flaps will not interfere with the closure fig5 is a single flap embodiment illustrated by a top view to show the flap the rubber tubular member 40 is the pipe protector body and in the preferred embodiment for this design is a split type protector as described herein the opening 42 to facilitate the introduction of the pipe as well as the key 44 are the same as described above for other embodiments with multiple flaps the embodiment shown in fig5 has one flap 46 with a point of attachment 48 the flaps can be attached at more than one point as long as it is easily removed with the single flap design a portion of the flap is severed and removed leaving sufficient flap material to compensate for the undersized pipe and provide a tight grip in a field installation the pipe protector of the present invention would be test fit on the pipe if the pipe protector fits securely and comfortably around the outer diameter of the pipe with all flaps in place no flaps are removed if the flaps provide too much volume for a good fit flaps may be removed as needed until the proper fit is obtained the flaps are attached so that detachment can be done manually in the preferred embodiment the flaps are attached by an adhesive.