded plastic energy absorbing cushions for protecting columns in facilities such as warehouses or manufacturing plants having forklifts or other such mobile equipment moving about. A pair of cushions, positioned back-to-back surround a column at its base to protect it from colliding equipment. The

Molded plastic energy absorbing cushions for protecting columns in facilities such as warehouses or manufacturing plants having forklifts or other such mobile equipment moving about. A pair of cushions, positioned back-to-back surround a column at its base to protect it from colliding equipment. The cushions are hollow with corrugations on their faces to absorb impact of a collision. A cavity is configured in a back of each cushion to add impact absorbing properties.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An energy absorbing column protector, comprisinga pair of elongated generally semi-cylindrically shaped hollow molded plastic cushions, each having:a substantially planar back,a generally convex face, andopposed ends;said back having a cavity therein extending from end-

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An energy absorbing column protector, comprisinga pair of elongated generally semi-cylindrically shaped hollow molded plastic cushions, each having:a substantially planar back,a generally convex face, andopposed ends;said back having a cavity therein extending from end-to-end to enable back-to-back placement of one said cushion with the other said cushion to encompass a column, said cavity having an end portion, adjacent each cushion end, having a cross-section, transverse to the longitudinal axis of the cushion, which is the general shape of the transverse cross-section of the column;said convex face having horizontally extending corrugations,said substantially planar back having aligning means for mating with aligning means of the other cushion when in said back-to-back placement so as to provide alignment of the pair of cushions with each other in directions parallel to and transverse to said longitudinal axes.